Marco Chavez
Marco Chávez was appointed by the San Mateo County Board of Education to serve as the interim superintendent of schools following the early retirement of Nancy Magee effective Feb. 19.
Chávez was previously deputized in September 2025 to make decisions for the Office of Education in the event Magee was not available due to illness. As the appointed superintendent to finish her term, Chávez will officially serve in the role until January 2027.
In this deputy superintendent role, Chávez has “fulfilled the functions of this office with courage and great steadfastness,” Deputy County Attorney Lisa Cho said at the Board of Education meeting Feb. 18. “It has been a difficult transition and time in his adoption of that responsibility, so I want to thank him for that service.”
Trustees shared their appreciation for Chávez during a time of uncertainty and filling in for Magee.
“I don’t know what we would have done without you stepping in,” Board President Hugo Torres said during the meeting. “I appreciate all you did to keep the work moving forward during this time.”
Magee announced her early retirement Feb. 3, after previously stating she would not seek reelection.
“It has been an incredible honor to serve the students and families of San Mateo County,” Magee said in a press release previously. “I am extremely proud of our students and our schools, and grateful to our community partners. Together with the employees of the County Office, we have worked hard to ensure that every child, regardless of background, has access to the educational opportunities they deserve, especially students with disabilities and those from historically marginalized communities.”
The county’s superintendent of schools oversees the San Mateo County Office of Education and serves as a link between the state’s Department of Education and the 23 school districts in the county. The superintendent reviews and approves every school district budget, monitors their compliance with state laws and oversees the county’s court and community schools, as well as special educational programs.
The race to find Magee’s elected successor is currently underway and will be voted on in June.
Vying for the seat is Hector Camacho, executive director of Equity, Social Justice and Inclusion for the Office of Education, and Chelsea Bonini, a member of the San Mateo County Board of Education.
Magee has served as superintendent since 2018 and was reelected in 2022. She has been recognized for her exceptional leadership in behavioral health, environmental literacy and school safety, resulting in the county Office of Education named “Medium County Office of the Year” by California County Superintendents in 2025.
Chávez rejoined the Office of Education as the deputy superintendent of Educational Services Division in 2021 after serving in a variety of roles within the office from 2013-18. He was a principal in the Campbell Union Elementary School District from 2018-21 and was a trustee for the Ravenswood City School District from 2012-16.
“I want to thank the board for the opportunity and thank Superintendent Magee for her many years of strong leadership and dedicated service to our community,” Chávez said in a press release.
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