‘I am not interviewing’ for L.A. job, Chang says
Boston Public Schools Superintendent Tommy Chang was touted in a long list of possible candidates for the L.A. school chief’s job, but he insists he’s staying put.
The Los Angeles Times cited Chang, a former L.A. school administrator who oversaw more than 130 underperforming schools before coming to Boston in 2015, near the bottom of a list of more than a dozen people who potentially could be considered to lead the nation’s second largest school system.
Chang is in his third year of a five-year contract that expires in June 2020. He said in a statement: “I’ve remained and (I’m) going to remain committed to the city of Boston and will continue serving as the Superintendent of Boston Public Schools. I love the work I am doing here. I am not interviewing for the position in Los Angeles. I wish everyone in Los Angeles the best of luck in finding their next superintendent.”
School Committee Chairman Michael Loconto told the Herald that Chang “has assured me he is not going anywhere.”
The rumor, however, comes as a number of BPS top-level administrators are leaving for other districts and as the system resets its central office, the Herald reported this week.
“It may have been a stint here and he didn’t expect to stay here a long time,” said Larry DiCara, a former city councilor. “This is what happens when you get someone from far away.”