GOSHEN COUNTY – From teacher to coach to administrator, the third candidate for the position of superintendent for Goshen County School District No. 1 believes in face-to-face interaction.
“One of my main goals early on would to be able to go into a classroom and (students) not say, ‘Who’s that?’’ said Ryan Kramer, current superintendent of the West Sioux Community School District in Hawarden, Iowa, taking his turn at center stage during the third of three public forums Thursday at Torrington High School.
“The sooner I can be recognized, have students know who I am, the easier the job of superintendent becomes. Understanding the challenges teachers are facing, the challenges students have – if you don’t see those for yourself, nothing matches what first-hand knowledge means.”
Kramer said he’s a proponent of collaborations and partnerships between schools and various sectors of the community. It’s something he’s worked on in Sioux County in extreme northwest Iowa, building on a state-wide initiative launched about seven years ago in the Hawkeye State.
During the forum, Kramer fielded a variety of other questions, ranging from propriety in clothing to salary negotiation strategies to students vaping. Read more about Kramer’s observations online at www.torringtontelegram.com and in the Wednesday, April 3, edition of the Torrington Telegram.
