Dissatisfied with applicants, Ketchikan school board says it’s pausing superintendent search until fall Posted by Eric Stone | Jul 2, 2021 Ketchikan’s school board meets in closed session in the Ketchikan High School library in March. (Eric Stone/KRBD) Ketchikan’s school board says it’s pausing its search for a new superintendent. After the board went through 12 applications for the district’s top position, Board Vice President Diane Gubatayao said the board couldn’t select three standouts to interview. “It was the board’s consensus decision that we are unable to move forward with three top candidates from the current pool of applicants. The board desires to have a competitive public process that can best be achieved by reopening the application process in the fall,” she said.