LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – At the end of a special closed session meeting on Tuesday evening, the Lakeport Unified School District Board of Trustees announced that it has selected a new superintendent.
Minnesotan Matt Bullard, an educator with more than two decades of experience in public schooling, will assume the superintendent’s post on July 1.
He will succeed Superintendent Jill Falconer, who is retiring at the end of the school year.
The board met Tuesday evening to finalize Bullard’s contract.
After a brief open session to take public comment, board members went into closed session shortly after 6 p.m., emerging nearly 45 minutes later to announce that they had voted unanimously to approve the contract with Bullard.
Bullard’s final contract will be on the agenda for the board’s next regular meeting on May 13. Falconer told Lake County News that the final contract approval must be held at a regular board meeting.
The board also voted unanimously in closed session to approve several summer program positions including counselor, day care, paraeducator and teacher positions, as well as instructional coach, interventional paraeducator, history teacher, payroll specialist, school bus monitor and licensed vocational nurse jobs.
That second vote included making Rachel Paarsch director of supplemental support services.
After the announcement of the votes, Falconer was the first to offer Bullard congratulations.
Bullard, who joined the meeting remotely, said he’s excited to be a part of this new chapter in Lakeport Unified.
“I’m absolutely thrilled and excited about the opportunity,” he said.
He said he will be in California this spring to start acquainting himself with the school district and the greater community.
Board Chair Dan Buffalo said they are excited to have Bullard, adding he knows Bullard will do great things for the district.
Lakeport Unified said Bullard has 24 years of experience in a variety of public education settings, including as a special education teacher, a secondary and alternative school principal, and 13 years as a school district superintendent.
Bullard is the superintendent for Paynesville Area Schools in Paynesville, located in central Minnesota. He’s held that job for nearly three years.
He previously served for 10 years as superintendent for the nearby Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Schools in Belgrade, Minnesota, according to his LinkedIn profile.
Lakeport Unified said Bullard has been passionate about creating student-centered schools. “Specifically, with the assistance of many stakeholders, he has developed extensive personalized learning programs that are scalable throughout school districts.”
The district said Bullard has extensive experience enhancing educational technology to leverage academic performance for all learners.
He holds a Bachelor’s of Science degree in special education from St. Cloud State University in St. Cloud, Minnesota, and a Master’s of Arts in education and administrative license from Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota.
Bullard is an avid fisher and hunter, and the proud father of two teenage children, Lakeport Unified reported.
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