wenatchee school board

The board announced Wednesday evening that Dr. Kory Kalahar will be offered a contract to be interim Superintendent for a period of two-years.

The Wenatchee School District (WSD) Board of Directors took action on Tuesday night to address a budget shortfall in excess of $8 million. The board voted in favor of the second of three separate plans that were being considered for dealing with the deficit that will cut at least 75 positions at the district, as well as reduce staffing by 8% over the next two years. ...

The Wenatchee School District (WSD) Board of Directors will hold a special meeting and Executive Session on Wednesday, March 1, to evaluate its three finalists for the position of superintendent. "It is expected that they (the board) will take action at the end of the session," says WSD spokesperson Diana Haglund...

The board adopted the stance Tuesday night in response to a letter from Senator Brad Hawkins, who was asking if there was support for lowering the threshold from 60 percent to 55 percent.

The Wenatchee School District (WSD) has announced the names of its three finalists for superintendent. WSD spokesperson, Diana Haglund, says its taken some time to get to this point in the hiring process. "The search for a superintendent is a lengthy process that our board started last summer. Alo...

The School Board met privately for 15 minutes Tuesday evening before board member Martin Barron kicked off public action on the selection process.

The district has made spending adjustments which resulted in more than $2.8 million in savings from projections last June, and the Board voted Tuesday to use that money to address budget cuts in the next school year of 2023-24.

Approximately 284 responses were gathered from the survey, 277 in English and seven in Spanish.

The board is hoping to have budget scenarios available by mid to late February.

The Wenatchee School District's board of directors will be especially busy in the month of January. The board will meet on three separate occasions in addition to their regularly-scheduled meetings. The first special session on Tuesday, January 10, will be closed to the public for a judicial matter...