EDUCATOR ON LEAVE AFTER HEART SURGERY.Byline: Karen Maeshiro Staff Writer LANCASTER - Westside Union School District Superintendent John Costello is on medical leave after undergoing double heart bypass surgery, trustees said. Costello is recovering at his home in Santa Clarita after the operation about 10 days ago at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Providence Holy Cross Medical Center is a hospital in Mission Hills, California, USA. The hospital has 254 beds, and is part of Providence Health & Services. History in Mission Hills, trustees said. ``The prognosis is good. He's home. He should be back to work within a month,'' board member Gwen Farrell said. Regina Rossall, assistant superintendent of educational services, will lead the district in his absence, Farrell said. Farrell said Costello was having problems with his heart and was originally going to undergo angioplasty, but doctors recommended the more invasive bypass surgery instead. Costello, a 35-year educator, was hired as superintendent in June 2002 to replace retiring Superintendent Allan Sacks. Costello had been deputy superintendent of the Moreno Valley Unified School District Mission Statement Moreno Valley Unified School District's mission is to prepare all students academically and socially to become productive members of society. Superintendent of Schools Rowena Lagrosa Schools Elementary
Before that he served as deputy superintendent and assistant superintendent of business services at school districts in Los Angeles, Orange and Riverside counties. He also had worked as a site administrator in Fullerton and a teacher in Compton. Costello earned a bachelor's degree in history and sociology from California State University Enrollment  , Long Beach; a master's in
education administration from California State University, Fullerton California State University, Fullerton, commonly known as CSUF, CSU Fullerton, or Cal State Fullerton, is a part of the California State University system. The University is located in the city of Fullerton, California, in northern Orange County. ;
and a doctorate in education administration from the University of
Southern California The U.S. News & World Report ranked USC 27th among all universities in the United States in its 2008 ranking of "America's Best Colleges", also designating it as one of the "most selective universities" for admitting 8,634 of the almost 34,000 who applied for freshman admission .
Karen Maeshiro, (661) 267-5744 karen.maeshiro(at)dailynews.com |
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