Andrea Castañeda named new Salem-Keizer Public Schools superintendent

Andrea Castañeda, head of Tulsa (Oklahoma) Public Schools' personnel office, will be the next Salem-Keizer Public Schools superintendent. The Salem...

March 8, 2023
8:02 AM

Andrea Castañeda, head of Tulsa (Oklahoma) Public Schools' personnel office, will be the next Salem-Keizer Public Schools superintendent. The Salem-Keizer School Board voted unanimously to hire Castañeda Tuesday night and approved a contract with a starting base salary of $285,000 per year. "Public schools are our most important institutions, and the joyful and challenging and important work of leading it is – it's a privilege to spend a lifetime doing it, and it will be a privilege to spend the 24 hours in my days and 7 days in my weeks doing it in Salem-Keizer with all of you," Castañeda said following the vote.

Tracy Loew