New Principal plus Superintendent Interviews in Oelwein

The Oelwein Community School district is undergoing some big personnel changes.

At tonight's regular meeting, the Oelwein school board is slated to hire a new High School principal.

Joshua Ehn, who is currently the High School principal at Melcher Dallas school district, will be offered a contract for $95,000. Ehn will take over the job that has been held byChad Kohagen, who has resigned to take a position with another school district.

The meeting will start at the later time of 8pm, so that the board can hold a special session to interview a candidate for school superintendent; that meeting begins at 6pm.

The Oelwein school district is announcing that there are two finalists for the superintendent position:
Dan Diercks, who will be interviewed tonight, is currently the High School principal at the Allamakee Community school district in Waukon.

And Tony Voss, who is presently the superintendent at Hudson Community Schools, is the other candidate; Voss will be interviewed by the school board and community members on Tuesday.

The Oelwein School board is expected to announce the appointment of a new superintendent this Wednesday.

Current head administrator, Steve Westerberg, has resigned to take a similar post in Minnesota.