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4J Board Hires Balderas For Superintendent Job

Eugene 4J

The Eugene 4J School Board voted unanimously Wednesday to hire Doctor Gustavo Balderas as new superintendent.

The board offered him the job with an annual salary of $185-thousand. Balderas said he's "deeply humbled and eager to join the 4J team." Balderas is currently head of the Ocean View School District in Huntington Beach, California. He has roots in Oregon. He formerly worked at Hillsboro School District. He has degrees from Western Oregon University, Portland State and the University of Oregon. Balderas will start his job at Eugene 4J on July first. Shelly Berman is leaving the superintendent job.

Rachael McDonald is KLCC’s host for All Things Considered on weekday afternoons. She also is the editor of the KLCC Extra, the daily digital newspaper. Rachael has a BA in English from the University of Oregon. She started out in public radio as a newsroom volunteer at KLCC in 2000.
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