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The Sequoia Union High School District agreed to pay more than $250,000 to Superintendent Mary Streshly in exchange for her resignation. Photo by Magali Gauthier.
The Sequoia Union High School District paid former Superintendent Mary Streshly $256,276 to leave her position, according to a resignation and separation agreement obtained by The Almanac.
Former Sequoia Union High School District Superintendent Mary Streshly, on Aug. 24, 2017. Photo by Ana Sofia Amieva-Wang.
Streshly, whose contract was set to expire on June 30, 2022, stepped down from her role in September following calls for her firing by teachers, top district officials and administrators. The agreement states that Streshly voluntarily resigned from her post.
Karyn Bechtel, a district parent and outgoing Portola Valley School District governing board member, said parents are very interested in their children returning to campus. Still, she doesn t see the value of students returning to classrooms just to sit on their computers.
Dr. Caroline Krauskopf, a parent who has been vocal at numerous school board meetings about wanting students to return to classrooms, said at-home learning is resulting in learning loss and negative health impacts for students. In-person learning has been working in other schools across the globe and country, with few schools becoming hot spots for COVID-19 transmission, she said.