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For those who are ravenously waiting to hear whether Guilford County School Supt. Terry Grier will take a job on the west coast, here is a nugget of news from the SanDiego Union-Tribune:

"SAN DIEGO -- More than three weeks after it hoped to make a decision on a new superintendent, the San Diego school board appears to be focusing its attention on North Carolina educator Terry Grier, who has headed that state's third-largest district since 2000."

The journalists in San Diego know what we know -- that Grier is one of only two superintendents in the country to have admitted he is up for the job. And, it appears that he might be the only candidate that the school board visited.

But is he their top candidate? That requires you to read the tea leaves, since both Grier and the San Diego school board have been mum since he announced his candidacy in December.

Board chairwoman Katherine Nakamura said she can't divulge what the board has been up to in the regular closed-door sessions it has held since mid-December without hurting their search process. She couldn't say whether they were close to reaching a deal with a candidate or not.

The California board has one more closed session tonight at 6 p.m. Eastern time. We'll let you know if they name their next superintendent.

***** UPDATE ******

The San Diego trustees met at 11 a.m. Pacific time, and adjourned with no news to report. They will meet again Jan. 17. Check out the story online for more info.