L.A. Offices Try To Banish The Bureaucracy
Los Angeles
Dale W. Vigil has had an opportunity that few school administrators can even imagine.
As one of 11 new "local district" superintendents in the vast school system here, Mr. Vigil is building a central-office operation from the ground up. He has handpicked most of his 100-plus staff members and is eagerly waiting to move from downtown to the former supermarket that is being renovated as his District J headquarters.
Along with the opportunity to set up shop near the schools he oversees, however, come huge challenges. His 62,000 students live in the southeast fringes of the Los Angeles Unified School District and attend some of its most...
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