CONWAY — The SAU 9 Superintendent Search Committee is scheduled to meet today to begin its third search for a successor to Kevin Richard, who is set to retire on June 30.
While the committee remains intact, some members of the SAU 9 Board and the committee would like to see some changes — such as, they do not want school employees to be “hiring their next boss.”
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