She had been interim superintendent and was chosen to be the permanent superintendent in November, 2012.

But he insists he will not stay in Los Angeles beyond July 1, when a nationwide search is to have produced a permanent superintendent.

The district has been without a permanent superintendent since Celestine V. Miller was removed in early 1999.

The hospital has been without a permanent superintendent since William Daumueller resigned in January.

The school district was chronically underfunded and financially mismanaged, and leadership turnover was high (with nine interim or permanent superintendents in 10 years).

Amid these troubles, the district has been without a permanent superintendent since Joe Coto resigned last November.

Since March it has failed to settle on a permanent superintendent who could be in place by the start of the upcoming school year.

Currently, the local school board is locked in a battle with Chancellor Levy over the appointment of a permanent superintendent.

New leadership is the hope for the Hempstead School District, which has been without a permanent superintendent for more than two years.

Karla Cisneros, the board president, said the board had made no decision yet on a permanent superintendent.