CONWAY — A week into the job, new SAU 13 Superintendent Dr. Michael Whaland sees plenty of positives moving forward.
Most recently Whaland, 38, was curriculum director in the Raymond School District of SAU 33 and a lecturer at Plymouth State University.
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