West Covina : Schools Chief Changes Jobs
West Covina’s superintendent of schools has accepted the same position with the Escondido High School District.
Jane Gawronski, 49, will assume her new superintendent’s post July 16. She was selected from a field of 30 candidates and will be paid $85,000 a year.
Gawronski will take over from John Cooper, who is resigning early because of districtwide displeasure with his management style. In Escondido, she will preside over a high school district composed of four schools that serve 5,700 students.
The West Covina District includes 11 schools serving 8,000 kindergarten through 12th grade students. Gawronski’s current salary is $80,626.
Gawronski worked from 1974 to 1982 for the San Diego County Department of Education as director of planning, research and evaluation. From 1982 to 1987 she served as superintendent of the Walnut Valley Unified School District and took over in West Covina in 1987.
Start your day right
Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
