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BELEN â The Belen Board of Education selected the next superintendent for Belen Consolidated Schools Tuesday evening. Lawrence Sanchez, who was appointed acting superintendent in November and has been with the district since 1996, will be the top administrator. Lawrence Sanchez Acting superintendent Sanchez was one of 10 applicants vying for the job. The selection committee narrowed the field to five before the board unanimously selected Sanchez on a 3-0 vote. Max Cordova and Larry Lindberg were not at Tuesdayâs meeting. Cordova is the uncle of one of the applicants and recused himself from the entire process, including the vote. Board member Jim Danner nominated Sanchez for the position, with a second from Aubrey Tucker. The two and board president Lisa Chavez voted yes on the nomination. ....
LOS LUNAS â From 12 to three. The Los Lunas Schools Board of Education finalized its shortlist of candidates for the superintendent position on Tuesday, Dec. 8. The three remaining candidates â Ron Hendrix, Dr. Arsenio Romero and Katarina Sandoval â will come before the board on Monday, Dec. 14, in an executive session for a second interview before a new superintendent is chosen. There will be two special meetings on Monday, however. At 9 a.m., the board will meet to approve questions for the candidates for superintendent before interviewing them in a closed session. Later that day, at 5:30 p.m., the board will vote to appoint a new superintendent. ....