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# Search for new super underway
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/search-for-new-super-underway/
- Published: 2006-03-22T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T17:22:45.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Education, Malibu, #archive-import

*By Daily Press staff*

SMMUSD HDQRTS. — Local school board members tonight will conduct a series of job interviews as they look to hire a consulting firm that will recommend candidates to become the next superintendent of schools in Santa Monica and Malibu.

The meeting, which was called specifically to address the departure of former superintendent John Deasy, will begin at 5 p.m. at the district’s main office, 1651 16th St.

Deasy, 45, has accepted the post of chief executive officer for the school district in Prince George’s County, Md. Former assistant superintendent of schools Mike Mathews has been named superintendent in the interim. Mathews said he would like to be Deasy’s permanent replacement.

The three firms to be considered are RJ Gatti Associates; Hazard, Young, Attea and Associates Ltd.; and Leadership Associates. Representatives from each firm will give a roughly 30-to 45-minute presentation and be questioned by school board members.

Members of the public also will have an opportunity to address the board and representatives from the companies.

After the interviews are completed, the board may chose a winner; however, it is the intention of the board to select a firm at Thursday’s regularly scheduled meeting, according to the district’s Web site.

The three firms were selected by district staff out of a total of nine that submitted bids. The firms were judged based on “internally developed criteria,” with a scale ranging from “not acceptable” to “extremely strong.”

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on March 22, 2006.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/032206.pdf?ref=smdp.com)