The Clark County School District is losing its top financial officer — a frequent problem in recent months — but the transient nature of the position could end soon.

Eva White, who has been serving as the district’s interim chief financial officer since late January, officially announced her retirement Wednesday, said Rick Neal, the school district’s chief operating officer. Her departure date has not been determined.

The school district, however, has been in the process of narrowing down a list of candidates for the CFO position and hopes to submit a finalist’s name to the Board of Trustees later this month, Neal said. The board must approve all out-of-district candidates.

The candidates under consideration are from outside the school district but reside in Nevada, Neal said.

“We’re excited about the candidates we have and looking forward to some stability in the position,” he said.

White has been filling the role on an interim basis following the departure of the previous CFO, Nikki Thorn, whose last day was Jan. 27. But Thorn’s reign as the district’s top financial officer was short-lived: She took over the district’s financial operations in November after her predecessor, Jim McIntosh, accepted a position with the city of Henderson.

The school district has since hired a deputy CFO, Diane Bartholomew, who started Feb. 27.

White worked for the school district for 31 years, starting as a special-education teacher in the Sandy Valley before moving her way up through the system. Prior to her stint as interim CFO, she was the assistant superintendent of strategic resources and capital improvement.

White said she was waiting to formalize her retirement until her daughter graduated high school, which she did last week. A native of Minnesota, White said she plans to move back there temporarily and finish her career because she needs to log a few more years in that system for retirement purposes. She spent eight years working in Minnesota before moving to Southern Nevada.

The longtime school district employee said she’s glad a permanent CFO likely will be named soon, bringing stability to the critical role. The school district has a roughly $2.4 billion budget.

“The district has been really, really good to me, so I plan to assist in the transition,” White said. “It’s just really important that there’s a smooth transition and that people are confident that they’re well cared for.”

Neal called the district’s current financial situation “relatively stable.” District officials are working on an amended version of the fiscal year 2017-2018 budget now that the legislative session has concluded.

Feature photo: Clark County School District school buses line up to pick up special needs students at Variety School, 2800 E. Stewart Ave. on Thursday, Feb. 24, 2017.  Photo by Jeff Scheid.