TAMWORTH — Sometimes aggressive timelines pay off — that’s what the SAU 13 Search Committee is hoping. The committee believes it has found a successor to Meredith Nadeau as the next superintendent for the district.
The SAU 13 Joint Board, made of the Freedom, Madison and Tamworth school boards, voted unanimously to accept the search committee’s recommendation to hire Dr. Michael Whaland as its next superintendent. While contract details are still being finalized, the Center Harbor resident is expected to take over the helm of the SAU on July 1.
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