Next year will be Brad Pollitt’s 20th year in the Sedalia school district. It also will be his first as superintendent.
During a Wednesday morning news conference, Sedalia School District 200 Board of Education President Dr. Jeff Sharp announced that Pollitt will succeed Harriet Wolfe as superintendent when she retires at the end of the 2012-13 school year. Pollitt, 51, currently is assistant superintendent.
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