LAMORINDA WEEKLY | Superintendent Zinn announces her retirement

After 38 years in education, longtime leader of the Lafayette School District, Rachel Zinn, announced her retirement as superintendent on Jan. 5. According to a memo sent to Lafayette families and community members, Zinn said she made the decision to retire at the end of August.

"There aren't words to convey how much I have loved the 12 years I have spent working in this very special District," she wrote. "It has been an incredible, amazing journey with so many special memories that I will treasure forever. To be able to serve the community in which I live and to get to have the opportunity to connect with so many of you has been one of the greatest privileges of my career."

The governing board will begin conducting a formal search process to find the next superintendent.

- J. Wake