White heads home to Twisp; Read is new superintendent

Suellen White attended her final school board meeting in Odessa June 24. Board chairman Ed Deife thanked her for her service to the Odessa School District for the past six years. He also introduced and welcomed Dan Read, the incoming superintendent, whose contract begins July 1.

White thanked the board and community for allowing her to be the superintendent for the past six years. She said she had planned to accept the job only for one year when she first took it on. But she loved the school and community so much and saw so many challenges that could be met that she asked the board to allow he...