On March 18, the Cartwright Elementary School District governing board voted to remove two senior administrators, Deputy Superintendent and Chief Financial Officer Victoria Farrar and Deputy Superintendent Giovanna Grijalva. The pair say the move is straight-up retaliation for raising concerns about how the district is being run. The sudden shakeup has rattled staff and parents across the Maryvale-area district and has reignited months of tension over the board’s handling of personnel and finances. Both administrators received formal notices that trigger a dismissal process under state law.
According to The Arizona Republic, the public vote came after a closed-door executive session where the board reviewed and adopted statements of charges. Farrar is accused of…..