Harriet Wolfe announced Wednesday morning that she will retire as superintendent of Sedalia School District 200 at the end of the 2011-12 academic year.
Wolfe has led the district since June 2008, when she was hired to succeed Doug Ebersold; at the time, she was serving as assistant superintendent in charge of finance and buildings and grounds. Wolfe made her announcement at a gathering of all district teachers, administrators and support staff at the Heckart Performing Arts Center at Smith-Cotton High School. She revealed news of her retirement after informing the crowd that, for the first time since the 2004-05 school year, the Sedalia district got all 14 points in its annual performance report from the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
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