MONDAY WAS THE FIRST DAY OF CLASSES FOR SIOUX CITY’S PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT JIM VANDERLOO STOPPED BY SOME OF THE LOCAL SCHOOLS, INCLUDING BRYANT ELEMENTARY, TO WELCOME STUDENTS AND STAFF BACK TO THE CLASSROOMS:
JIMV1 OC……….BACK IN OUR BUILDINGS. :13
VANDERLOO SAYS TO START THE ACADEMIC YEAR, THE DISTRICT WILL FOCUS ON GETTING EVERYONE ACCLIMATED TO THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR AND THEIR STUDIES
JIMV2 OC…A BETTER EDUCATION. :13
JIM VANDERLOO HAS SERVED THE DISTRICT IN A VARIETY OF ROLES FOR OVER THREE DECADES, AND HAS BECOME ACCUSTOMED TO THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL AND THE NERVOUS EXCITEMENT THAT IS A PART OF IT:
JIMV OC…..OUR STUDENTS BACK. :15
VANDERLOO SAYS THEY HAVE 100 NEW TEACHERS IN THE SIOUX CITY DISTRICT THIS YEAR.
HE SAYS THEY COULD USE A FEW MORE SPECIAL NEEDS TEACHERS, BUT OVERALL THE DISTRICT HAS STRONG STAFFING FOR ITS STUDENTS.
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