Christie Walker, assistant superintendent, will serve as interim superintendent after Steven Monkres retires effective April 16.
The Bowie Independent School District Board of Trustees made that appointment along with three other new hires when they met at 7 a.m. Monday. Trustees rearranged the schedule as it conducts three follow-up interviews this week for superintendent.
Following about a one-hour executive session, the board returned to take action. Walker will serve as interim starting April 16 and continuing until the new superintendent begins.
The vote to hire a superintendent is planned for May 30, after a lone finalist is named on May 3. However, it is unclear at this point when the new person would report for work.

A new high school band director also was named, along with a new girl’s head basketball coach and an assistant principal at the elementary school. Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.