Jan Olson, Sioux City EA President, set up an opportunity for conversation at the school district's office on March 14th. Larry Williams (pictured at left), Sioux City Schools Superintendent, gathered five district administrators to visit with Siouxland UniServ Director, Bruce Lear; Jan Olson, Sioux City EA President; Marlin Jeffers, Siouxland UniServ President; and me. Our conversations centered around 1) a summary of a survey of SCEA members; 2) work on "Closing the Achievement Gap; and 3) NEA trainings available for working and supporting families.
Also able to join in our conversation was Dr. Linda Madison (pictured at right). Dr. Madison was particularly interested in hearing from my experiences as I've traveled to varying sized school districts throughout the state.
Peg Brady(pictured at left), Certified Media Specialist and Lead Teacher, has given 40 years of her professional service to the Sioux City Community Schools. Peg said with Iowa's General Assembly removing from the state code back in 1993 that districts must have school guidance counselors and media specialists, Sioux City has cut back (especially in the elementary buildings) the number of certified Media Specialists.
Another lead teacher that was able to join our conversation was Alice Marley(pictured at right). Alice is in her first year as the district's Lead Teacher in Art. Alice has been with the Sioux City Community Schools for 21 years.
How lucky Sioux City schools are to have great leaders in instruction as Peg and Alice!
The final member of our group that gathered for a conversation was Janet Rohmiller. Janet (pictured at left) is the district's Assistant Special Education Director and heads up the district's Professional Development. Thank you Sioux City administration and instructional leaders for taking time to share the great opportunities that you're working together on with the leaders of the Sioux City Education Association to provide for students in your schools.
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