Sacramento City Unified names Dr. Cony McCarn superintendent and approves employment agreement
April 30, 2026 | Sacramento City Unified, School Districts, California
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The Sacramento City Unified School District board on the evening approved Dr. Cony McCarn as superintendent and voted to adopt her employment agreement, which the board said will take effect May 1, 2026.
The board announced the appointment from closed session and then discussed the proposed contract in open session. The agreement sets a base salary of $365,000, provides the same health and welfare benefits available to other certificated administrators, entitles the superintendent to 22 annual vacation days (up to 40 accumulable), and includes an annual $4,800 expense allowance. Board members said the contract replaces the interim agreement the district had in place and runs through June 30, 2028.
President Gan read the closed‑session announcements, including the appointments; Interim Superintendent McCarn and others congratulated Paul Hurl Soua on his appointment as a principal earlier in the meeting. Dr. McCarn addressed the board in accepting the appointment, describing a focus on rebuilding trust, fiscal discipline, and visibility in schools.
Board members moved and seconded the motion to approve the superintendent employment agreement and voted by roll call to adopt it. Member Kayata moved the motion and Member Ibara seconded; the roll call recorded the motion as approved.
Why it matters: The action makes permanent the district's top executive at a time the district is navigating a fiscal recovery plan and major central‑office restructuring. Board members and the new superintendent framed the hire as continuity with local experience: McCarn has worked in the district for decades and — according to the board's statement at the meeting — served most recently as interim superintendent.
What’s next: The approved contract is effective May 1, 2026; the board and staff said they will continue the fiscal recovery and district stabilization work discussed later in the meeting.
The board announced the appointment from closed session and then discussed the proposed contract in open session. The agreement sets a base salary of $365,000, provides the same health and welfare benefits available to other certificated administrators, entitles the superintendent to 22 annual vacation days (up to 40 accumulable), and includes an annual $4,800 expense allowance. Board members said the contract replaces the interim agreement the district had in place and runs through June 30, 2028.
President Gan read the closed‑session announcements, including the appointments; Interim Superintendent McCarn and others congratulated Paul Hurl Soua on his appointment as a principal earlier in the meeting. Dr. McCarn addressed the board in accepting the appointment, describing a focus on rebuilding trust, fiscal discipline, and visibility in schools.
Board members moved and seconded the motion to approve the superintendent employment agreement and voted by roll call to adopt it. Member Kayata moved the motion and Member Ibara seconded; the roll call recorded the motion as approved.
Why it matters: The action makes permanent the district's top executive at a time the district is navigating a fiscal recovery plan and major central‑office restructuring. Board members and the new superintendent framed the hire as continuity with local experience: McCarn has worked in the district for decades and — according to the board's statement at the meeting — served most recently as interim superintendent.
What’s next: The approved contract is effective May 1, 2026; the board and staff said they will continue the fiscal recovery and district stabilization work discussed later in the meeting.
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