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EDUCATION CLARK COUNTY DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT HEADED NORTH By Paul Takahashistaff writer C key member of Jones' reform-minded cabinet this year. lark County Deputy Superintendent Pedro Martinez has accepted the posi- tion of superintendent of the Washoe County School District, officials con- firmed June 29. After three public town-hall meet- ings that week, Washoe County school board members voted to name Mar- tinez, pending negotiations, as the re- placement for Heath Morrison, who was recently named superintendent of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools in North Carolina. Washoe is the second- largest district in Nevada, serving more than 62,000 students in 102 schools. "My ties to education in Northern Nevada are strong, and I look forward to working with this dynamic team of professionals to further the education of every child in Washoe County," Mar- tinez said in a statement. Washoe's school board president, Ken Grein, said he was excited to welcome Martinez back to the Reno-based dis- trict. Other board members praised Martinez's leadership experience and history and knowledge of the county. He was one of five finalists for the job. Clark County Schools Superintendent Dwight Jones — who hired Martinez last summer — congratulated Martinez and thanked him for his work in Clark About a year ago, Martinez came to Las Vegas from Washoe County, where he served a similar deputy superinten- dent role. Although Martinez was never a schoolteacher or principal, he has been credited with helping raise high school graduation rates in both coun- ties. uates of Martinez and Morrison are both grad- the Broad Superintendents Academy, which advocates for a corpo- rate mind- set in education. Morrison, who was named 2012 Superintendent of the Year, brought Martinez to Washoe County. MOVING ON: Clark County Deputy Superintendent Pedro Martinez has accepted the superintendent position for the Washoe County School District. County , which Jones credits for helping raise test scores and graduation rates. "The Clark County School District has been fortunate to have Mr. Martinez this school year to direct our efforts to raise the academic bar for all students," Jones said in a statement. "We are pleased to see encouraging signs of improvement in schools throughout Clark County." 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SOUTHERN NEVADA CHAPTER 7 CHRISTOPHER DEVARGAS Martinez was previously the regional superintendent and the chief financial officer for the Chicago Public Schools — the nation's third-largest district serv- ing 409,000 students — under U.S. Secre- tary of Education Arne Duncan. which would make for a stronger re- lationship between the northern and southern school districts. Together, those districts serve nearly 90 percent of Nevada's K-12 students. That alliance is likely to pave the way for more educa- tion reforms during the 2013 legislative session. As deputy superintendent of instruc- tion in Clark County, Martinez, 42, over- saw classroom instruction and was a Martinez, who was born in Mexico but grew up in Chicago, comes from a fi- nance background. He earned a bache- lor's degree in accounting from the Uni- versity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and an MBA from DePaul University. Jones said the School District would launch a search for a new deputy super- intendent. A process and schedule has not been determined yet.