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New Director To Oversee Specialized Schools in Fremont

Scott D. Kerby has been appointed director of the California Department of Education's State Special Schools and Services Division.

By the California Department of Education

SACRAMENTO β€” State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson today announced that Scott D. Kerby has been selected as Director of the California Department of Education’s State Special Schools and Services Division.

"I am pleased that Scott is coming on board as our director of State Special Schools, bringing with him more than 30 years of teaching and administrative experience," said Torlakson.

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Kerby has spent many years at the California School for the Deaf in Riverside and with his new position, he will also be responsible for the California School for the Deaf in Fremont; the California School for the Blind in Fremont; and Diagnostic Centers located in Fremont, Fresno, and Los Angeles that provide a variety of direct services to individuals with special needs, their parents, and local educational agencies.

"I enthusiastically embrace this opportunity with an abiding faith in our State Special Schools and a confident conviction in the future of the students we serve," said Kerby. "I look forward to supporting the schools in their dedicated efforts in providing quality education and services to exceptional individuals."

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Most recently, Kerby served as the Student Services Specialist at the School for the Deaf, Riverside; where from 1980 to 1989 at the beginning of his career he was the Athletic Director and Adapted Physical Education Specialist.

For the past decade, he also has been an Adjunct Professor at the University of Redlands. Prior, he has served as principal or vice principal at several elementary and middle schools in San Bernardino.

Kerby received a Bachelor of Science degree from Cal Poly, Pomona, and a Masters of Education from Azusa Pacific University.

He holds a Life Single Subject Teaching Credential in Physical Education, a Clear Adapted Physical Education Specialist Credential, and a Clear Administrative Services Credential.

He is succeeding Dr. Ron Kadish, who retired earlier this year after serving 16 years as director.


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