He and his wife, Crystal, have two grown children. Education | General | Kennedy High School | community. He went on to become associate superintendent of educational services at Oceanside Unified, where he oversaw the start of the Oceanside Promise a program with a nonprofit arm intended to ensure all Oceanside students would graduate college or be career ready. His second should be to Assm. We hired 20 counselors, additional counselors, so the case loads were at 750 per counselor but now weve reduced that down to 350. So I have a number of priorities but I would certainly say my top priority is improving student learning and student achievement. total compensation and benefits last year, reopen campuses for hybrid instruction on Monday, Harriette Cole: My friend's mom didn't recognize me at my job, and she was very rude. Christopher Hurst, 99th Security Forces Squadron superintendent, Chief Master Sgt. But in addition inequitable funding of districts, the bigger issue is that a _familys_ income is the biggest factor in a childs educational success. So a big reduction so our counselors could check in more. Comments post automatically without review from our staff, but we reserve the right to delete material that is libelous, a personal attack, or spam. His military service includes Maintenance Supervisor at Camp Pendleton (19911993), Combat Duty (Desert Storm), Saudi Arabia (19901991), Communications Instructor/Supervisor at Camp Pendleton (19881990), Drill Instructor, San Diego (19861988), and Communications Specialist at Camp Pendleton (19821986). Chief Business Official: Robert McEntire Interim Associate Superintendent / Chief Business Officer (510) 231-1170 robert.mcentire@wccusd.net. They are as follows: . The West Contra Costa Unified School District's Board of Trustees named Othello School District Superintendent Dr. Kenneth "Chris" Hurst, Sr. as the District's next superintendent. Your wife, Crystal Hurst, is also in education? I grew up all over the place. Vancouver Public Schools has. So how do we really present curriculum in a way that really entices the student and engages the student. WCCUSD's Board of Education hired Dr. Hurst on April 14, 2021,making him the first permanent African American superintendent. Graduation rate is a systemic issue and it really goes to building this whole healthy system. You know, you hear about the districts that are mandating vaccinations, we are not there yet, but were having conversations about strongly encouraging vaccinations because we know thats one of the best mitigation strategies that we can employ. My dad was in the Army. Subscribe to Richmond Confidential to get the latest news sent straight to your inbox. Best to relabel it the Professional Practices Gap. In Othello, Dr. Hurst led a District with a student population that is 91 percent Latinx, 32 percent English Language Learners, and 75 percent free and reduced-price lunch through the transition to Distance Learning at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic and from Distance Learning to a hybrid model this year.