SENECA — Jim Carlson, the current Regional Superintendent of Schools for La Salle County, was hired Wednesday evening to become Seneca Township High School's new superintendent.

The Seneca Township High School Board of Education unanimously approved Carlson's hiring, according to a press release issued Thursday by Board President Robert Lee. Carlson has a two-year contract with a base salary of $145,000.

"Mr. Carlson is a strong match to what the faculty, staff and community identified in their recent survey," Lee said. "I am extremely pleased, on behalf of the Board of Education, to welcome Mr. Carlson to the Land of the Irish."