The Santa Barbara Unified School District approved the hiring of three administrators, with two coming from within the district and the third an outside “veteran educational leader,” according to a statement from the district last week.
Dr. Lynne Sheffield, former director of student services of Riverside County’s Moreno Valley Unified, will join as assistant superintendent of secondary; Dare Holdren, former assistant principal at Dos Pueblos High School, has been promoted to principal of San Marcos High School; and Daniel Dupont, former assistant principal of Santa Barbara High School, will take over as principal of Santa Barbara Junior High.
“Lynne will bring new ideas and a commitment to work with teachers and leaders so that every child thrives,” said district Superintendent Hilda Maldonado in a press release. “While Dare and Daniel are both moving from assistant principal positions here at Santa Barbara Unified and take over schools that will succeed under their leadership.”