Superintendent Named for Bonita Schools
Ronald P. Raya has been named the new superintendent in the Bonita Unified School District.
Raya, superintendent in the Bassett Unified School District, will assume his new position Jan. 1, with a $97,000 annual salary. The Bonita district serves 9,839 students in La Verne and San Dimas.
Before coming to Bassett in 1985, Raya worked as assistant superintendent for the Placentia Unified School District for six years, and worked in the Santa Ana Unified School District. Raya began his career teaching high school in 1961 and received his doctorate in 1984 from the U.S. International University in San Diego.
Bassett officials said they will hire a firm to assist in a national search for a new superintendent. The Bassett school board expects to name an interim superintendent by early December, said Walt Schwartz, the district’s assistant superintendent for personnel. Bassett serves about 5,200 students in La Puente and the City of Industry.
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