There Is No Rush
Dr. McGaughey informed the School Board very late one evening after a meeting in April that she intended to retire as of July 31. Whether the decision merely was merely being pondered or there was another, unknown description of the next two months, virtually nothing was done about securing a replacement. The process of naming a successor is turning into a deliberative strategy. Even Dr. McGaughey’s retirement party, on Friday, July 28, was announced to the community before a move was made to appoint a stand-in. In an earlier announcement, District officials indicated that applications will be accepted until Sept. 15, well after the start of the new school term. The District made it obvious that it was in no hurry to select a permanent Superintendent by saying that the appointment “could occur as early as November.”
Postscript
Before coming to Culver City, Dr. Fiello was the principal of Crestline Elementary in the Barstow School District. She also spent 16 years in the Saugus School District teaching elementary school. She earned her master’s degree in school management/administration and her doctorate in education at Pepperdine. Dr. Fiello’s undergraduate degree, in psychology, is from Marymount College. In 1990, she was featured in Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers.
