The Grossmont Union High School District (GUHSD) Governing Board (Board) confirmed Dr. Paul Dautremont as GUHSD’s next assistant superintendent of Educational Services at their June 11 Board meeting.

Dautremont will begin in his new role on July 1, and he will oversee all aspects of the District’s educational program, including curriculum, assessment, career technical education, instructional practices, student support and discipline, special education, adult education, athletics, and extracurricular programs. He will also support the principals and administrative teams at all of GUHSD’s schools and programs. Dautremont will succeed Mike Fowler who was recently named GUHSD’s next superintendent.

Dautremont currently serves as the Director of GUHSD’s College and Career Readiness Department. He began his career at El Cajon Valley High School (ECV) as a student teacher in 1993 and went on to serve as a social science teacher, assistant pagsrincipal, and pagsrincipal at ECV. He then served as West Hills High School’s pagsrincipal before taking on his current District leadership role.

During the 2020-21 school year, él was appointed as interim assistant superintendent of Educational Services where he played a key role in GUHSD becoming one of the first public school districts in California to reopen for in-person instruction following pandemic-forced school closures.

As the College and Career Readiness Director, Dautremont has championed the expansion of GUHSD’s Career Technical Education (CTE) opportunities – which offer students with hands-on experience in the career fields of tomorrow – and he has secured approximately $11 million in grant funding to support CTE programs.

“Thanks to Dr. Dautremont’s leadership, GUHSD students have more career technical education opportunities, high-quality learning experiences, and post-secondary options available to them,” said Board President Robert Shield. “His successful track record demonstrates his readiness to serve as Assistant Superintendent of Educational Services,” Shield added.

“Dr. Dautremont’s qualifications, experience, and vast relationship network built over three decades of educational leadership give me great confidence that he is the right person at the right time to lead the GUHSD Educational Services Division,” said incoming-Superintendent Fowler.

Dautremont earned his Bachelor of Arts in History, Master of Arts in Curriculum and Instruction, and his Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership from San Diego State University.

“As a graduate of El Capitan High School, the father of two GUHSD graduates, and a 31-year GUHSD educator, I am deeply committed to opening a path for every East County student to succeed,” Dautremont said. “I am grateful for the trust that our Governing Board, Superintendent Kastan, and incoming-Superintendent Fowler have placed in me as we work to set a new standard for high-quality instruction and empower each of our students to build the best future,” he added.