In an interview with The Times, Cortines said he planned to meet with senior staff on Monday “first thing.”
“I’ve been asked to help them and others in the district solve the issues that confront the district at this time,” he said. “Some of these issues cannot be solved overnight.”
As head of the LAUSD, Deasy, 53, oversaw a continued rise in student performance during a period of financial cuts. But he could not overcome election day setbacks, poor relations with teachers and two back-to-back technology debacles.
Referring to the district’s investigation into the questionable circumstances surrounding Deasy’s initiative to provides iPads to students and faculty, the school board said in its statement that it “does not believe that the superintendent engaged in any ethical violations or unlawful acts.”