Tonight, the Salt Lake City Board of Education unanimously voted to appoint Dr. Martin W. Bates as interim superintendent of the Salt Lake City School District. He will serve in this role while the Board of Education works to identify and hire a new superintendent.
After more than thirty years in education, Dr. Martin W. Bates retired in 2021. Initially a special education and math teacher, he later served in various school and district administrative positions, his last 11 years as superintendent of the Granite School District. Following the departure of Superintendent Gadson, Dr. Bates agreed to come out of retirement and serve as interim superintendent of the Salt Lake City School District while the Board of Education works to identify and hire a new superintendent.
Dr. Bates is a proud Highland High School Ram (he can still sing the school song in its entirety). He and his wife, Donna, are the parents of eight children, all of them graduates of the Salt Lake City School District.
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