View Comments WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — One of the last group photos of Rocky Killion's 14-year tenure as superintendent of West Lafayette Community School Corporation involved a selection of band students playing a school fight song. The ensemble seemed an appropriate sendoff for a celebrated educator whose start more than three decades earlier came as a choir and band director in Ohio. Killion, who announced his retirement last month, has been the WLCSC superintendent since 2007. Ross Sloat, chief financial officer, was named interim superintendent starting July 1, by unanimous vote Wednesday night. "I am thankful to the Lord for his grace and his mercy," said Killion, choking back a flash of emotion, "I am thankful for my wife, my son, my family. I'm thankful that I've been here for 14 years.