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Central Unified names interim superintendent

Kelly Porterfield has been named interim superintendent of Central Unified School District at the Tuesday board meeting on March 6, 2018.
Kelly Porterfield has been named interim superintendent of Central Unified School District at the Tuesday board meeting on March 6, 2018.

The Central Unified Board of Trustees voted in a closed session to appoint Kelly Porterfield as the district's interim superintendent Tuesday night.

The board was all in favor of the appointment with a 7-0 vote.

Porterfield has more than 27 years of experience in public education and served as the assistant superintendent and chief business officer for the district since 2012, a district news release says.

The appointment follows shortly after district's unexpected termination of former superintendent Mark Sutton in a 4-3 vote Feb. 27.

This story was originally published March 6, 2018 at 10:59 PM with the headline "Central Unified names interim superintendent."

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