Ted D Kimbrough

Ted D. Kimbrough, superintendent of the troubled Compton Unified School District, has been chosen to head the Chicago school system--the third-largest educational system in the nation and one that has been accused of having the worst schools in America. A spokesman for the Chicago school board said that Kimbrough, 54, will be named superintendent at a press conference Monday and will assume his $175,000-a-year post in January.

Ted D. Kimbrough, superintendent of the troubled Compton Unified School District, has been chosen to head the Chicago school system--the third-largest educational system in the nation and one that has been accused of having the worst schools in America. A spokesman for the Chicago school board said that Kimbrough, 54, will be named superintendent at a press conference Monday and will assume his $175,000-a-year post in January.

A Los Angeles judge has ruled that former Compton Unified School District maintenance director Henry Wilson was not wrongfully terminated in May, 1983, when trustees fired him for allegedly being dishonest and using district employees and supplies to perform private services. According to a statement issued by Supt. Ted D.

Supt. Ted D. Kimbrough of Compton has been named California Superintendent of the Year by the American Assn. of School Administrators. Kimbrough, 52, has led the Compton Unified School District for five years. He is being honored for his work in eliminating the district's continuation schools and helping problem students back into mainstream classes. He also has instituted various programs to improve communication between the district and its employees.

J.L. Handy, former assistant superintendent of the Sacramento schools, was named Friday to head the Compton Unified School District. He has a three-year contract and an annual salary of $100,000. Handy was chosen by trustees of the 26,000-student district after a nationwide search. Among the five finalists for the job was Compton Deputy Supt. Elisa L. Sanchez, who has been acting superintendent for the past seven months. She will return to her post as deputy on Sept.

A Compton school board member has blamed Supt. Ted D. Kimbrough for fostering emotional stress that now has her seeking lifetime medical benefits from the district. At a hearing on her claim for worker's compensation, Compton Unified School District Trustee Bernice Woods complained of a variety of mental and physical ailments that have plagued her since Kimbrough was hired in 1981. Kimbrough and the school system deny causing any of Woods' discomfort.

In a special meeting last week, the Compton Unified School District board agreed to let Supt. Ted D. Kimbrough out of his contract so that he can become head of the Chicago public school system. The 54-year-old Kimbrough has been selected by the Chicago school board to head the third-largest school district in the country. He is to assume his new job in January and will resign his Compton post the same month, although the exact date has not been set.

Bitter division suddenly melted into unanimity Tuesday, when the Compton Unified School District board voted 7 to 0 to approve a $96.5-million operating budget submitted for the coming year by Supt. Ted D. Kimbrough. "I think everyone realized that the law requires you to have a budget," said board president Kelvin Filer. "Of course, it's not etched in stone--there is some flexibility."

Public school administrators and striking teachers have agreed to ask an administrative law judge to help negotiate a settlement in the two-month contract dispute that has cost the Compton Unified School District at least $3 million. Although most of the district's 1,400 teachers did not show up for work Wednesday morning for the eighth time since the on-again, off-again strike began, Supt. Ted D.

For the second time in four days, more than 1,200 Compton Unified School District teachers stayed away from classes Friday to protest pay levels and working conditions. Supt. Ted D. Kimbrough said the two job actions have cost the district more than $500,000 in state revenues based on student attendance. About 75% of the district's 27,000 students were out of school Friday, Kimbrough said. Wiley Jones, executive director of the Compton Education Assn.

Deputy Supt. Elisa L. Sanchez has been named acting superintendent of the Compton Unified School District now that former Supt. Ted D. Kimbrough has left to assume his new duties as head of the Chicago school system. The district's Board of Education is conducting a nationwide search for a new superintendent. Administrators already working in the district who want to apply for the post of superintendent will also be considered for the job, said board member Kelvin D. Filer.