Vallejo schools

Vallejo City Unified School District

William Spalding

Superintendent: November 2020 — Present

Employment Agreement (June 2022)

Employment Agreement (October 2020)

Mitchell A. Romao

Assistant Superintendent, Operations: November 2020 — Present
Interim Superintendent: July – November 2020

Hired as assistant superintendent, operations, Mitchell Romao was tapped as interim superintendent from July to November 2020. With the hiring of William Spalding, Romao returned to the assistant superintendent, operations position.

Employment Agreement for Interim Assignment

Adam Clark, Ed.D.

Superintendent: September 2017 – July 2020

Employment Agreement

Stephen Goldstone, Ed.D

Interim Superintendent: March – September 2017

Employment Agreement

Ramona Robinson-Bishop, Ed.D

Superintendent: 2011 – March 2017

Separation Agreement (2017)

Employment Agreement (2014)

Employment Agreement (2013)

Employment Agreement (2011)


Gigi Patrick, Ed.D.

Assistant Superintendent – Human Resources Officer

Melvin Iizuka

Special Trustee

Melvin Iizuka serves as a special trustee for the Vallejo City Unified School District. Iizuka has power to stay or rescind any action the trustees take that in his judgement “may adversely affect the financial condition of the District,” according to Iizuka’s contract.

A special trustee is required to monitor the district’s finances as VCUSD pays back the remainder of a $60 million bailout loan it received from the state in 2004.

Contract: July 1, 2020 – June 30, 2021

Contract: July 1, 2019 – June 30, 2020

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Nick Driver

Superintendent: July 2022 — Present
Acting Superintendent: March – June 2022

Employment Agreement as Superintendent (July 2022)

Employment Agreement as Acting Superintendent (March 2022)