Bill Burr resigns as schools superintendent after 4 years on the job

Bill Burr has submitted his resignation as Wrangell schools superintendent, effective June 30.

The school board was scheduled to accept his resignation at its monthly meeting Monday, April 14, and then move into executive session to discuss its options for the job.

Burr started with the Wrangell schools in the summer of 2021, coming to work from the Delta/Greely School District in Alaska’s Interior, where he had been assistant superintendent since 2014. He had also served as director of technology and as a fill-in principal in the district.

This is his 28th year working at Alaska public school...