Contract extended for superintendent

Dr. Dennis Carlson’s contract as superintendent of schools was extended for an additional year by the Grand Coulee Dam School District board Monday night.

The extension will take Carlson’s contract through June 30, 2016. This is the second extension of Carlson’s contract.

Carlson came to the district in 2010, and immediately started working on funding for the district’s new school complex, which was completed in September.

Carlson has stated that he would like to continue with the effort to develop the new gym before he retires from the district.

He and his wife plan on building a new home in the area. Carlson has been commuting from a home the couple owns in Pateros, which barely escaped being burned in last summer’s Carlton Complex fire.

In other action Monday night, the board accepted the resignation of one of its own. Susan Chaffee, who has been a member of the board for over eight years, announced that she will be moving with members of her family to Australia for a year. Her resignation was effective after the meeting.