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Dr. Grant Litfin has been appointed as the next superintendent of the Cypress School District and is scheduled to begin serving in the role July 1.<\/p>\n\nDr. Grant Litfin has been appointed as the next superintendent of the Cypress School District and is scheduled to begin serving in the role July 1.<\/p>\n
Quick look: The Cypress School District Board of Trustees has appointed Dr. Grant Litfin, currently Tustin Unified School District\u2019s assistant superintendent of administrative services, as its next superintendent. He will assume the role July 1 following the retirement of Superintendent Anne Silavs.<\/p>\n
The Cypress School District Board of Trustees has appointed Dr. Grant Litfin as the district\u2019s next superintendent<\/a>, according to a district announcement.<\/p>\n Litfin currently serves as assistant superintendent of administrative services for the Tustin Unified School District<\/a>, where he has been part of the district leadership team since 2012. He is scheduled to assume his new role July 1, succeeding Superintendent Anne Silavs<\/a>, who announced her retirement earlier this year after more than a decade leading the district.<\/p>\n According to the district, Litfin was selected following a search process that included input from teachers, classified employees, administrators, parents and community members.<\/p>\n His career in education includes service as a classroom teacher, middle school administrator, high school principal and district administrator. Prior to joining Tustin Unified, he served as principal of Los Alamitos High School and held teaching and administrative positions in the Torrance Unified School District.<\/p>\n Leadership experience<\/p>\n The district said Litfin has led initiatives involving curriculum and instruction, district operations, technology, facilities, student support services and fiscal management. It also noted that he helped secure more than $40 million in grant funding for technology, safety and facilities projects throughout his career.<\/p>\n In 2019, Litfin was named California Administrator of the Year by the Association of California School Administrators. He earned a doctorate in educational leadership from the University of Southern California.<\/p>\n