Monterey County schools chief Nancy Kotowski had a pretty friendly relationship with the former California public instruction czar Jack O'Connell, and something tells me that won't be the case with the new one.
Tom Torlakson, a former teacher, was sworn in as the 27th California Superintendent of Public Instruction Monday at Mt. Diablo High School, where he once taught science and world history. Torlakson has tapped former Monterey County Superintendent of Schools Bill Barr as part of his transition team. Some of you may remember that Barr had given his blessing for Kotowski to follow in his footsteps, but that relationship went sour at some point. Donna Alonso-Vaughan ran against Kotowski with Barr's blessings.
As a former teacher, Torlakson is friendly to the teacher's union, and Kotowski incurred the wrath of the unions when she armed wrestled the King City Teacher's Association and won -- eventually, they agreed to a huge paycut.
Don't expect to see Torlakson coming to fund raise for Kotowski, like O'Connell did in several occasions.
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