The Atascadero school board has announced its pick for the district’s next superintendent.
After the board chose to not move forward with its controversial pick in March, E.J. Rossi, they resumed their search and have decided on Dr. Tom Bennet.
An open letter by acting board of trustees president, Denise McGrew-Kane, says Dr. Bennet is a current interim superintendent of the Hughes-Elizabeth Lakes Union elementary school district, and is a former high school math teacher and university administrator.
Dr. Bennett’s full contract is available on the Atascadero school board’s agenda, and his starting salary is 233 thousand 188 dollars, plus other benefits. If his contract is approved, his term will commence July 1, 2025.
