Palo Alto School Board Picks Acting Superintendent

Palo Alto school board picks acting superintendent

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer The Palo Alto school board today (March 19) picked HR Director Herb Espiritu to be acting superintendent. Espiritu, 44, of San Jose, will be the district’s third superintendent in the last month. Espiritu was a principal in San Jose until July 2022, when he was hired in Palo Alto as director of student services. He’s been in his current role for the last two years and makes $229,217, pay records show. …

Board appoints second acting superintendent this month

At a special meeting Thursday, the Board of Education voted unanimously to appoint Herb Espiritu, the district’s director of certificated human resources, as acting superintendent of Palo Alto Unified School District through April 21 while officials move forward with an urgent search for a permanent replacement. Thursday afternoon, Shounak Dharap, president of the school board, said he spoke with union leaders after the Board appointed Espiritu …

School board taps human resources director as acting superintendent

The Board of Education appointed Herb Espiritu, Director of Certificated Human Resources, to serve as the acting superintendent of the Palo Alto Unified School District through April 21. The post School board taps human resources director as acting superintendent appeared first on Palo Alto Online.