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Palmdale Aerospace Academy District places superintendent on leave, appoints Gary Schatz as acting superintendent

Palmdale Aerospace Academy District Board · June 24, 2026
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Summary

After a closed-session personnel discussion at a June 23 special meeting, the Palmdale Aerospace Academy District board placed the superintendent on paid administrative leave effective June 24 and unanimously appointed Gary Schatz as acting superintendent with a 10% salary increase.

Following a closed-session personnel discussion at the June 23 special meeting, the Palmdale Aerospace Academy District board announced two personnel actions.

By unanimous vote, the board placed the district superintendent on paid administrative leave effective June 24. The board did not read the superintendent’s name in the portion of the transcript provided.

The board also appointed Gary Schatz as acting superintendent and granted a 10% salary increase for the acting role. The transcript reports both items as adopted "by unanimous vote," but it does not record roll-call tallies or identify a mover and a seconder for the motions.

Board members offered no additional public reports after the closed session and adjourned the special meeting at 6:40 p.m.

The transcript does not include further details about the reasons for the leave, the length of the appointment for the acting superintendent, or the superintendent’s identity; the board’s personnel actions were presented as closed-session outcomes and summarized in open session.