Ackerman on the offensive
She also blasted district Chief Financial Officer Michael Masch.
"I never understood the numbers that I was given by my CFO," Ackerman said. She said she'd never had that problem before in other districts where she'd worked. She said she asked Masch to step down, and thought that was part of her undoing.
"I feel like I was David against Goliath, and in this case, David didn't win," she said.
Of Acting Superintendent Leroy Nunery, who had been her deputy, she said, "I hope that he will do the right thing. He is a good man. Let’s see if he can withstand the pressure that will be put on him."