Here's a look at some other recent—and less contentious—shifts in K-12 leadership:

Shahe Bagdasarian will replace Michael Riordan in June as superintendent of Oak Lawn Community High School District #229. Riordan has led the Chicago-area district for 15 years.
Jorge L. Arredondo stepped down as superintendent of Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD in Texas on Nov. 28, after holding the post for three years. Alejandro Elias was named interim superintendent.
Ponca City Public Schools Superintendent Shelley Arrott will retire from the Oklahoma district at the end of the year after nearly four decades in education. Arrott will become CEO of the city’s chamber of commerce.
Joe Koch, a deputy superintendent in the Waukesha School District, has been named superintendent of the Mukwonago Area School District starting in July 2023. Both districts are in Wisconsin.
Superintendent William E. Harner, who is also a 20-year Army veteran, will retire at the end of the 2022-23 school year after serving the Quakertown Community School District in Pennsylvania for a decade.
Superintendent James Craig will resign from Sibley-Ocheyedan School District in Iowa at the end of the 2022-23 academic year, nwestiowa.com reported.

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