With Appreciation, Dr. Arnold Moves On From Culver City Superintendent To CATCH Prep Family Of Schools

While praising Dr. Arnold’s innovations and contributions, the Culver City School Board Board has issued a statement that communicates the moving on of the community’s most visible civic leader.

From the official release — “During his tenure at CCUSD, Dr. Arnold set in motion several progressive, innovative initiatives. These include plans to install system-wide air conditioning; demolish the non-operational swimming pool; pursue total inclusion of special education students into the mainstream classroom, and establish Makerspace classrooms in each of the elementary schools. We are committed to pursuing these projects in the coming years. During this past year, Dr. Arnold also upgraded CCUSD’s brand and image, including an extensive #CULVERPRIDE social media campaign. We thank Dr. Arnold for these and his many other contributions to the district.”

The long-troubled school board has undergone significant change since Arnold’s initial hiring in 2016. Once Board President Robins vacated her position, a contentious board appointment and nasty school board election has left the city rattled as to what’s next. Now, they’ll need to find a comparable replacement for Dr. Arnold.

The official release from the district noted that “The CCUSD Board of Education wishes Dr. Arnold well, and will begin a search for a new superintendent immediately. As in past searches, we will request the community’s participation in the search process by asking for your input regarding experience, characteristics and qualifications for CCUSD’s next superintendent.”

A school board meeting will be held at the district offices on Thursday June, 15, 2017 at 11:30 am.. The public is invited to attend, and community input is welcomed. If Facebook is any indication, there looks to be a large number of parents “inputting” their opinions to the Board as to why they let Dr. Arnold slip away.