Misty Her named Fresno Unified superintendent, responds to criticism from trustee

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Less than 24 hours aft Misty Her was named superintendent of the Fresno Unified School District, she received pushback.

One schoolhouse committee trustee held a property league Thursday to explicit her disappointment with the selection.

A chipper Her sat down with Action News successful the Fresno Unified boardroom the greeting aft she was named superintendent.

"I conscionable felt truthful overmuch emotion successful the country and each the support," said Her.

Outside the building, determination was nary solemnisation arsenic trustee Susan Wittrup held a quality league to accidental she's not blessed astir the choice.

Witrup was the lone committee subordinate to ballot against Her.

She wanted to spell with an extracurricular candidate.

"During my property league past April, I said our adjacent superintendent indispensable person a proven way grounds of action, urgency, and accountability with accelerating world achievement," said Her. "I'm atrocious to accidental that the board's prime does not clasp existent to this mission."

Her said she does person the acquisition and thrust to get the occupation done.

She's served Fresno Unified for much than 30 years, including clip arsenic a teacher, principal, and lawman superintendent. She's besides been the district's interim person for astir a year.

"I'm truly gladsome I had that relation due to the fact that it truly helped maine to fig out, I cognize the territory due to the fact that I'm from the territory and I americium the district, but it truly helped maine to bespeak connected what are the things that we truly request to bash and spell retired and achieve," said Her.

Drama has followed the process since erstwhile Superintendent Bob Nelson announced he'd beryllium leaving past year.

The Fresno Teachers Association and others accused the committee of being secretive and said extracurricular candidates weren't fixed a existent shot.

Due to the backlash, the committee hired an extracurricular steadfast to assistance successful the search.

Wittrup doesn't judge the committee met the expectations set.

Her feels similar she's been done the ringer.

"I was criticized mode much than each the different candidates," said Her.

"I was nether a microscope mode much than each of the different candidates. I volition accidental it was 11 months of an interrogation each azygous day."

Those months of work didn't get rave reviews from FTA members.

"When we inquire radical however bash you feel," said Manuel Bonilla, FTA President.

"What people would you springiness her? Based disconnected of her twelvemonth successful this, the wide mean was a D+ from our members."

Despite their disappointment, Wittrup and the FTA said they are acceptable to enactment unneurotic with the caller superintendent.

Next, the committee volition negociate a declaration with Her, which is expected to beryllium voted connected and signed adjacent week.

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