Special meeting of LTUSD board; New superintendent announcement expected March 10

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - There will be a special closed session meeting of the Lake Tahoe Unified School District (LTUSD) Board of Trustees on Saturday, February 29, 2020, at 9:00 a.m.

The only item on the agenda is to discuss "superintendent employment." Reportedly the district is still on track to announce the board's chosen candidate at their next regular meeting on March 10 and is using this meeting to finalize a contract.

LTUSD said they want to be fair to staff, the community, the media, and the candidate and only reveal the name of the new superintendent at a public meeting so all are told at the same moment.

The trustees spent a few weeks at the beginning of 2020 reading more than two dozen applications and selecting a few to bring to South Lake Tahoe for an in-person interview. A community panel and the trustees interviewed them.

The current superintendent, Dr. James Tarwater, announced last year his last day of work at LTUSD would be in June 2020.