MBUSD Superintendent Mike Matthews. Photo courtesy MBUSD
Mike Matthews announced on Tuesday that he will step down as the superintendent of the Manhattan Beach Unified School District.
In a newsletter sent to MBUSD parents, Matthews, who has served as the district’s top leader since July 2010, said his last day will be June 30.
School board president Jen Fenton said Matthews had made a huge positive impact on the district.
“For 11 years Dr. Matthews has devoted himself to our students, our staff, and our community. MBUSD has truly excelled during his time as superintendent,” Fenton said. “Just today, the board received an email from a parent praising Dr. Matthews for setting an example by leading with kindness and respect. And it’s true…but I would be remiss not to add honesty, integrity and selflessness. He has given so much to our district and leaves big shoes to fill.”
Independent bookstores will partner with the
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Even though the
Los Angeles Times Festival of Books is virtual once again this year, it’s likely that many book-lovers can’t help but feel optimistic these days. With L.A. County’s vaccines rolling out ahead of schedule, coronavirus cases declining and restrictions on businesses loosening, it feels as though a return to life as it was prior to the pandemic, or at least something very close to it, is on the horizon.
However, it wasn’t long ago when the circumstances were remarkably less hopeful. Only approximately one year ago, L.A.’s independent bookstores were forced to abruptly shut down in response to a virus that most Americans still knew very little about.
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Mira Costa High School principal Ben Dale will retire after 11 years helming the campus, he said in an announcement that surprised the Manhattan Beach education community Tuesday morning, March 16.
Dale, who announced his retirement in one of his periodic newsletters, will leave at the end of the academic year, on June 17. The Manhattan Beach Unified School District has not yet announced a timeline for replacing Dale, but Superintendent Mike Matthews said Tuesday that the district has strong internal candidates and will look outside the MBUSD as well.
Dale is retiring from the school, he said in a Tuesday phone interview, because itâs time.
by Mark McDermott
At the beginning of last week’s Kids Need Classrooms rally outside City Hall, organizers stood before an audience of about 100 people and held placards aloft that were stamped with headshots of four Manhattan Beach Unified School District board members, Superintendent Mike Matthews, and teacher union leader Shawn Chen.
Rally organizer Tiffany Wright told the audience of about 100, which included Mayor Suzanne Hadley and City Councilmember Joe Franklin, that those six people were responsible for kids not being in classrooms.
“Those people are the red lighters,” Wright said. “We’ve got Shawn Chen the teachers union….Mike Matthews, superintendent of our school district here.”