Interim Superintendent Dr. Jeff Harding
Dear Cabrillo community,
On behalf of the CUSD Board of Trustees, I would like to announce the appointment of Dr. Jeff Harding as Interim Superintendent. Dr. Harding’s appointment is intended to ensure the smooth continuity of District operations while Superintendent Lee-Alva is on an approved leave of absence. We look forward to Superintendent Lee-Alva’s return and know that bringing in a seasoned administrator as an interim will help minimize disruption to administrators and staff and support the District’s mission of providing a strong and comprehensive education for all our students.
The Board welcomes Dr. Harding beginning tomorrow, October 31. Dr. Harding is an experienced superintendent who has successfully served multiple interim appointments. He retired from a 38-year career in education as a teacher, principal, and district superintendent. He began his career teaching environmental education and mathematics. As he entered school leadership, Dr. Harding was selected as the founding principal of Windsor High School. Later, he served as Superintendent of the Healdsburg Unified School District and the Mountain View/Los Altos High School District. Dr. Harding also taught classes at Sonoma State University, where he helped prepare aspiring school principals. He remains active in the field by working part-time as the Administrator for Special Projects for the Sonoma County Office of Education. Dr. Harding is an honors graduate from U.C. Berkeley and later earned a doctorate degree at the University of La Verne, completing his dissertation on the development of positive school culture. Dr. Harding is married and has four sons, ages 29 to 34, and resides in Sebastopol.
Please welcome Dr. Harding to the Cabrillo community. We appreciate your understanding and look forward to continuing this school year with positive momentum.
Sincerely,
Kimberly Hines
President, Board of Trustees
Cabrillo Unified School District
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