Carolyn Bernal has been selected to be the next Superintendent of North Wasco County School District 21. Bernal was one of two finalists the district board had decided on January 22 to bring in for an in-person interview, but soon after current interim superintendent Theresa Peters withdrew from consideration. A statement from the board indicated Bernal was selected pending successful contract negotiations. Bernal comes to D-21 from Oxnard, California, where she is currently an assistant superintendent in the Rio School District overseeing school and system improvements. Bernal’s background includes experience as a human resources director and elementary school teacher and principal. She also has helped established dual language immersion programs. Bernal will officially begin in her new position on July 1.