Mid-Valley Elementary School Principal Dennis McCauley has announced he will retire at the end of the school year. McCauley has spent over 40 years in education…coming to the Hood River County School District as principal at Mid-Valley in August 2004. The District is beginning the search for McCauley’s replacement. A community meeting with Superintendent Dan Goldman to discuss what the District should look for in a new principal is planned for January 22 at 6:30 p.m. in the Mid-Valley Elementary library.