The Beverly Hills Unified School District (BHUSD) Board voted unanimously on April 15 to approve the contract for the district’s new superintendent, Alex Cherniss, Ed.D. At a previous closed session on April 10, the board voted 3-2 to approve Cherniss’ appointment, with Board President Rachelle Marcus and Board Member Amanda Stern voting against it.
Neither Marcus nor Stern addressed the reasons for their changed votes at the April 15 meeting and had not responded to requests for comment as of press time.