Lamont Jackson, who has been the interim leader, has been a student, teacher, principal, HR chief and area superintendent in San Diego Unified
Lamont Jackson, a San Diego Unified alumnus and educator known for his personable nature and long track record with the district, was chosen as San Diego Unified’s new permanent superintendent, the school board announced Monday afternoon.
Many major challenges await Jackson, including developing game plans for closing achievement gaps and ensuring equity for disadvantaged students, helping students recover from the academic and mental health toll of the pandemic, implementing the district’s student COVID-19 vaccine mandate next school year and adjusting to declining enrollment which was accelerated by COVID.Jackson was chosen from an undisclosed number of people who applied for the superintendent position.
Jackson grew up in and attended San Diego Unified schools in the Clairemont cluster: Longfellow Elementary, Marston Middle and then Clairemont High. Jackson earned a bachelor’s degree in sociology and social sciences from San Diego State University and a master’s and doctorate in educational leadership from the University of San Diego.
He became a human resources administrator, then human resources officer from 2010 to 2013, as the district dealt hundreds of layoffs to address budget deficits.
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