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Public commenter urges board to reconsider candidate and criticizes interim superintendent’s messaging
Summary
A resident, identified as Mr. Schlossman, used the public‑comment period to urge the board to avoid selecting Jose Macias as superintendent and cited wording in a holiday message as discriminatory.
During the public‑comment period of the Jan. 8 meeting, a resident who identified himself as Mr. Schlossman urged the Board of Education to take caution in the superintendent selection and to consider other candidates. Schlossman said he had received a holiday message from the interim superintendent and objected to a line he read as "observe or over serve the underserved," calling it discriminatory.
"The superintendent absolutely ignores criticism," Schlossman said, arguing that a successful district leader should welcome, not shut down, feedback. He urged the board to seek someone he described as having stronger leadership abilities and to avoid what he called "chaos" under the current interim superintendent.
The chair thanked Schlossman for his remarks; no board responses or actions were taken during the public comment period.
Context: public comment in this meeting was limited to five minutes per speaker unless the board gave unanimous consent. Schlossman’s comments were part of one public comment card recorded by the clerk.
