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May 26, 2015 Mr. Paul Wight, Project Manager BTA Capital Projects Seattle Public Schools 2445 3rd Avenue South MS 22-332 P.O. Box 34165 Seattle, WA. 98124-1165 Re: Seattle Public Schools

Seattle World School at T.T. Minor Modernization Project Contractor References Summary by TCF Architecture PLLC Dear Paul: This letter is being provided to inform the Seattle Public Schools of our findings from reference checks on the apparent low bidder, Bayley Construction. Inquiries were based upon information provided to our office by the Contractor as well as calls to others with whom the contractor has worked in the past. The Contractor provided contacts for completed and in progress projects as required by the documents following opening of bids. TCF then contacted multiple references, documented and evaluated the results. TCF did not contact the Contractor directly to verify whether they were comfortable and confident with their bid after having had time to review it following the bid opening. TCF Architecture has worked with Bayley Construction on one prior project (2008-10) and also contacted several past Owner’s Representatives. Based on the reference checks we have made, it appears that the Contractor is qualified and capable to perform the work. They received generally positive references from five of the seven individuals contacted with one somewhat neutral and one very negative. Please review the attached information for more details on the Contractor’s references. As such, we see no reason that would indicate Bayley Construction should not be awarded the work for the Seattle World School at T.T. Minor Modernization Project. We do however, have reservations, based on previous experience with this contractor and as such cannot recommend them. Respectfully, TCF Architecture PLLC

Andrew J. Hickman, Associate Attachments: Information provided to TCF by Bayley Construction (via Seattle Public Schools), Reference Summaries

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ReferencesFinancial, Insurance & Bonding

BANKINGKeyBank, N.A.

Commercial Banking

Mailcode: WA-31-13-2374

1301 Fifth Avenue, 24th Floor

Seattle, WA 98111-0090

Stan Brown, Senior Vice President

(206) 583-4699

SPECIAL PROJECT BANKBank of America, Corp.

Commercial Banking

Richard “Skip” Kepler

(206) 358-3132

ACCOUNTINGMoss Adams LLP

999 Third Avenue, Suite 3300

Seattle, Washington 98104-4019

Elaine Ervin, CPA

(206) 442-2358

UNDERWRITING BROKERParker |Smith | Feek

2233 112th Ave. N.E.

Bellevue, Washington 98004

Edmund C. Chapin, Vice President

(425) 709-3600

SURETY AGENTParker |Smith | Feek

2233 112th Ave. N.E.

Bellevue, Washington 98004

John Claeys, Account Executive

(425) 709-3600

BONDING COMPANYLiberty Mutual Insurance Company

505 Fifth Avenue South, Suite 200

PO Box 34201

Seattle, WA 98104

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ReferencesDevelopers / Owners / Owner’s Representative

Alliance Construction ManagementLiz Leroy

(206) 782-8700

Bellevue School DistrictKyle McCleod

(425) 456-4646

Edmonds School District #15Nick Chou

(425) 670-7161

GSG GroupGreg Mummy

(425) 771-9349

Greene GasawayCalvin Gasaway

(253) 941-4937

Seattle Public SchoolsSteve Cole

(206) 252-0661

WA Department of Enterprise ServicesLee Knawa

(360) 239-0672

Julie Nakahara

(360) 239-7706

Bob Bourg

(360) 239-4010

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ReferencesArchitects & Engineers

Anderson Koch & SmithRobert Koch

(206) 623-6832

ARC ArchitectsDan Podoll / Stan Lokting

(206) 322-3322

Bassetti ArchitectsGreg Hepp

Dan Miles

(206) 340-9500

Callison ArchitectureGary Wakatsuki

Steve Harmon

(206) 623-4646

CollinsWoermanBev Tiedje

(206) 245-2100

Coughlin Porter LundeenJim Coughlin

(206) 343-0460

LMN ArchitectsChris Eseman

(206) 682-3460

Magnussen Klemencic AssociatesRon Klemencic

Shelly Clark

Don Davis

(206) 292-1200

Mulvanny/G2Wayne Miller

Carolyn Jones

Craig Davenport

(425) 463-2000

Owen Richards ArchitectsOwen Richards

(206) 625-0941

SRG PartnershipRick Zieve

(206) 973-1700

The Berger PartnershipSteve Shea

(206) 325-6877

B a y l e y C o n s t r u c t i o n Tradit ion. Integr ity. Value.B a y l e y C o n s t r u c t i o n Tradit ion. Integr ity. Value.

