Rainier School District hires Nestucca’s Holloway as superintendent

The Rainier School District has announced Chad Holloway as its new superintendent. Holloway will take the helm from Joseph Hattrick starting July 1.

The district made the announcement on Facebook on May 29. The appointment came after a selection process that concluded with three final candidates being interviewed on May 13 and May 16.

Holloway was a district-level administrator for the Nestucca Valley School District in Cloverdale. In the Facebook post to the community, Holloway shared a message.

“I am honored to have been selected as the next Superintendent of the Rainier School District. I look forward to working beside each of you, as we strive to make Rainier School District the best place we can. Thank you for the opportunity to make a lasting difference in our community and the lives of our students,” Holloway said.

Holloway spent more than ten years at Nestucca Valley School District, serving in a variety of roles. He began as a Special Education Teacher in 2014 and finished at the district as Administrator of Facilities and Alternative Education. According to Holloway’s LinkedIn profile, his responsibilities within the district involved facilities, transportation, program development, personnel supervision, and educational leadership.

To aid in their search, the district retained the services of McPherson & Jacobson, L.L.C. The consultants reviewed, screened, and conducted extensive background checks on 17 applicants. The school board made the final decision on the appointment.

The district found itself in need of a new superintendent after Hattrick announced he would be leaving the district in February. Hattrick became Rainier Superintendent in 2020.

Hattrick decided to leave the district to become superintendent of Ashland School District but said that serving Rainier was an “enormous honor.”