On Tuesday, December 7, 2021, the Evergreen School Board of Directors placed Superintendent Mike Merlino on administrative leave pending the conclusion of an investigation. The School Board of Directors, led by President Victoria Bradford, will retain oversight of the district.

Merlino was appointed interim Superintendent, and then Superintendent, in the Spring of 2019. He first joined the district in 2000.

The School Board has stated the investigation, conducted by an outside third-party investigator, is expected to be concluded in the next several weeks.  However, they also indicated that thoroughness, rather than expediency, is the priority.  No other information about the investigation will be released at this time.