By Terry Murry on Monday, January 13th, 2025 in Columbia Basin News More Top Stories
PENDLETON – The Pendleton School District Board of Directors meets at 6 p.m. today at district headquarters on Northwest 10th Street. One of the items on the agenda is firming up the process of hiring a new school superintendent. Superintendent Kevin Headings will step down from that post on June 30.
The board will vote on a proposed timeline for the hiring process. It begins this month with a special meeting to discuss the questions to be asked of the applicants as well as the process that will be taken.
The deadline for applications is Feb. 3. Then, on Feb. 24, the board would review those applications and select the finalists.
On March 10 the proposal suggests the board not hold its regular meeting. Instead, the directors would spend an entire day conducting in-person interviews of the finalists. The plan states the board will make a selection during the week of March 17.
The first day on the job for the new superintendent will be July 1. The meeting is open to the public. It will also be streamed. For instructions email Ronda Thornburg at rthornburg@pendletonsd.org.