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John Baker
Dr. John Baker, superintendent of the Redwood City School District, announced he will be retiring from his role at the end of the current school year working in the district for over 40 years.
Beginning his teaching career as a bilingual teacher at Garfield Elementary School, Baker has served in various roles within the district. Baker was principal, director, assistant superintendent and deputy superintendent before he was appointed to lead the district in 2015.
In his retirement announcement, Baker said he carried “tremendous pride in our community and deep gratitude for the people who made this work so meaningful.”
“From strengthening our academic programs, to expanding wellness supports, to modernizing our schools for future generations, I have seen how much can be accomplished when a community believes in its children,” Baker said in his announcement.
At its meeting Aug. 27, the district Board of Trustees discussed the initial steps it will take to find Baker’s successor.
Trustees said they will look to work with a hiring agency that has worked with similar districts with significant Spanish-speaking populations and have successfully placed superintendents in the Bay Area.
The goal is to interview candidates in December and select one by January.
“We need to be very thoughtful but we need to pick a person promptly to make sure they have time to onboard,” Trustee David Weekly said.
Board President Mike Wells shared his gratitude for Baker’s work in the district, but maintained we “still have a full year of important work to do,” and more formal recognition of the outgoing superintendent will come toward the end of the school year. Baker’s last day will be June 30, 2026.
“As I reflect on these years, what I carry with me most is not the titles or milestones, but the countless moments of connection: students beaming with pride at their accomplishments, families placing their trust in us, and colleagues giving their hearts to this work every day,” Baker said in his announcement.
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School Segregation is NOT an "accident" - it's a choice.
And we should never forget who made those choices.
Before John Baker became the Director of Magnet Schools and later Superintendent the district was a Integrated District, but then RCSD made the choice to run one of the many "School Choice" schemes invented to sabotage the public education system.
Now it's a Segregated School District with Magnet Schools for the rich and low-income neighborhood schools for the rest. That isn't an accident.
John Baker had a big hand introducing School Segregation to San Mateo County.
So had Ted Lempert.
The question is will Board President Mike Wells or Trustees like David Weekly keep defending John Baker's bad choices once he is gone?
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