Jim LevinSenior Project Manager, LEED BD + C, DBIA Certified

Relevant Projects

Project: Shorewood High School Additions (included Historic Ronald Grade School Building - 1906)

Location: Shoreline, Washington Amount: $55.5 Million

Project: Ingraham High School Location: Seattle,Washington Amount: $9.8 Million

Project: Lake Washington Technical College - Allied Health Building

Location: Kirkland, Washington Amount: $19.7 Million

Project: Seattle Seahawks Practice Facility (VMAC) (GMP) Location: Renton, Washington Amount: ConfidentialPerOwner’sRequest(+$50Million)

Project: Sequoyah Middle School Location: Federal Way, Washington Amount: $12 Million

Project: Green River Community College Science Center Location: Auburn, Washington Amount: $18.9 Million

Project: Broadview-Thomson School Upgrades 2010 Location: Seattle,Washington Amount: $1.2 Million

Project: Seattle Federal Office Building Historic Renovation Location: Seattle,Washington Amount: $18 Million

Project: Nathan Hale High School Modernization - Phase 2 Location: Seattle,Washington Amount: $1.2 Million

JimhasbeenwithBayleyConstructionsince2004andhasover30yearsofexperience.RecentlycompletingtheShorewoodHighSchoolproject,hispreviousproject(s),theIngrahamHighSchoolAdditionandESPNRISEUPGymnasium,JimhasengineeredauniqueexperienceandsuccessfulcollaborationwithmultipleentitiesincludingtheSeattleSchoolDistrict.

AsSeniorProjectManager,Jimwillleadtheteaminpreconstructionandconstructionservices.Hewillsupervisetheconstructionandbringalltheknowledgefrompreconstructiontotheconstructionteam.Heisdirectlyresponsibleformakingsuretheprojectrunssmoothlyandkeepsonscheduleandbudget.

Industry Experience ConstructionIndustrysince1985

WithBayleysince2004

EducationUniversityofWashingtonBS,BuildingConstruction

LEED®AccreditedProfessional

AssociateDBIACertification

ReferencesSteveCole,ProjectManagerSeattleSchoolDistrict(206)252-6011

AmyVanderhorst,ArchitectIntegrusArchitects(206)628-3137

JulieNakaharaDeptofEnterpriseServices(360)239-7706

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Jon SellarProject Manager

EmploymentWith Bayley since 2014Construction industry since 1988

EducationBS Construction ManagementCentral Washington University

CertificationsOSHA 30 hourMaster Diver (USACE)

Project ExperienceEducation MedicalOffice Public WorksRetailSite DevelopmentTransitTenant Improvements

Relevant Projects

Project: Cedar Park Elementary School Location: Seattle, Washington Amount: $7.8 Million

Other Relevant Projects

Position: Project Manager (Advaned Technology Construction) Projects: Project Manager for at least a dozen multi-million dollar design-

build and firm bid construction projects, including many projects with Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Centers.

Position: Operations/Project Manager (Fire Chief Equipment) Projects: Project Manager for design and installation of approx. 200

fire alarm systems and clean agent fire Suppression systems. Directed more than 30 projects simultaneously.

Position: Project Manager/Carpenter/Supervisor (JR Woods Company) Projects: Supervised project teams and was lead carpenter on new and

remodel projects including carpentry, plumbing, electrical, and all other phases of residential and light commercial construction. Managed approx. 25 projects.

Position: Capital Projects Inspector (City of Bremerton Public Works) Projects: Provided on-site inspection/management for two municipal

capital improvement projects. Renovation of Reservior #4 and Underground Sewer Pump Station Construction.

Jon is responsible for the daily management of projects and acts as a liaison between the field operations and the office management. He also maintains the daily logs of all activity on the project and submits daily and weekly reports to the Construction Manager.

Jon is directly responsible for Scheduling, Purchasing/Cost Control, Change Requests and Quality Control.

