Nevada County’s Superintendent of Schools is calling it a career. Holly Hermansen is retiring at end of July. She’s been in her current position sincee 2007. She did not say if the announcement was planned for the middle of her 4-year term, but did say the decision was made recently…

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Hermansen says there has probably been more changes in education in the last 5 years than all her 30-plus years in the field. Two Board of Education members have formed a committee to review applications, with a successor to be appointed. And what would she tell her replacement?

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Hermansen says during her time in office the level of services has significantly increased, including alternative education for at-risk students, including those who’ve been expelled and habitually truant.