Longtime School Official Is Named Interim Superintendent
Director of Business Services Bill Watkins will take over as interim superintendent of the El Segundo Unified School District on Friday while board members conduct a search to replace outgoing Supt. Bill Manahan.
Manahan is leaving the district to take a position as assistant superintendent with the Saddleback Valley Unified School District in Mission Viejo. The El Segundo school board will probably not fill the post until after the November school board election.
Watkins, 57, started his career with El Segundo 35 years ago as a teacher. He has also worked as a principal, assistant principal and director of activities during his tenure in the small district.
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