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FUSD's Chief Academic Officer Named Superintendent of SoCal District
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By Nancy Price, Multimedia Journalist
Published 5 days ago on
December 31, 2024

Dr. Natasha Baker is leaving as Fresno Unified's chief academic officer for a new job in Southern California. (GV Wire Composite)

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Dr. Natasha Baker, who has served as Fresno Unified School District’s chief academic officer for two years and seven months, is leaving for a new job as superintendent of the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District.

Norwalk-La Mirada is a 15,000-student district in Los Angeles County.

Baker, who had replaced longtime chief academic officer Kim Mecum at Fresno Unified, had previously served as superintendent of the 4,300-student Banning Unified School District in Riverside County.

In a statement posted on Norwalk-La Mirada Unified’s website, Baker said she’s “super excited about listening to and learning from our staff, community, parents, and students. Together, we can build on the wonderful successes of Norwalk-La Mirada, support one another, and work together to achieve even greater success. With great optimism, I am looking forward to engaging with our team whose focus is on every student to be future ready as our promise!”

Her first day of work at Norwalk-La Mirada is Wednesday.

According to news reports in Southern California, Norwalk-La Mirada is being sued by two former students after a teacher was found guilty of sexual abuse. In addition, the district recently booted Planned Parenthood as the contractor operating a wellness center at one high school after parents expressed their outrage.

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Nancy Price,
Multimedia Journalist
Nancy Price is a multimedia journalist for GV Wire. A longtime reporter and editor who has worked for newspapers in California, Florida, Alaska, Illinois and Kansas, Nancy joined GV Wire in July 2019. She previously worked as an assistant metro editor for 13 years at The Fresno Bee. Nancy earned her bachelor's and master's degrees in journalism at Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism. Her hobbies include singing with the Fresno Master Chorale and volunteering with Fresno Filmworks. You can reach Nancy at 559-492-4087 or Send an Email

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