Dublin school trustees are turning inward for the next leader of the district, selecting assistant superintendent of educational services Matt Campbell to take the reins as superintendent next school year – pending successful contract negotiations.
A career educator and former Pleasanton City Council member who served briefly as acting superintendent seven years ago during another moment of administrative turnover for the Dublin Unified School District, Campbell rose to the top during the school board’s review of internal candidates to succeed retiring Chris Funk.
“Dr. Campbell embodies the qualities our community has consistently identified as essential in a Superintendent,” DUSD Board of Trustees President Kristin Speck said in a press release Wednesday. “He is a collaborative leader, deeply committed to instructional excellence, fiscal responsibility, integrity, transparency, and student well-being.”…