School Briefs

Pioneer hires search consultant

The Pioneer School District has hired a consulting firm to help search for a new superintendent.

The Pioneer School Board on March 22 voted unanimously to hire John Bash with Hazard Young Attea & Associates to recommend applicants after parting ways with Jill Diehl after 1 1/2 years. The district will pay him $5,000.

The district considered five firms for the job, said School Board President Sue Day. HYA helped conduct the superintendent search for the Southside School District and others in the region, “so I feel like we’re in good hands,” she said.

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