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The Central Valley School District board of directors decided to
stay in-house by selecting Mike Pearson as its permanent superintendent
at its Monday night meeting.
Pearson, a district employee for over 25 years, has been serving
as interim superintendent since May.
District officials say the announcement will end up saving the
district money, putting an early end to a search that involved contracting
with a local consulting firm.
"We will have saved money and we will have saved time,"
said district spokesman Skip Bonuccelli. "The idea is if you're
pleased with what you have now, why continue the process?"
Bonuccelli said the decision came after the first phase of the
search which involved six community meetings and a review of letters
from local residents.
For his part, Pearson remarked that he was "very happy"
with the appointment, but said when the announcement came, he had
his mind on the district's looming fiscal challenges.
"Actually, I was more focused on the budgets, so I didn't
have a lot to say," he said.
Pearson attended a superintendent certification school offered
by Washington State University three years ago. He was named the
district's assistant superintendent in 2001.
"We really wouldn't have stopped the search if we didn't feel
he was the best person for the job," said Ann Long, the district's
board president. "He really has the best interests of the district
at heart."
In other news from Monday's meeting, the board voted for another
$154,500 in cuts for the upcoming school year. Overall, the district
has trimmed $550,000 from next year's budget.
A decision on the four-period day at the district's two high schools
could come by the board's Jan. 26 meeting, Long said.
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