Nick Salerno currently serves as a coach in the Clear Administrative Credential Program for LACOE. He is coaching five assistant principal in various schools and districts. He previously served as principal at El Monte High School, where his leadership helped the school earn recognition as a California Drop Out Prevention School of the Year, a California Distinguished School and a National Blue Ribbon School. After becoming superintendent, Salerno has continued to put student achievement first. "Human capital is our most precious resource," he said, "so it is especially important to serve in an area where there are high-need students." Salerno's district, with its low socio-economic data and high number of English learners, is one of very few districts to have garnered the College Board's Advanced Placement District of the Year, a national recognition. Correspondingly, the district's schools have exhibited some of the highest growth rates in the state since the inception of No Child Left Behind. Salerno has been honored with the H.B. McDaniel Student Support Services Award, and was most recently named Alumnus of the Year by Cal Poly Pomona's College of Education &and Integrative Studies. Nick served for eight years at Cal Poly Pomona in various capacities, including Coordinator of the Teacher Intern Program, Single Subject Credential Program, and Preliminary Administrative Services Credential Program. He retired in 2022.
1975 California State Polytechnic University - Pomona, B.S.
