COEUR d’ALENE — Coeur d’Alene School District Superintendent Matt Handelman resigned Friday but will serve through June.

Following a 30-minute, closed door executive session, the Coeur d’Alene School District Board of Trustees unanimously accepted Handelman’s resignation, which stipulates his last day of work for the district will be on June 30. Handelman was hired by the Coeur d’Alene School District in 2010 to serve as associate superintendent. He became superintendent in 2013.

"Matt will be missed and the board is grateful for Matt's years of leadership and tireless service to this district. We all wish him the very best in his future endeavors," board Chair Casey Morrisroe said in a news release.

According to the release, Handelman has accepted a position with Evergreen Public Schools in Vancouver, Wash., as chief academic accountability officer. Handelman will serve as superintendent through April 30, and provide consulting and other services to the district through June 30.

Trina Caudle, director of secondary education, was named interim superintendent in the release.

"I am proud of the many accomplishments of the Coeur d'Alene School District during my tenure," Handelman wrote in an email sent to district staff Friday afternoon. "I wish my colleagues here in the district well and I thank each of you for your hard work and devotion to public education."

During Handelman’s tenure, the district completed construction in 2015 of the new Winton Elementary School — a 52,000-square-foot building northwest of downtown Coeur d'Alene. The school was one of five targeted by the district for major renovations financed by a $32.7 million bond, approved by voters in 2012.

Coeur d’Alene voters in March overwhelmingly supported district levy and bond proposals. The supplemental maintenance and operations levy for $16 million per year for two years represents a $1 million annual increase from the district’s current levy. The additional funds will support seat belts on buses, adoption of an English Language Arts curriculum and smaller class sizes.

A $35 million bond will fund construction of a new elementary school plus additions and upgrades to Coeur d’Alene High School, Lake City High School, Lakes Magnet Middle School and Dalton Elementary School.

But there have been controversies during his superintendency as well.

Last June, a Coeur d’Alene Press investigation revealed Handelman owned a home in Coeur d’Alene, but was registered to vote at a Spokane address.

When Handelman’s predecessor, Hazel Bauman, was superintendent, her contract made it clear she was expected by the school board to be a resident living in the community served by the district. In her contract, Bauman, who left the Coeur d’Alene superintendent’s position in June 2013, was required to establish and maintain a “permanent” residence within school district boundaries. Handelman’s most recent contract, which became effective July 1, 2016, had similar language, but the word “permanent” was not included.

The questions about Handelman’s residency came at a time when he was seeking employment as a superintendent elsewhere. Handelman applied for at least three superintendent positions in 2016, but was not hired. Most recently, Handelman was a contender for a superintendent position with the Northshore School District, which covers portions of both King County and Snohomish County in Washington.

He had previously applied for positions with Cheney Public Schools and the Edmonds School District.

A pattern also emerged in district hiring practices, where employees can work in Coeur d’Alene schools for up to 90 days before results of state background checks are returned. The issue came to a head after former Lake City High School teacher Jeffrey Kantola, who was hired by the school district despite having his chiropractor’s license revoked, was charged last month with two counts of felony lewd conduct with a child under 16.