Oakland Unified Superintendent Kyla Johnson-Trammell, left, tours the newly merged Elmhurst United Middle School with Principal Kilian Betlach and Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf on Aug. 12. (Photo by Theresa Harrington/EdSource)

When Kyla Johnson-Trammell was selected to be superintendent of the Oakland school district two and a half years ago, one reason she got the job was because of her deep roots in California’s eighth-largest city.

Johnson-Trammell grew up in Oakland, attended its schools as a child and then spent her entire career in the district as a teacher, principal and administrator.

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