Roots in Vancouver Public Schools run deep for interim chief Kathy Everidge Published: February 21, 2021, 6:03am Share: Kathy Everidge Kathy Everidge has spent decades in Vancouver Public Schools as a student and educator. Now she is tasked with leading the district through the final months of a most unusual 2020-21 school year as in-person learning and school activities slowly return. Last week, Everidge was appointed interim superintendent by the school board and will serve in the top job until a new superintendent begins duties July 1, pending contract negotiations. The board unanimously voted to part ways with Steve Webb, the district’s superintendent since 2008, by advancing his retirement date ahead of the originally scheduled timeline. The board is in the final stages of hiring a permanent superintendent; the search to replace Webb began in late 2020.