The Hastings Area School System’s Board of Education has announced that Daniel Remenap was selected as the new superintendent for the district, effective July 1, according to the school’s Facebook page. Remenap has verbally accepted the position; he and Luke Haywood, board of education president, have entered contract negotiations.

Remenap was also selected as the new superintendent of Ravenna Public Schools, he declined the offer in a letter to the Ravenna Board of Education Thursday morning.

High school principal at Allendale Public Schools, Remenap was selected over finalists Steve Wilson, superintendent of Constantine Public Schools and Jonathan Whan, superintendent of Grant Public Schools. He will replace retiring Superintendent Carrie Duits. 

Photo: Daniel Remenap, new Hastings Schools superintendent effective July 1.