Noguchi Will Be Interim Superintendent

By: Divya Chand & Salmaan Khan

Sara Noguchi 

When current Sacramento City School District superintendent Jonathan Raymond resigns at the end of the current year, Sara Noguchi will serve as an interim superintendent.

Noguchi currently serves as one of the three Area Assistant Superintendents and oversees 21 schools, including the seven superintendents priority schools. She previously served as director of Secondary Education for the Elk Grove Unified School District, where she worked for 17 years in a variety of positions, including math teacher and principal of James Rutter Middle School.

She holds a doctorate in education from the University of the Pacific. Her doctoral studies focused on the professional development needs of middle and high school principals.

Outgoing superintendent Raymond said this about Noguchi:

"Sara will continue to move the district forward for the benefit of he students and families we serve.  I also have every confidence in her ability to lead the process of finding the right permanent superintendent."