Superintendent hiring process starts inside

Cheney School Board will invite small number of in-district candidates to apply for retiring Larry Keller's position, foregoing a full search for now

By BECKY THOMAS

Staff Reporter

The Cheney School Board chose last week to look inward to hire the district's next superintendent.

While the current and previous superintendents were both chosen from a pool of candidates after an open application process, this time the board will invite one or more current Cheney School District employees to apply for the position. The method is called a successor strategy, and district consultant Les Portner—who...