MADISON AUMENT: The board didn’t give a reason for firing the superintendent... And they gave very little notice on this morning’s closed session to pick a new one. Steven Schwartz is a member of the board’s minority.
STEVEN SCHWARTZ: “For the sake of transparency… having a meeting at 9:30 in the morning on a school day, prohibits teachers from coming, prohibits many parents from coming, prohibits community members who work from coming.”
AUMENT: People like Melanie Beaussart, whose children attend Temecula Valley schools, were frustrated by the secrecy around the hiring process. She waited outside the boardroom with a small group.
MELANIE BEAUSSART: “This is a stakeout. We're doing a stakeout of who comes and who goes from this door.”
AUMENT: The conservative majority voted to spend some 50-thousand dollars on a firm to find a new superintendent. The board is expected to discuss the superintendent position again during closed session at tomorrow’s regular meeting. For KVCR News, I’m Madison Aument in Temecula.