Superintendent position scaled back

The Wrenshall school board had planned to interview three full-time candidates for its superintendent vacancy on the first day in May.

But a recommendation Tuesday from the board’s budget committee spoiled the plan, recommending pursuit of a part-time superintendent to replace retiring Kim Belcastro, who is fulfilling a half-time role through the end of the school year.

There’s simply not enough money in the developing 2023-24 budget to accommodate a full-time superintendent, board members first learned during a sometimes tense school board meeting Monday.

“The budget committee recommends that...