Roberta Mahler

$100,000-plus pension club in Capo schools, Coast College

Teri Sforza, OC Watchdog, The Orange County Register We continue our “obnoxious” trek through the Big Public Pension Club of the California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS) – adding to our list of folks collecting more than $100,000 a year from OC school/community college districts … Capistrano Unified School District has 16: Sundra Hartman $194,015.64, James Fleming $141,331.44, Stella Hubert $129,571.68, Geraldine Gordon $119,301.72, Richard Johnson $117,128.40, Anthony Ferruzzo $115,577.16, Elaine Hart $113,209.08, Patrick Levens $112,482.36, Susan MacConaghy $111,425.88, Austin Buffum $110,602.32, James Walshe $110,255.04, Richard Campbell $105,865.68, Lois Anderson $105,126.60, Ronald Dempsey $103,703.52, David Schlesinger $101,996.52, John Hopkins $100,583.88; Centralia Elementary has 4: Roberta Mahler $149522.40...

New Capistrano Unified chief ready to tackle strife

Scott Martindale, The Orange County Register Roberta Mahler describes herself as a catalyst for change who has the skills and track record to bring warring factions together and help restore long-term stability to the politically fractured Capistrano Unified School District. In her first Register interview since she was hired as interim superintendent, the 42-year educator said she understands and is fully prepared to tackle the many challenges facing Orange County's second largest school district…

Anaheim superintendent hired as Capo's chief

Scott Martindale, The Orange County Register Capistrano Unified trustees on Tuesday hired Joseph Farley, the superintendent of Anaheim's 33,700-student high school district, to replace their outgoing interim schools chief – a decision many hope will quell mounting community distrust and dissent in Orange County's second-largest school district. Farley, 59, will be responsible for managing 56 schools and an annual budget of about $372 million. He will assume the post July 1…

Capo's outgoing schools chief to consult

May 11, 2010, Scott Martindale, The Orange County Register Capistrano Unified trustees on Tuesday hired outgoing Interim Superintendent Roberta Mahler, whose one-year contract ends June 7, to stay on in a part-time capacity through Aug. 31. She will work for a maximum of 40 hours a month at $125 an hour, under a consulting contract not to exceed $15,000 total…

Anaheim superintendent named as Capo's finalist

Scott Martindale, The Orange County Register Joseph Farley, the superintendent of Anaheim's 33,700-student high school district for the past five years, has been named the sole finalist to become the next schools chief of the high-performing but politically fractured Capistrano Unified School District. Farley will be responsible for managing 56 schools and an annual budget of about $372 million. He is expected to be officially hired at a school board meeting Tuesday and would assume the post July 1...