San Luis Obispo County Schools

Dr. James Brescia is the San Luis Obispo County Superintendent of Schools and a clinical faculty member in the Educational Leadership and Administration Program at the California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. He previously served as the interim superintendent for the Paso Robles Joint Unified School District and the superintendent of the Cayucos Elementary School District.  

He enjoys teaching organizational theory, educational leadership, educational finance, school site leadership, and instructional evaluation. Dr. Brescia’s writing and research interests include: school leadership, instructional leadership, and problem-solving-based training of educational leaders. He has peer-reviewed articles published in both national and international journals. 

Dr. Brescia holds a bachelor's degree in Psychology from the University of California, San Diego; a master's degree in Humanities from California State University Dominguez Hills; a master's degree in Educational Administration from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo; and a doctorate in Educational Leadership from the University of California Santa Barbara. He earned his basic teaching credentials from the University of California San Diego, and his California Professional Administrative Services Credential from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.