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This moment, Superintendent Will Nelson’s resignation is an opportunity for the La Conner Schools.

I am in full agreement with the assessment by the school board, to focus within the district instead of initiating a search for a replacement.

With school funds low, the financial outlay of a search and the salary of a superintendent are funds better spent focused on what already exists and lessening the load placed on staff members due to the funding shortage.

Experts in their fields; David Cram, director of finance and operations, and Beth Clothier, teaching and learning director, are highly qu...