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Laclede R-1 announces new superintendent

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The Laclede County R-1 School Board has selected Matthew Searson to serve as superintendent beginning with the 2023-24 school year. The board made the decision Friday. Searson served for many years at Lebanon High School beginning as a social studies teacher and later served as the Junior High Principal.  He then took a position at New Covenant Academy where he served as a superintendent for the last 14 years.  For more on this story, see Wednesday's LCR.