Templeton passed over in bid for Kent superintendent job

Washougal School District Superintendent Mary Templeton will remain in Washougal for now. The superintendent, who has twice been named one of three finalists in the running for a superintendent position near Seattle – first in Issaquah, Washington in March and then, earlier this month in Kent, Washington — but has failed to make the final cut both times.

The Kent School Board chose Israel Vela as its new superintendent during a board meeting on April 20, selecting the district’s interim chief administrator over two other candidates – Templeton and Keisha Scarlett, the assistant superintendent of academics for Seattle Public Schools.