Superintendent search opens to external as well as internal candidates

What happened

The board voted 4–0 to consider both internal and external candidates for the next superintendent, reversing its August 12 internal-only decision. The current superintendent had announced a December 31, 2026 final working day and January 1 retirement.

Why it matters to families

The revised search broadens the pool for the district’s chief executive while succession planning proceeds. The vote did not announce a replacement or establish that a particular candidate was favored.

The evidence

The September 1 motion expressly allows both internal and external candidates. August’s discussion had mixed questions about candidate eligibility with who would run the search; this later motion resolves eligibility. One trustee was absent. No successor was announced in the reviewed recordings through October 14.

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