Bruce named next Odessa superintendent

ODESSA – The school board approved new superintendent John Bruce's contract at the board's March 23 meeting, finalizing a deal for the district's new leader who comes to town from Alaska.

He comes to Odessa from Pribilof School District in Western (Bush) Alaska, where he is leaving as superintendent, K-12 principal and technology director/assessment coordinator.

Bruce said he is ready to be back in the lower 48 states.

"I grew up in a small Minnesota farming community of about 1300 that no longer can support a school system. It closed when I was in 10th grade," Bruce said. "In looking at Odess...