Good-bye Dr. John

Fremont Unified School District

Department of Human Resources

TO: All District Staff DATE: September 19, 2005

FROM: Doug Gephart, Acting Superintendent


RE: Status of the Superintendent

Today, the Board of Education is releasing a statement to the public this morning announcing their decision to part company with the Superintendent effectively immediately. Final details of his departure have not been completed. The entire statement from the Board is as follows:

"The Board of Education has decided to part company with the Superintendent, and will be looking for new educational leadership for the District. The final details of his departure have not been completed. Doug Gephart will be Acting Superintendent effective immediately until the Board has made a decision regarding an Interim Superintendent, and we ask for your support. The District is not able to make any additional statements regarding the situation at this time."

I will be serving as the Acting Superintendent until such time as the Board finalizes a long term strategy for the replacing the superintendent. News of the decision by the Board will give rise to questions and speculation about why the Board is taking this action. Unfortunately, that information is not being disclosed and remains confidential.

In light of the limited information released by the Board, I anticipate the press will aggressively seek out district employees for a statement. Now is the time to exercise restraint in speculating on why the Board made their decision.

As Acting Superintendent, I am asking each of you to remain focused on our primary goal of providing the highest quality education for every child and to remain professional in all of our responses to this news. We are a great district and I have every confidence that our response to this decision will reflect the exceptional level of professionalism of all of our employees.