Rudy Castruita

Education

Bachelor in Social Science, Utah State University, 1966; Master of Science in School Administration, Utah State University, 1967; Doctor of Education, University of Southern California, 1983.

Career

Director economics opportunity program, City of El Monte, California, 1966-1967; secondary teacher, counselor, program coordinator, El Monte Union High School District, 1967-1975; assistant principal Mountain View High School, El Monte Union High School District, 1975-1980; principal Los Alamitos (California) High School, Los Alamitos Unified School District, 1980-1985; assistant superintendent secondary division, Santa Ana (California) Unified School District, 1985-1987; associate superintendent secondary division, Santa Ana (California) Unified School District, 1987-1988; superintendent, Santa Ana (California) Unified School District, 1988-1994; superintendent schools, San Diego County, since 1994. Adjunct Professor California State University, Long Beach, 1981-1988, member of advisory committee department.ednl. administration, 1983-1986. Adjunct Professor U. San Francisco, 1984-1988.

Member State Teacher of Year Selection Committee, 1988, Student Teacher Education ProjectCoun., Bachelor of Science 620 Healthy Start Committee, Bachelor of Science 1274 Restructuring Committee, Joint Task Force Articulation, State High School Task Force. Member Latino eligibility study University of California, member educational leadership institute. Member state advanced.coun.

Superintendent Public Instruction. Delta Epsilon lecturer University of Southern California. Representative Education Summit.

Member selection committee California Ednl. Initiatives Fund; co-chair subcommittee at risk youth California Education Committee, 1989. Mentor superintendent HarvardUrban Superintendent's Program, since 1993.

Achievements

• Rudy Castruita has been listed as a noteworthy School system administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Chair Orange County History Advisory Council, South El Monte Coordinating Council. Member executive county Santa Ana 2000. Member articulation county Rancho Santiago Community College District.

Active Hacienda Heights Recreation and Parks Commission, Santa Ana City Council Stadium Blue Ribbon Committee. Executive director Orange County county Boy Scouts American. Member of advisory committee Bowers Museum.

Member Executive Board El Monte Boys Club. Honorary lifetime member California Parent-Teachers Association. Board directors Santa Ana Boys and Girls Club, Orange County Philharmonic Society, Santa Ana Pvt.Industry Council, El Monte-South El Monte Consortium, Drug Use is LifeAbuse, EDUCARE school education University of Southern California.

Member ASCD, Association California School Adminstrs. (representative region XVII secondary principles committee 1981-1985, presenter region XVII 1984, California Superintendent of Year award 1991, Marcus Foster award 1991), California School Bds. Association (member policy and analysis committee), Association California Urban School district (president since 1992), Orange County Supts.

(president), Santa Ana Chamber of Commerce (board directors), Delta Epsilon (president 1990-1991), Phi Delta Kappa. U C.