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Denny WilsonSuperintendent

Relevant Projects

Project: Cedar Park Elementary School Upgrades Location: Seattle,Washington Amount: $7.5Million

Project: Shorewood High School Additions Location: Shoreline,Washington Amount: $55.5Million

Project: Education Service Center Location: FederalWay,Washington Amount: $3.6Million

Project: Lynnwood, Brier Elementary School Earthquake Safety Locations: Brier&Lynnwood,Washington Amount: $1.2Million

Project: Stadium High School Parking Structure (Design-Build) Location: Tacoma,Washington Amount: $5.5Million

Project: Kasch Park Operating Base Maintenance Expansion and Renovation Location: Kirkland,Washington Amount: $5Million

Project: The Home Course Location: Dupont,Washington Amount: $2.5Million

Project: Redmond Park and Ride Location: Redmond,Washington Amount: $10.5Million

DennyhasbeenwithBayleyConstructionsince2006.Responsibleforallon-sitefieldPersonnelandSubcontractors,heorganizesandoperatesprojectsforquality,on-timecompletion.

Hisresponsibilitiesalsoinclude:

• CoordinationofSubcontractorscontractschedules• Providingsolutionsforissuesrelatingtofieldoperations• Maintainingtheprojectschedule• Managingprojectwidesafetycompliance• Generatingshortintervaland“lookahead”schedules

DennyhasbeeninvolvedinnumerouscommercialandinstitutionalprojectsthatrequireLaborCost/Scheduling,QualityControl,andSafety.Inallhisyearsofexperience,hehasrepeatedlydemonstratedprofessionalismandtheorganizationalskillsthatareessentialforgoodfieldsupervision.

Professional ExperienceWithBayleysince2006Constructionindustrysince1986

EducationAssociatedGeneralContractorsLeadership&MotivationalPrograms

CarpentersUnion(Tacoma)Apprenticeship

Project ExperienceEducationHospitalityOfficeRetailKitchensPublicParkingStructuresSeismicUpgradesSports/EntertainmentTenantImprovements

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Denny WilsonSuperintendent

Project: C735 Rainier Valley Link Light Rail Location: Seattle,Washington Amount: $7.0Million

Project: Otay Ranch Town Parkway Locations: ChulaVista,California Amount: $60Million

Project: Frye Art Museum - Miscellaneous Work Location: Seattle,Washington Amount: $176,129

Previous Relevant Experience: Project: 911 Central Communication Facility (2004) Location: Bremerton,Washington Amount: $13Million

Project: Bremerton Readiness Center Facilities (2003) Location: Bremerton,Washington Amount: $13.5Million

Project: Firstenburg Community Center (LEED Silver) Location: Vancouver,Washington Amount: $22Million

SEATTLE SCHOOL DISTRICT SEATTLE WORLD SCHOOL AT TT MINOR 5/22/15 CONTRACTOR REFERENCE CHECK: Bayley Construction Jim Levin, Sr Project Manager Jon Sellar, Project Manager Denny Wilson, Superintendent PROJECT NAME: Multiple projects PROJECT COMPLETION DATE: various PROJECT CONSTRUCTION COST: +/-$5 OWNER: various CONTACT NAME & POSITION: Liz Leroy PHONE NUMBER: 206-782-8700 DATE OF REFERENCE CHECK: 5/22/15 QUESTIONS: 1. Which personnel from contractor were assigned to the project? Jim Levin was the Sr PM

on their 2010 project. Liz said he is really good and knows his stuff, but because he was only on the project irregularly, it was a problem. She would have liked to seen him at every meeting, but only coming in once or twice a month just caused confusion at times. He was stretched too thin between various projects and when he did make it to meetings he had to be updated.

