The Clearview school board this morning picked Thomas Jama, the principal of Clearview High School, to replace Superintendent Rick Buckosh, who is retiring effective Aug. 1.

A release from the school board said Jama’s professional experience — as an elementary principal, middle school principal and high school principal — factored into the board’s decision, as did his intimate knowledge of Lorain County. A field of nearly 20 candidates was whittled to two before the decision this morning.

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