VIERRA TO LEAD A.V. DISTRICT BOARD APPOINTS 'HOME-GROWN' ADMINISTRATOR TO RUN LOCAL SCHOOLS.Byline: Karen Maeshiro Staff Writer LANCASTER - After working as a teacher and moving up through the administrative ranks, David Vierra has been selected as the new superintendent of the Antelope Valley Union High School District The Antelope Valley Union High School District (A.V.U.H.S.D.) is located in the Antelope Valley area of California, in northern Los Angeles County. The district includes eight public high schools, one trade school, and two continuation high schools in the cities of Palmdale . Vierra, 44, currently the district's 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. of personnel services, will succeed Superintendent Robert Girolamo when he retires next year. ``He's very well-respected and has a lot of support from the other administrators as well as teachers and classified. Everybody we talked to spoke very highly of him,'' said school board President Brett Nelson. ``He's young, and he can be with us for a long period of time. He's strong in personnel. He was an excellent principal, and he's local - a home- grown product.'' The board voted unanimously Wednesday to promote Vierra after spending all day interviewing district staff members for the superintendent's position and other positions that will come open as a result of the shift in personnel. Vierra, who joined the district in the early 1980s, was out of town at a job fair and could not be reached Thursday for comment. Board members announced in March that they would like to promote from within the district and hire someone by the end of the school year to succeed Girolamo, who was hired in 1993 and earns $140,000 a year. The deadline to apply for the job was April 16, after a two-week application period. Two people applied for the job, but one withdrew from consideration. Left with one applicant, the trustees then decided earlier this month to compile a list of administrators they would like to see hired for the job and to appoint someone from that pool. ``We just felt that for where the district is now and the direction it's going, Dave would be a better fit. He has 16 years to give before retiring,'' Nelson said. ``We just felt that at this time, he's got his finger on the pulse of where the district is going.'' Vierra was born and raised in Lancaster and attended Antelope Valley High School Antelope Valley High School is located in Lancaster, California and is part of the Antelope Valley Union High School District. It was founded in 1912[1]. It is located in the Mojave Desert. and Antelope Valley College Antelope Valley College is a comprehensive community college located in Lancaster, California, USA. It is operated by the Antelope Valley Community College District, with a primary service area of 1,945 square miles covering portions of Los Angeles and Kern counties. . He later graduated from California State University, Northridge CSUN offers a variety of programs leading to bachelor's degrees in 61 fields and master's degrees in 42 fields. The university has over 150,000 alumni. It's also home to a summer musical theater/theater program known as TADW (TeenAge Drama Workshop) that leads teenagers through an , with a bachelor's degree and a teaching credential A United States teaching credential is a basic multiple or single subject credential obtained upon completion of a bachelor's degree and prescribed professional education requirements. . After teaching several years in the Lancaster School District Lancaster School District may refer to:
Upon returning to the Antelope Valley, Vierra earned a master's degree from Azusa Pacific University External links
Vierra received his doctorate in education this year from Claremont Graduate University Claremont Graduate University (formerly The Claremont Graduate School) was founded in 1925 in the city of Claremont, California. It is one of two graduate institutions in the prestigious Claremont Colleges consortium, the other being the Keck Graduate Institute. . He and his wife, Joy, have three children. Vierra also has been active in local youth sports as a basketball, baseball and soccer coach. His brother, Michael, is principal at Palmdale High School. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) David Vierra will succeed Superintendent Robert Girolamo next year. |
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