The year is wrapping for many K-12 schools. Leaders of those institutions of learning who are board members or administrators aim to make sure that people are being well educated.
There are some notable changes happening in the next few weeks for two important education organizations in the Sioux City area. Two leaders are heading for retirement, with that being true for Superintendent Rod Earleywine will retire in June 2025 after three years in the chief executive role of the Sioux City School District.
The other person departing is Dan Cox, who is the chief administrator for Northwest Area Education Agency, which provides specialty services that many individual school districts do not have the personnel or funding to provide on their own.
As Cox and Earleywine exit their roles, they are also guests on What’s The Frequency, as we review their careers and the overarching state of education in 2025.
The two men discuss the many districts where their educational careers took them, and what they most liked about working in the education field.
Cox digs into the redesign that the Iowa Legislature put in place for the state area education agency system, including the biggest challenge that teachers, para educators, and administrators will face in the fall regarding area education agency services.
Earleywine said it seems that Iowa education isn't getting the funding support, and the two men also consider advice they would give to Iowa legislators, or perhaps even federal legislators, who are making seemingly more changes to how schooling is carried out.
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What's The Frequency, Episode 64.
