Jolt
Early Jolt: Interim School Superintendent Enfield Out in June
In an open letter to Seattle schools' staff, parents, and students today, interim Seattle School Superintendent Susan Enfield said she would "neither seek nor accept" the position of permanent superintendent after her contract runs out in June.
"This was not an easy decision for me to make given my commitment to Seattle and to our students," Enfield said. "I wish the school board well in their search for a new superintendent, and will work with the new appointee to ensure a smooth transition for our staff, students and families."
Enfield took over the school district in March of this year, in the wake of a financial scandal that led to the school board's dismissal of superintendent Maria Goodloe-Johnson. A state audit found that the school district lost as much as $1.8 million on public contracts to minority firms that had little or no benefit to the district; the central figure in that scandal, former SPS official Silas Potter, just pleaded not guilty to theft charges and is being held in King County Jail in lieu of $100,000 bail.
"This was not an easy decision for me to make given my commitment to Seattle and to our students," Enfield said. "I wish the school board well in their search for a new superintendent, and will work with the new appointee to ensure a smooth transition for our staff, students and families."
Enfield took over the school district in March of this year, in the wake of a financial scandal that led to the school board's dismissal of superintendent Maria Goodloe-Johnson. A state audit found that the school district lost as much as $1.8 million on public contracts to minority firms that had little or no benefit to the district; the central figure in that scandal, former SPS official Silas Potter, just pleaded not guilty to theft charges and is being held in King County Jail in lieu of $100,000 bail.
