Bellevue School Superintendent Takes Leave for Family
Amalia Cudeiro in a letter to Bellevue School District staff members announces that she will be on indefinite family leave after her mother enters hospice.
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Bellevue School District superintendent Amalia Cudeiro is on indefinite family leave starting this week to attend to her mother, who has entered hospice.
Cudeiro said in a letter to staff that her mother in California has been battling cancer and recently suffered a stroke.
"Due to the wide range of medical, legal, financial and emotional issues that accompany such a family issue, I have made the difficult decision to take a leave at this time to support my mother," she wrote in the letter, addressed to staff on the Thursday before Bellevue schools went on winter break.
Eva Collins, assistant superintendent of Instructional Services and School Support, will take on a temporary role as Interim Superintendent, Cudeiro said in her statement.
"The decision to take this leave has been a very difficult one for me because I am committed to the direction and in support of the outstanding work occurring in this district. I am only able to step away for this leave at this time because of the amazing work by each and every colleague in this district. Our direction for children is clear and the team in place in every building is experienced and committed, so I am comfortable to take this temporary leave for my family," Cudeiro wrote.
A "Superintendent Coffee" event, an event for parents and community members to meet with district administrators, scheduled for Jan. 4 at Newport High School will be held with Collins, if Cudeiro has not returned by that date, according to the Bellevue School District.
Keith Seattle
10:51 am on Thursday, December 22, 2011
We wish Dr. Cudeiro and her family the best. Eva Collins is empowered by the School Board and WA Taxpayers to take immediate action against Ricardo Cruz and Nancy Larson for their roles in ongoing corruption. Nancy has been screaming at employees for years and she is still working there! Ricardo has been repeatedly lying to state and federal agencies. Where are the Public Records Requests from 2010 and 2011? These people are not above the law and display open hostility toward employees. They have willfully violated Bellevue School Board policies, as well as both State and Federal laws. They both need to be fired in January 2012 - this is long overdue!
Keith Seattle
11:04 am on Thursday, December 22, 2011
Ricardo Cruz must immediately be removed as affirmative action officer. Juan was terminated after reporting peer(s) who wrote "puto" in his district office. The district paid a Native American uncontested unemployment after Nancy Larson intentionally humiliated him in front of peers. Both were subjected to intense hatred, racial slurs, and blatant discrimination. Venice Buhain and Jeanne Gustafson will finally get to the bottom of this corruption by Ricardo Cruz and Nancy Larson.