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Wasatch County board names Dr. Garrick Peterson superintendent after nationwide search
Summary
The Wasatch County School District Board of Education announced June 16 that Dr. Garrick Peterson will be the district’s next superintendent after a nationwide search shaped by a 25-person community committee; current superintendent Paul Sweatt said he will leave the office July 1.
The Wasatch County School District Board of Education announced Monday that Dr. Garrick Peterson has been selected as the district’s next superintendent, board member Kim Dickerson said during a special meeting.
Dickerson described a “rigorous nationwide search” led by the Utah School Boards Association and shaped by community input. She told the room that a 25-person committee reviewed 12 applicants, narrowed the field to two finalists and that Peterson “stood out at every phase.”
Why it matters: The district—serving about 7,500 students—will transition leadership as current…
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