Colton board names new superintendent

The Colton school board named its new superintendent April 30. Paul Clark, the current principal of Curlew School, accepted the offer and will start in Colton on July 1.

Clark has been principal of Curlew since July 2015 and previously spent five years as a teacher and principal in Alaska and worked as an elementary school French and Spanish teacher at St. George’s School in Spokane.

“He’s a contemporary educator, he’s a decisive, goal-oriented individual who will continue to lead our school in the right direction,” said Jana Schultheis, Colton school board president.

The board evaluated 10 ca...