Although just over a week remains before David Ritchey can officially be hired as superintendent for the Lamesa school district, he is now serving in that role.School board members named Ritchey the school’s new interim superintendent during a special meeting Thursday which lasted no more than two minutes.Based on the board’s action, Ritchey will serve in the interim capacity “...until expiration of the 21-day waiting period and hiring of the new superintendent.”That waiting period refers to the state law which requires school districts to wait 21 days after naming a finalist or finalists for superintendent before taking action to formally ...