Richie Romero, EdD | Source | Deputy Superintendent at California Online Public Schools

Dr. Romero is the Deputy Superintendent for California Online Public Schools. Prior to joining the team in 2018, he spent 20 years serving communities as a high school science teacher, high school co-administrator, and middle and high school principal.

Most recently, Dr. Romero served as the principal of William J. “Pete” Knight High School for three years, a large high school with 3,000 students, 80% of whom receive free or reduced lunch. During his tenure there, Dr. Romero and his team were able to achieve revalidation as an AVID National Demonstration School. The high school’s Career Technical Education academy was also recognized by Advance CTE as the best STEM based program in the nation for 2018.

Previously, Dr. Romero was the principal of Keppel Academy Middle School for five years, a small, rural middle school with 80% of its students receiving free or reduced lunch. In 2010, when Dr. Romero arrived, the school was on the brink of state sanctions. By 2015, the school was honored as a Gold Ribbon School.

Dr. Romero earned his bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from the University of California, Irvine. He earned a master’s degree in Educational Administration from California State University, Bakersfield and a doctorate in Organizational Leadership from the University of La Verne. He has also served as an adjunct professor for 7 years at the University of La Verne in the Secondary Education Department teaching in the credentialing program.