Welcome Will Ector, our new Superintendent

Here is the official announcement from Board President Khoa Nguyen, welcoming Will Ector as the new Superintendent:

During the past month, the board reviewed 19 highly qualified candidates ranging from sitting superintendents to assistant superintendents all across California from right here in the bay area to southern California, to even the east coast. However, when reviewing the candidates, only one candidate unanimously ranked as a top candidate for all five board members.



This candidate comes to us from the Evergreen School District with 37 years of public education experience at the K-8 level, with the majority of his career spent entirely within the Evergreen School District.



Of those 37 years, 6 of those years he served as a middle school math and PE teacher, and for the past 29 years he served as an administrator in the capacity of assistant principal, principal, and most recently, as Director of Human Resources.



On behalf of the Board of Trustees, I would like to congratulate and welcome the current Director of Human Resources at the Evergreen School District, Mr. Will Ector, where he also served 14 years on the Superintendent's Cabinet, to the Berryessa Union School District as the new incoming superintendent. Mr. Ector will assume office on Tuesday July 19 to replace Dr. Liebman upon his retirement on Thursday July 28.



Mr. Ector was hired with an unanimous approval of 5-0 from all five board members. Please join me in congratulating Mr. Ector, we all look forward to having your leadership here in Berryessa!

End of the School Year

Last night at our Board meeting, we recognized the 26 Berryessa district employees who are retiring this year. Between them, they represent about 650 years of service to students. It's hard to even imagine how many lives they have touched. It has been a tremendous pleasure getting to personally know many of the great retirees and they will be missed.

What makes the Berryessa community so great is the combination of wonderful families, amazing students, and dedicated employees. I love living in a community with such rich diversity and caring people.

Now that the year is coming to a close, I want to express my appreciation to all employees of the Berryessa School District, who go above and beyond on a regular basis. It has been a challenging year, and I know many of our certificated employees (teachers, counselors, etc) have been through a rough period of uncertainty, due to California's budget crisis. Fortunately, before the last day of school, we have been able to reinstate all employees that had been laid off in May. There are still uncertain times ahead, but it will be great to start the 2011-2012 school year with all of our current staff returning.

Thanks to everyone for all you do for the children of Berryessa. If you are a member of PTA, thanks for raising money and helping your schools do just a little extra. If you are a volunteer, thanks for making your school a better place. If you are a parent of one of the district's 8000 students, thanks for being positive role models in the community. If you are a district employee, thanks for making the school district a positive learning environment for our children.

Have a great summer. Rest, recharge, and get ready for even better things to come.