Hill responds to speculation he may leave Burbank school district

Burbank Unified Supt. Matt Hill, seen here at the annual State of the Schools event last year, said he's not leaving the local school district.

By Mark Kellam

March 30, 2018 2:30 PM PT

Burbank Unified Supt. Matt Hill released a statement Friday about rumors he may be seeking to be the next superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District.

“Recently, my name has been circulated as a candidate to be superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District. I would like to respond to the speculation by stating that I have not applied for the position, and I plan to continue my role as superintendent in Burbank Unified,” he said in the statement.

“I am proud of all that our district has accomplished in the past three years, and I am fully committed to continuing this journey together for years to come,” he added.

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Mark Kellam was city editor of the Glendale News-Press and Burbank Leader. He joined Times Community News in July 2011 as the business-politics reporter and was promoted to city editor in January 2013. Previously, he was an editor at the Los Angeles Daily News and managing editor at Champion Newspapers in Chino, Calif. Prior to that, he was an editor at Amos Suburban Newspapers in Dayton, Ohio, for several years. Kellam holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Indiana University.