Santa Clara County education leader subject of closed door meeting

The Santa Clara County Board of Education has tried to turn a page after the dramatic firing of its former superintendent set off uproar and internal spending probes. Trouble could be brewing with its newest superintendent. On Monday, board trustees met behind closed doors for a special meeting that flagged an emerging, but unspecified issue with Superintendent David Toston. The agenda item was labeled “Public Employee/Charges/Complaint.” Toston — who oversees 1,400 employees and myriad special education programs for the county’s 33 school districts — is the only public employee of the board, which selects the superintendent and votes on district…