West Valley board calls for ‘redo’ in choosing new superintendent

West Valley School District’s Board of Trustees will hold a special meeting today to redo its vote selecting a new superintendent following a “procedural glitch” at a previous meeting.

The special meeting starts at 4 p.m. in the school library. There are two items on the agenda: “Board discussion and action regarding superintendent candidates” and “Board ratification of superintendent contract.”

The board unanimously voted to hire West Valley Interim Superintendent Richard Gross at a Feb. 6 meeting identified as a hiring committee meeting, but included the full board’s participation. After the meeting, Board Chair Marilyn Hedstrom called Gross to offer the position, which he said he accepted, pending approval of a contract.