(KNZA)--Riverside school district Superintendent Bob Blair has been hired as the new superintendent of North Lyon County USD 251.
The district's Board of Education made the selection Wednesday evening.
The Emporia Gazette reports Blair has signed a two-year contract, which is set to begin July 1 of this year.
He was among four finalists interviewed for the position.
USD 251 Board President Matt Horton, in a news release, said Blair went above and beyond the qualifications for the job. Horton said they were looking for someone who was upbeat, involved in their schools and involved in their community.
Blair, a native of St. Joseph, Missouri has spent the last twenty-five years as a school administrator, teacher and coach. He has served as superintendent at Riverside USD 114 since the 2017-18 school year and prior to that was principal at Wathena.
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