Several SD Unified administrators promoted following Bagula’s appointment

The Eugene Brucker Coaching Center is the San Diego Unified School District headquarters Photo by Alexander Nguyen Times of San Diego A week after the San Diego Unified School District Board of Development approved the permanent appointment of Fabi Bagula as superintendent the district revealed Tuesday that several members of her gang have also lost their interim titles With the level of experience guidance and background each person brings to their respective leadership roles I m confident these unit members are committed to the direction our district is headed as we build upon the foundation we ve already established mentioned Bagula who before last week had been serving as interim superintendent They ve already shown they are incredibly capable of flourishing in their roles Among those promoted are Nicole DeWitt who becomes deputy superintendent starting Wednesday DeWitt began her career in inhabitants development in working years for the Grossmont Union High School District before joining SDUSD in as principal of Scripps Ranch High School Marissa Robledo Allan who has been appointed senior executive director of the Thriving School Communities Robledo Allan has more than years experience in constituents tuition and last year received the Leadership in Biliteracy Award by the San Diego County Office of Tuition Veronika Lopez-Mendez who has been named executive director of the Multilingual Tuition Department effective July Lopez-Mendez oversees dual-language programs Brian Spry who has been named executive director of due process hearings and mediation Spry has led that department since his promotion from venture specialist to director in August Before last week s board meeting Bagula had served as interim superintendent since August following the firing of Lamont Jackson in connection with an inquiry that detected credible accounts of inappropriate conduct toward two former district employees A native San Diegan Bagula has also worked as a mentor principal area superintendent and district deputy superintendent Bagula noted that based on national standards SDUSD has been the highest-achieving large urban school district in two years in a row and is also making gains in state categories City News Facility contributed to this article