BARTLETT — The Bartlett School Board wrestled for 30 minutes on Tuesday night to find the fairest way to pick two residents out of the 12 who applied to serve on the principal search committee.
Joe Yahna announced in December he would retire in June after serving as a teacher for 21 years and spending the last six as principal of Josiah Bartlett Elementary School.
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