Cleveland Seeks New Superintendent, End to Court Case

By Peter Schmidt

The Cleveland Board of Education, dominated by four members elected in November on a reform slate, has moved to replace Superintendent Frank J. Huml and to negotiate an end to the district's longstanding school-desegregation case.

The board voted this month to reassign Mr. Huml to another administrative position, and is expected early next month to consider a list of finalists for the superintendent's post.

The board also has replaced its lawyers in the district's desegregation case with a new team viewed as more likely to reach a settlement, and has made clear that it intends to shake up the district's administration, trimming fat and appointments that appear to have...