The change was made during an emergency meeting Saturday morning to address the firing of superintendent German Cerda.
He was dismissed Thursday night without explanation.
The abrupt firing so close to the start of the year has left parents angry and confused.
"Unless you know you found something that was absolutely totally horrible about this person, well then let the people know that there's something horrible that happened, and that's why you let them go. But eight days before school begins?" said David Williams, a parent. "Everybody out here is angry because they are not being transparent."
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Cerda had been superintendent for less than a year.
He came in because the board also fired the previous superintendent.
The first day of school is August 13.
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