2. Were the Project Manager or Site Superintendent changed during the project? No 3. Please assess the performance of the Project Manager and Site Superintendent. Great 4. Did the Contractor complete the project on schedule, and if not, why? On schedule 5. How did the Contractor manage the schedule during the course of the project? (ie.: did they

stay on track throughout the project?) Scheduling software 6. Were the Contractor’s cost proposals on Change Orders reasonable? Yes, for the most part 7. Did the Contractor perform the required paperwork in a timely and appropriate manner, and

if not, what were their problems? Yes 8. Did the Contractor manage their subcontractors in an appropriate and effective manner, and

if not, what were the problems? Yes 9. Please assess the quality of construction work completed by the Contractor. Very Good for

the most part – some challenges with concrete work 10. Did the Contractor make any claims on the project, and is so, for what? no 11. Please assess the Contractor’s overall performance. Above average – grade B 12. Would you work with this Contractor again, and would you recommend them to others? Yes,

you are lucky to have Bailey and this team. 13. Additional info offered: As with many contractors, they may try to get more money.

Liz suggests you need to stay on top of them throughout the project.

SEATTLE SCHOOL DISTRICT SEATTLE WORLD SCHOOL AT TT MINOR 5/22/15 CONTRACTOR REFERENCE CHECK: Bayley Construction Jim Levin, Sr Project Manager Jon Sellar, Project Manager Denny Wilson, Superintendent PROJECT NAME: Various smaller projects PROJECT COMPLETION DATE: more than three years ago PROJECT CONSTRUCTION COST: <$3M OWNER: Edmonds School District CONTACT NAME & POSITION: Nick Chou PHONE NUMBER: 425-431-7161 DATE OF REFERENCE CHECK: 5/22/15 QUESTIONS: 1. Which personnel from contractor were assigned to the project? Sr. Project Manager: Jim Levin Project Manager: can’t recall but not Jon Site Superintendent: Denny Wilson 2. Were the Project Manager or Site Superintendent changed during the project? No 3. Please assess the performance of the Project Manager and Site Superintendent. Jim and

Denny were very good. Jim is very fair and will listen to arch & Owner prior to decision making. Denny is a straight shooter. You should talk to him right from the beginning and make sure that he (& Bailey) understand that you want him to commit to this project and not plan on being relocated to a different project part way through.

4. Did the Contractor complete the project on schedule, and if not, why? A little behind schedule at times.

5. How did the Contractor manage the schedule during the course of the project? (ie.: did they stay on track throughout the project?)

6. Were the Contractor’s cost proposals on Change Orders reasonable? Yes 7. Did the Contractor perform the required paperwork in a timely and appropriate manner, and if

not, what were their problems? Yes 8. Did the Contractor manage their subcontractors in an appropriate and effective manner, and if

not, what were the problems? Yes 9. Please assess the quality of construction work completed by the Contractor. Very Good 10. Did the Contractor make any claims on the project, and is so, for what? No claims 11. Please assess the Contractor’s overall performance. Very good – scored at 75-80% 12. Would you work with this Contractor again, and would you recommend them to others? yes 13. Additional info offered: Owner and CA should work with this contractor to build a team

and trust the entire team.

SEATTLE SCHOOL DISTRICT SEATTLE WORLD SCHOOL AT TT MINOR 5/22/15 CONTRACTOR REFERENCE CHECK: Bayley Construction Jim Levin, Sr Project Manager Jon Sellar, Project Manager Denny Wilson, Superintendent PROJECT NAME: Muckleshoot Community College and others PROJECT COMPLETION DATE: PROJECT CONSTRUCTION COST: $3M MCC OWNER: various CONTACT NAME & POSITION: Greg Mummy PHONE NUMBER: 425-771-9349 DATE OF REFERENCE CHECK: 5/22/15 QUESTIONS:

1. Which personnel from contractor were assigned to the project? None of the above

2. Were the Project Manager or Site Superintendent changed during the project? No

3. Please assess the performance of the Project Manager and Site Superintendent. Good

4. Did the Contractor complete the project on schedule, and if not, why? On schedule

5. How did the Contractor manage the schedule during the course of the project? (ie.: did they stay on track throughout the project?)

