Fresno Unified makes history with first female superintendent

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - Fresno Unified has announced their caller superintendent aft astir a twelvemonth of searching - they accidental she was a erstwhile pupil and volition beryllium the archetypal pistillate to presume the role.

The schoolhouse territory announced Wednesday that Misty Her volition pb the state’s third-largest territory arsenic its imperishable superintendent. Her declaration is expected to beryllium approved during the April 30 committee meeting.

"Misty Her has spent her vocation dedicated to the students and families of Fresno Unified,
building enactment wrong our unit and families due to the fact that of her unmatched integrity and expertise.
As an migrant who came to this state arsenic a child, she understands the world of truthful galore of
our students who indispensable flooded connection and taste barriers,” said Valerie Davis, president of the Fresno Unified Board of Education.

Her is herself a merchandise of Fresno Unified schools and has served Fresno Unified her full career. She worked arsenic a teacher, vice principal, principal, instructional superintendent, and lawman superintendent, archetypal opening her travel arsenic a bilingual instructional adjutant implicit 30 years ago.

Most recently, she served arsenic interim superintendent, filling successful for the relation of Bob Nelson aft helium announced his departure to Fresno State successful May of past year.

“I americium perfectly committed to a caller epoch successful which our full territory is laser-focused connected student
achievement. We already person the caller goals and guardrails successful place, and I look guardant to doing
all successful my powerfulness to bring astir the world gains our students and families deserve," Her said. "I americium beyond excited astir the opportunities ahead."

Some of these goals see focusing connected improving pupil accomplishment and guiding the territory successful honoring the community’s priorities regarding assets allocation. The committee says they judge that her heavy familiarity with Fresno Unified volition alteration her to efficiently and efficaciously beforehand these goals.