Monday, June 10, 2013

On Saturday, June 8, 2013, the Board of Trustees voted to appoint Stanley Dobbs as Interim Superintendent for the Hayward Unified School District (HUSD).  The district and Mr. Dobbs will now begin the process of negotiating the terms of his contract. The anticipated start date for Mr. Dobbs is July 1, 2013.  Mr. Dobbs, serving as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), is coming to HUSD from San Diego Unified.

As San Diego’s CFO, Mr. Dobbs was responsible for the Finance Division which works to enhance and foster the institutional effectiveness of the San Diego Unified School District.  The CFO is responsible for the financial functions of the district and directs and coordinates the departments of:

• Budget Development
• Budget Operations - Academics
• Budget Operations - Business
• Office of the Controller 
• Payroll

The Finance Division is tasked to offer "High Tech/High Touch" financial services to all of San Diego Unified’s partners to help ensure the efficient use of district resources. 

Before joining San Diego Unified, Mr. Dobbs served as Hayward Unified’s Assistant Superintendent of Business.  In this position, he advised the Superintendent and Board on all matters pertaining to district business, operations, technology, and related services. His areas of oversight included accounting, finance, budgeting, payroll, operations, maintenance/grounds, custodial, purchasing, technology, transportation, child nutrition, strategic and risk management, warehousing, government relations, and facilities/construction management. In addition, Stan led the Fiscal Integrity and Transparency Advisory Group (FITAG), and, after business hours, assisted with the successful Measure “G” Parcel Tax Campaign.

Mr. Dobbs is a retired US Navy Commander who, in his final assignment with Naval Aviation, supported the global operations and business management of over 200,000 personnel, 3,800 aircraft, 11 aircraft carriers, 29 air stations and the execution of an annual budget of over $40 billion dollars. His management strategies in process improvements significantly increased mission readiness and resulted in an operating savings of over $1.8 billion in 18 months. 

Stan has a distinguished list of business and military accolades. In July 2008, he was recognized in a Pentagon-sponsored ceremony as the Military Logistics / Business Officer of the Year. He also received the MIT Sloan School of Management, IDIQ Pioneer Award for Information and Data Quality Engineering. 

Mr. Dobbs has been very involved in various youth development and civic organizations, including the San Diego Urban League Diversity Advisory Council.

The board looks forward to establishing a productive, collaborative working relationship with Mr. Dobbs which will allow us to continue on our path of school improvement. Mr. Dobbs has expressed his support of Rigor, Responsibility, and Results as a way to ensure that HUSD meets the needs of our entire school community.