MUROC HEAD RETIRES AFTER LONG SERVICE.Byline: KAREN MAESHIRO Staff Writer EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE Edwards Air Force Base, U.S. military installation, 301,000 acres (121,805 hectares), S Calif., NE of Lancaster; est. 1933. It is one of the largest air force bases in the United States and has the world's longest runway. - Muroc Joint Unified School District A unified school district is a school district which includes both primary school (kindergarten through middle school or junior high) and high school (grades 9-12). In Illinois, these districts are called unit school districts. Superintendent Mike Summerbell is retiring in August after 11 years at Muroc and two years in the top post. Summerbell's tenure included the refurbishing of schools, budget cuts that led to the closure of Edwards Middle School and the reconsideration re·con·sid·er v. re·con·sid·ered, re·con·sid·er·ing, re·con·sid·ers v.tr. 1. To consider again, especially with intent to alter or modify a previous decision. 2. of how the district elects its trustees. ``I think that in the short time that he was superintendent, he did an excellent job. He did an excellent job prior to that as assistant superintendent Assistant Superintendent, or Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), was a rank used by police forces in the British Empire. It was usually the lowest rank that could be held by a European officer, most of whom joined the police at this rank. ,'' board President Chuck James Charles Hamilton "Chuck" James (born November 9, 1981 in Atlanta, Georgia) is a starting pitcher for the Atlanta Braves. Minor League career Chuck was signed by the Braves on July 29, 2002 in the 20th Round of the 2002 Free Agent Draft. said. ``I hate to see him go.'' Summerbell, a 62-year-old Rosamond resident, said he's retiring because he's ``getting old'' and also because he wants to spend more time with his son and grandson, who live in Florida. ``We bought some property in Florida where my son and grandson are, so I'm looking forward to coaching my grandson in some baseball and playing golf and just relaxing a little bit,'' Summerbell said. To replace Summerbell, the board has decided to initially seek applicants from among district employees. So far two have applied, Summerbell said. If no one is selected from among district employees, the search will expand beyond the district. ``We agreed to a kind of two-step process. First of all they want to provide in-house people the opportunity to apply and be considered. If there isn't anyone inside who's interested or meets the requirements, then they will look outside,'' Summerbell said. At Muroc, Summerbell worked first as assistant principal for a short time at Boron boron (bōr`ŏn) [New Gr. from borax], chemical element; symbol B; at. no. 5; at. wt. 10.81; m.p. about 2,300°C;; sublimation point about 2,550°C;; sp. gr. 2.3 at 25°C;; valence +3. Junior-Senior High School. He then became principal at Desert High School on Edwards Air Force Base and then assistant superintendent. He left the district for about nine months to work in a San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. County school district, then returned in 2004 to take over as superintendent. Summerbell said Muroc has been heavily impacted by changes at Edwards Air Force Base, where the district has three schools and receives federal funding based on the number of military students it has. The district recently has seen fewer students whose active-duty parents live on base due to a reduction in housing for military personnel and a decrease in the military work force. To make up for declining federal aid, Muroc is trying to get more government money based on the amount of federal land in the district. Edwards contains 301,000 acres. ``Financially, philosophical changes and decisions made by the military regarding on-base housing and privatization privatization: see nationalization. privatization Transfer of government services or assets to the private sector. State-owned assets may be sold to private owners, or statutory restrictions on competition between privately and publicly owned of jobs, which because we are a federally impacted school district, those have had huge financial consequences to the district,'' Summerbell said. karen.maeshiro(at)dailynews.com (661) 267-5744 |
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