(KMZA)--Vermillion USD 380 has announced the selection of a new superintendent.

In a news release Monday, the district announced the hiring of Joel Bickford for the position.

Bickford currently serves as a secondary principal in Bottineau, North Dakota, a role he's held since 2012. He has been a principal for 15 years and was a history/physical education teacher for 14 years.

Bickford was among three candidates interviewed last week by the USD 380 Board of Education. 

Bickford will take over July 1st.  He will replace Matt Rogers, who is resigning for health reasons after leading the district since 2018.

Bickford said he's humbled and honored to be a part of the USD 380 team.

He and his wife, Vicki, have four children. She moved to Kansas earlier this year and is a medical laboratory scientist for Kansas State University's Lafene Health Center in Manhattan.