Morse arrived in the district in 2019 from the Ventura County Office of Education, where she served as executive director of career and technical education. "It's a process we've been working on collaboratively," she said.Ĭhandler said the district would be looking for an interim and permanent superintendent but that current Assistant Superintendent Sherril Knox will be serving as acting superintendent. Morse also called her departure a mutual decision. "We just felt the board was going in a different direction," she said. "We agreed that we're better off moving forward with different leadership," Trustee Phil Moncharsh said.Ĭhandler said it was a mutual decision, but that the board directed legal counsel to open negotiations with Morse during closed session last week. Morse's ouster comes after months of mounting pressure from community members during board meetings and votes of no confidence in the superintendent from the district's teacher and employee unions. The board did not immediately provide details of the agreement, saying only the district would make it available via public records request. The superintendent was terminated without cause. Tiffany Morse, superintendent of Ojai Unified School District, is out as head of the financially embattled district after nearly four years as its leader.ĭistrict trustees voted unanimously Monday night to approve a "separation agreement" with Morse that includes a severance and vacation payout, board President Rebecca Chandler announced after a closed session meeting.
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