The search for a permanent superintendent in Oakland Unified School District is now in motion, with the school board last night choosing a firm to lead a national search.

The board voted to have the district’s general counsel Jenine Lindsey negotiate a contract for up to $150,000 with Hazard, Young, Attea & Associates, an education consulting firm that has placed 76 superintendents in California over the last 10 years. According to its application packet, Hazard, Young helped Oakland hire its director of special education, deputy chief of talent, and deputy chief of facilities in 2015.

The decision was supported by school board directors Rachel Latta, Jennifer Brouhard, VanCedric Williams, Patrice Berry, Valarie Bachelor, and Clifford Thompson. Mike Hutchinson, the director representing

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