6. Were the Contractor’s cost proposals on Change Orders reasonable? There were very few COPS – the ones that did occur were reasonable

7. Did the Contractor perform the required paperwork in a timely and appropriate manner, and if not, what were their problems? Yes

8. Did the Contractor manage their subcontractors in an appropriate and effective manner, and if not, what were the problems? Yes

9. Please assess the quality of construction work completed by the Contractor. Good

10. Did the Contractor make any claims on the project, and is so, for what? no 11. Please assess the Contractor’s overall performance. Good 12. Would you work with this Contractor again, and would you recommend them to

others? Yes 13. Additional info offered:

SEATTLE SCHOOL DISTRICT SEATTLE WORLD SCHOOL AT TT MINOR 5/22/15 CONTRACTOR REFERENCE CHECK: Bayley Construction Jim Levin, Sr Project Manager Jon Sellar, Project Manager Denny Wilson, Superintendent PROJECT NAME: Ingraham HS & Cedarpark PROJECT COMPLETION DATE: 2012 & under construction PROJECT CONSTRUCTION COST: $8M & $7M OWNER: Seattle Public Schools CONTACT NAME & POSITION: Steve Cole, PM PHONE NUMBER: 206-252-0661 DATE OF REFERENCE CHECK: 5/22/15 QUESTIONS: 1. Which personnel from contractor were assigned to the project? Project Manager: Jim Levin (SrPM) Site Superintendent: Denny Wilson 2. Were the Project Manager or Site Superintendent changed during the project? No 3. Please assess the performance of the Project Manager and Site Superintendent. Good 4. Did the Contractor complete the project on schedule, and if not, why? Scheduling is a little

slow, part of this was due to the SPS unrealistic schedule 5. How did the Contractor manage the schedule during the course of the project? (ie.: did they

stay on track throughout the project?) 6. Were the Contractor’s cost proposals on Change Orders reasonable? yes 7. Did the Contractor perform the required paperwork in a timely and appropriate manner, and

if not, what were their problems? OK 8. Did the Contractor manage their subcontractors in an appropriate and effective manner, and

if not, what were the problems? Very strong in this department. 9. Please assess the quality of construction work completed by the Contractor. Good quality 10. Did the Contractor make any claims on the project, and is so, for what? 1 small claim on

the project due to concrete issues. Concrete had to be totally covered with an epoxy topping. Mediation just lasted two days and a deal was struck. They originally asked for $200K and settled at $80K

11. Please assess the Contractor’s overall performance. Very good 12. Would you work with this Contractor again, and would you recommend them to others? yes 13. Additional info offered: This firm has great integrity. There are honest and proud of

their reputation. They were very civic minded and participated in fund raising for Ingraham and when ESPN said they would pay for a new BB court, Bailey volunteered their time to install. Both of the above noted projects were WSSP and Cedarpark was also landmarked.

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CONTRACTOR REFERENCE CHECK: Bayley Construction Jim Levin, Sr Project Manager Jon Sellar, Project Manager Denny Wilson, Superintendent

PROJECT NAME: Parkside ES PROJECT COMPLETION DATE: 2010 PROJECT CONSTRUCTION COST: >$25M base bid OWNER: Highline SD CONTACT NAME & POSITION: James Choate Deeds, Construction Administrator PHONE NUMBER: 206-724-7675 DATE OF REFERENCE CHECK: 5/22/15

QUESTIONS:

1. Which personnel from contractor were assigned to the project? None of the above2. Were the Project Manager or Site Superintendent changed during the project? No3. Please assess the performance of the Project Manager and Site Superintendent. The

Superintendent tried to do his job well, but with each step up the ladder the culture of thefirm got worse. The Senior Project Manager was very difficult to work with.

4. Did the Contractor complete the project on schedule, and if not, why? There were someweather issues that extended time, but the Contractor also tried to claim additional timethat was denied. Owner/CA team felt that they had to watch very closely to ensure thattime was not claimed improperly.

5. How did the Contractor manage the schedule during the course of the project? (ie.: did they stayon track throughout the project?) There were many disagreements about scheduling.

6. Were the Contractor’s cost proposals on Change Orders reasonable? No, they were usuallymagnified by at least 3 and sometimes as much as 10 times what the Owner and Architectbelieved they should be.

7. Did the Contractor perform the required paperwork in a timely and appropriate manner, and ifnot, what were their problems? They had to be prodded to keep paperwork up to date.

8. Did the Contractor manage their subcontractors in an appropriate and effective manner, and ifnot, what were the problems?

9. Please assess the quality of construction work completed by the Contractor. The actual projectturned out well. The gym floor had some initial problems and the concrete had to be tornout and re-done.

