Board members sworn in, Interim Superintendent appointed

Four members of the Tehachapi Unified School District governing board were sworn in at the district's Dec. 17 meeting. From left are Tracy Kelly (Area 1), Dana Christensen (Area 4), Jackie Wood (Area 3) and Tyler Napier (Area 7). All were elected in the Nov. 2024 election. Only Christensen is new to the Board, filling the vacancy created by the resignation of Deborah Du-Sorensen earlier in the year.

At the Dec. 17 School Board meeting, Francis M. "Frank" Lynch was sworn in as Interim Superintendent of the Tehachapi Unified School District. Lynch comes to Tehachapi from the Soledad Unified School District. He has over 25 years in education including over 20 years of experience at the District level. His term of Interim Superintendent will be from Jan. 6, 2025 to June 30, 2025.