Wes Coy, superintendent at Huntley Project Schools, pictured here, will be retiring at the end of the 2016-2017 school year.
Originally published in the print edition of Yellowstone County News
WORDEN — Wes Coy is retiring as superintendent at Huntley Project Schools but will remain in education.
Coy announced his intent to retire on June 30 at special meeting of the Huntley School Board on Monday morning. He said he announced his plans now rather than waiting until the regular meeting on Feb. 20 to allow the board to begin planning how to replace him.
Coy has been superintendent since July 2009, coming on board while the district was in the early stages of replacing the high school building, which burned in September 2008.
“The old building was not demolished yet,” he said. “That was a big deal, building the new school, getting our kids and teachers into the building.”
Eight years later, the district is “still dealing with a couple” lingering effects of that fire, including spending the last year replacing the faulty high school roof and filing a lawsuit against the read more
