Dr. Cesar Morales
Dr. Cesar Morales was appointed as Ventura County Superintendent of Schools by the Ventura County Board of Education in 2021, becoming the first Latino and first person of color to hold the office since it was created in 1873. During the coronavirus pandemic, he has played an instrumental role in helping school districts respond to the pandemic and in securing timely vaccinations for educators.
As County Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Morales leads Ventura County Office of Education (VCOE), an agency that employs more than 700 people and provides teacher training and administrative support services to all of Ventura County’s 20 school districts. VCOE also operates schools for students with special needs and at-risk students and provides career education for students countywide. Dr. Morales is focused on meeting the needs of Ventura County’s students, school employees and school districts in the pos- pandemic era. He is also committed to addressing diversity, equity and inclusion issues in local schools.
Prior to his appointment as County Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Morales serverd as the Deputy Superintendent for VCOE. He first joined VCOE in 2019 as Associate Superintendent of Student Services. Before that, he served for nearly six years as the Superintendent of Oxnard School District. He has held leadership roles in the Lawndale and Lennox School Districts in Los Angeles county. He also has experience in the classroom as a middle school and high school teacher.
Dr. Morales received his Doctor of Education degree from UCLA and his master’s and bachelor’s degrees from Loyola Marymount University. Dr. Morales serves on a number of local nonprofit boards, including the First 5 Ventura County Commission and Assemblymember Jacqui Irwins Educational Advisory Committee. He is also a past President of the California Association of Latino Superintendents and Administrators. Dr. Morales is recent recipient of the El Concilio Latino Leadership Award and was recognized in Washington D.C. as a “Leader to Learn From” award recipient from Education Week magazine in 2017
Dr. Morales for County Superintendent of Schools 2022 