10. Did the Contractor make any claims on the project, and is so, for what? Yes, many of the COPscould not be agreed upon so they ended up combined into a +/-$4M claim at the end of theproject. Outside auditors determined that the actual amount should have been between$300-$400M. The claim was settled for far less than the original claim.

11. Please assess the Contractor’s overall performance. This contractor was difficult to work with and did not try to be a team player. The quality of construction was good overall.

12. Would you work with this Contractor again, and would you recommend them to others? Would not work with this contractor again if given the choice and would not recommend them to others.

13. Additional info offered: James noted that in his 25 years of CA experience this was by far the most difficult contractor he has worked with.

SEATTLE SCHOOL DISTRICT SEATTLE WORLD SCHOOL AT TT MINOR 5/22/15 CONTRACTOR REFERENCE CHECK: Bayley Construction Jim Levin, Sr Project Manager Jon Sellar, Project Manager Denny Wilson, Superintendent PROJECT NAME: various projects PROJECT COMPLETION DATE: PROJECT CONSTRUCTION COST: OWNER: CONTACT NAME & POSITION: Bob Bourg, WA Dept Enterprise Services, Schedule and Change Order Review PHONE NUMBER: 360-239-4010 DATE OF REFERENCE CHECK: 5/22/15 QUESTIONS: See notes below

1. How did the Contractor manage the schedule during the course of the project? (ie.: did they stay on track throughout the project?) This contractor usually does a good job of staying on schedule. On the current job, with Bellevue SD they are slightly behind but not of great concern.

2. Were the Contractor’s cost proposals on Change Orders reasonable? Yes, their change order proposals are good for the most part. They check on their subs COPs prior to issuing and try to keep them to a minimum.

3. Additional info offered: Bob thinks highly of Bailey and is happy to work on projects with them. He believes they are in the top 10% of contractors with whom he’s worked.

SEATTLE SCHOOL DISTRICT SEATTLE WORLD SCHOOL AT TT MINOR 5/22/15 CONTRACTOR REFERENCE CHECK: Bayley Construction Jim Levin: Sr Project Manager Jon Sellar: Project Manager Denny Wilson: Superintendent PROJECT NAME: Current Project – did not want to give project name – it’s in Bellevue SD PROJECT COMPLETION DATE: under construction PROJECT CONSTRUCTION COST: OWNER: Bellevue SD CONTACT NAME & POSITION: Lee Knawa, WA Dept Enterprise Services PHONE NUMBER: 360-239-0672 DATE OF REFERENCE CHECK: 5/22/15 QUESTIONS: 1. Which personnel from contractor were assigned to the project? None of the above 2. Were the Project Manager or Site Superintendent changed during the project? No 3. Please assess the performance of the Project Manager and Site Superintendent. They are doing

well 4. Did the Contractor complete the project on schedule, and if not, why? Project not yet

complete but mostly on schedule – see notes 8 below. 5. How did the Contractor manage the schedule during the course of the project? (ie.: did they

stay on track throughout the project?) They are staying on course; monitored weekly at meetings.

6. Were the Contractor’s cost proposals on Change Orders reasonable? yes 7. Did the Contractor perform the required paperwork in a timely and appropriate manner, and if

not, what were their problems? yes 8. Did the Contractor manage their subcontractors in an appropriate and effective manner, and if

not, what were the problems? They have had some problems with the landscape sub. Lee did not want to give names, but suggests that landscape should be punched at least a month prior to substantial completion.

9. Please assess the quality of construction work completed by the Contractor. Well done 10. Did the Contractor make any claims on the project, and is so, for what? Project is not

complete but no claims are expected 11. Please assess the Contractor’s overall performance. Top Quality 12. Would you work with this Contractor again, and would you recommend them to others? yes 13. Additional info offered: Lee has worked with both Jim Levin and Denny Wilson. He

highly recommends both. He suggests that the architect and owner must make effort to keep Jim engaged as he will only be on site 1-2 times per month. He will work several projects so it is important that you be assertive and let him know that you consider him an important part of the project. Lee noted that Denny is really growing into his job as Superintendent and will take ownership and provide good leadership.