PENDLETON — McKay Creek Elementary School Principal Lorena Woods will resign at the end of the school year, meaning the Pendleton School District will need to search for two new principals this spring.

Superintendent Chris Fritsch said Woods would continue to work for the district through June and was leaving Pendleton to look for other opportunities elsewhere.

The district hired Woods in 2018 to replace Ronda Smith, who had shifted over to Sherwood Heights Elementary School. Woods was a math teacher in Hermiston at the time of her hiring, but her long career in education included stints as an athletic director and assistant principal.

This is the second Pendleton principal to resign following the resignation announcement of Pendleton High School Principal Melissa Sandven.

The district will accept applications for the McKay Creek position through April 8. Fritsch said the district will set a timeline for hiring a new principal after it reviews the initial pool of candidates.

Woods’ replacement will earn $110,131.