The Modesto City Schools Board of Education is pleased to announce that it has named a finalist, Dr. Vanessa Buitrago, for the position of Superintendent. Dr. Buitrago will assume her role in July, pending site visitation and formal board approval on May 12. For more information about Dr. Buitrago, please visit our news release.

Leadership Associates, an executive search firm, was selected to advise the Board in this important process.

Applications closed on March 17, 2025, at 5:00 p.m.

For questions or comments, please email Penny Pyle at Leadership Associates.