The Santa Barbara Unified School District boardmembers played a quick round of musical chairs on the dais Monday night before narrowing down the list of firms looking to help the district find its new superintendent.
President Wendy Sims-Moten, who terms out December 2020, left her chair next to Superintendent Cary Matsuoka after Laura Capps was unanimously elected by the board to take Sims-Moten’s spot as president.
“I just have got to tell you, girl, I am so glad that I no longer have to tell people to stop clapping, stop doing this, sit down, all of those things,” Sims-Moten said to Capps, laughing. “But I’ve got to say, I’ve grown so much in this process through all the ups and downs.”