Fresno Unified School Board president speaking out about superintendent search

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- The president of the Fresno Unified School Board is speaking retired astir the district's hunt for the adjacent superintendent.

Susan Wittrup says that the committee did not unanimously hold to determination guardant with internal candidates only.

She believes extracurricular candidates should besides beryllium considered.

It follows a antithetic announcement astatine past week's committee meeting, wherever they said the adjacent signifier of the hunt would beryllium interviews with those interior applicants.

Wittrup shared a connection with Action News, writing, successful part:

"Fresno's economical prosperity is straight linked to the schoolhouse district's show and that is wherefore I afloat enactment a broad hunt for the champion and astir qualified superintendent to pb Fresno Unified."

Wittrup is encouraging assemblage members to motion a petition titled "Break the Cycle of Failure astatine Fresno Unified".

You tin find the petition by clicking here.