Dr. Nicole Wesley named new Redondo Schools Superintendent
by Garth Meyer The Redondo Beach school board opened its Oct. 6 meeting and went into a quick closed session. When they returned, Board President David Witkin announced that Dr. Nicole Wesley will be the next Superintendent of Redondo Beach School District, by a 5-0 vote. Boardmember Rolf Strutzenberg, sitting next to Wesley, turned and offered his hand and they shook. “This is a momentous day for RBUSD,” Witken said. “You are the future of RBUSD,” Boardmember Raymur Flinn told Wesley, an 18-year district employee, including five years as principal of Redondo Union High School, three as principal of Adams Middle School, and most recently, seven years at the district office as assistant superintendent, in charge of human resources. “I am so excited for this, I couldn’t be happier,” said Boardmember Rachel Silverman-Nemeth. Dan Elder then extended a “thank you” amidst the congratulations. “You made this decision easy,” he said. “Everyone has something great to say about you.” “Nikki’s a rock star,” said Strutzenberg. “She deserves the utmost support so we all can succeed.” Witken added another comment. “I was so excited to get to that part (to vote on Wesley) that we skipped the…
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