Deputy Superintendent

Dr. Karling Aguilera-Fort has been appointed as the Deputy Superintendent in the SFUSD. In this expanded role, Dr. Aguilera-Fort is responsible for integrating all services and departments related to school operations including supervision, curriculum, teaching and learning, programs and services. One of his key areas of focus is to strengthen the culture of support to school sites in order to ensure student success through the achievement of the goals and guardrails put forward by the Board of Education and the Superintendent. 

Dr. Aguilera-Fort returned to SFUSD last school year after serving in two school districts as Superintendent of Schools: Oxnard School District during 2019-2023, and El Rancho Unified School District (ERUSD) from 2017-2019. Upon his return to SFUSD as the Associate Superintendent of Educational Services, Dr. Aguilera-Fort collaborated very closely with the School Division to provide support to school sites in all areas related to teaching and learning. 

Dr. Aguilera-Fort has served as Bilingual Special Education teacher, school principal and assistant superintendent in charge of supervising PK-12 schools in the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD).  His career has focused on ensuring high quality and equitable education for students who historically have not been served properly by our educational system.  Dr. Aguilera-Fort is a firm believer in developing the whole child. He states, “We must support the development of the whole educator in order to provide the tools and mindset to address the needs of the students we receive every day in our classrooms.”

Dr. Aguilera-Fort possesses school site, district, and regional national and international experience across PK- 12 and College levels. Throughout his career as Educational Leader he has supervised, coached, and mentored school and district leaders at all levels.  He has been responsible for overseeing a number of programs created to address the needs of students that historically have not been  served properly by our educational system.  These programs include English Learner Services, Special Education Services, and Standard English Learner Services. These experiences have reinforced his beliefs on leading through a Student-Centered approach.

Email aguilera-fortk1@sfusd.edu.