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La Conner School District Superintendent Will Nelson, the face of the local district for the past three years, is about to do an about face in terms of his professional career path.

Nelson announced in an email to district staff last Friday that he will leave his position in June as lead administrator at La Conner Schools to accept a teaching post with Western Washington University in Bellingham.

In an email delivered as students and staff embarked on their weeklong spring break, Nelson did not divulge a specific reason for his departure other than the WWU faculty opportunity.

“I’m looking for...