Laura Shain has been at the helm of the Lagunitas School District through dire straits and exciting times, listening, empathizing and making difficult decisions. She has served as principal since 2011 and for the past year also as superintendent. But at the end of this school year, she will retire, marking the end of more than three decades in progressive education and 13 years at Lagunitas.
Ms. Shain said she will retire with an…