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Callahan leaves WCS superintendent post after 16 years

By ROB BURGESS Wabash Plain Dealer Editor
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Jan 5, 2021
Jan 5, 2021 Updated Jan 5, 2021

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callahan1 — After 16 years on the job, Wabash City Schools (WCS) superintendent Jason Callahan is leaving his post.
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After 16 years on the job, Wabash City Schools (WCS) superintendent Jason Callahan is leaving his post.

On Tuesday, WCS board president Rod Kelsheimer said following their Monday, Dec. 21 meeting Callahan “made the board aware” of his resignation.

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Rob Burgess, Wabash Plain Dealer editor, may be reached by email at rburgess@wabashplaindealer.com.