Clark County Schools Deputy Superintendent Pedro Martinez commends principals and teachers for the School District’s improved graduation rate on Monday, June 4, 2012. The Clark County School District announced on Monday that its graduation rate improved to 65 percent, from 59 percent last year.
Thursday, Feb. 19, 2015 | 4:48 p.m.
RENO — Former Washoe County school superintendent Pedro Martinez is one of four finalists for the job of superintendent of Boston Public Schools.
Boston's Superintendent Search Committee said in a statement Thursday the other finalists are Dana Bedden, superintendent of Richmond Public Schools; Tommy Chang, a superintendent within Los Angeles Unified School District; and Guadalupe Guerrero, deputy superintendent at San Francisco Unified School District.
The panel said it considered 70 candidates during a yearlong search.
Martinez was fired from his job in Washoe County last year, but the firing was found to be illegal and he returned to work until the school board voted in September to buy out his contract. He left the position in November.
Martinez served as the deputy superintendent of the Clark County School District before take the helm of the Northern Nevada district.
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