Letter: Two Principals. One Failed Measure. Zero Answers.

Editor;

In May, a group of Tice Creek parents wrote to this publication asking for transparency from the Walnut Creek School District (WCSD). We’re back because nothing has changed.

Two principals in two years. A failed parcel tax measure. And now, a rushed hire that the incoming superintendent won’t have a say in.

This Monday, WCSD is expected to appoint a new Tice Creek principal just weeks before a new superintendent takes over. The recommended candidate has no prior principal experience from what’s publicly known. Parents report that candidates with school leadership experience weren’t invited to first-round interviews. Questions have also emerged about whether the recommended candidate appeared before the full interview panel at all.

None of this has been explained.

Measure L’s failure sent a message. Families have lost confidence in how decisions are made at the district. Appointing a permanent principal during a leadership transition, without transparency and without input from the incoming superintendent deepens the problem.

The community deserves answers. Who was interviewed? How was the candidate selected? And why does this decision need to happen right now?

We’re still waiting.

Mary & Will Castillo, Laurel & Graham Dobbin, Neda & Sati Hillyer, Janella Hong, Chris Maggi, Andrea Masry, Kendal & Ken Mott, Rebecca Ocampo, Aileen Ong, Cari Ann & Jonathan Schlunt, Tice Creek Parents