BEND, OR -- The Bend-La Pine Schools has announced Superintendent Shay Mikalson is resigning to take a new job with the High Desert Education Service District. He will make the official announcement next Tuesday at the school board meeting. Central Oregon Daily reports Mikalson is taking the job of Chief Student Success Officer at the E-S-D, which will begin in July. The Bend La Pine School Board will launch a search for a new superintendent next week.