New candidate declarations continued to trickle in at the Clark County Elections Department on Wednesday, bringing the total number of local people seeking public office up to 97 as of 5 p.m.
Wendy Smith, the Vancouver school board’s most senior director and a past president, has announced she’ll seek a second term as a board director for Clark County’s second-largest school district.
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Vancouver School Board names Camas superintendent Jeff Snell as next top administrator
Pending contract negotiations, Snell begins as VPS superintendent July 1
Published: March 3, 2021, 9:29pm
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The Vancouver Public Schools Board of Directors unanimously voted Wednesday night to appoint Camas schools Superintendent Jeff Snell as Vancouver Public Schools’ next top administrator.
Pending contract negotiations, Snell begins superintendent duties of Clark County’s second-largest school district and ninth-largest statewide July 1.
Snell was chosen after a nationwide search that began in late 2020 and drew 34 applicants to replace outgoing Superintendent Steve Webb. Snell spent the past 10 years in top-level district administration in the Camas School District, including serving as superintendent since 2016.
Schools chief Steve Webb put on leave by Vancouver Public Schools board
Interim replacement set to be named in special board meeting on Thursday
Published: February 10, 2021, 3:00pm
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Vancouver Public Schools Board of Directors unanimously voted to place Superintendent Steve Webb on administrative leave Tuesday and plan to appoint an interim replacement for him Thursday.
The vote, which came as the board is involved in negotiations regarding Webb’s contract, followed a closed-door executive session to discuss the performance of a public employee Tuesday night.
Webb, superintendent since 2008, was in attendance during Tuesday’s meeting on Zoom, but he did not reappear once board members reconvened from executive session. He did not respond to requests for comment Wednesday.