Oskaloosa’s new school superintendent once performed in the Indians’ marching band.  Mike Fisher was hired last week to take over as superintendent this summer, following Paula Wright’s retirement.  Fisher was band director for the West Marshall Community Schools before he changed his career path toward administration.

“My wife and I often talk about faith leading and faith calling.  It wasn’t something I was actually pursuing.  I got my Master’s degree just because I wanted to continue my education and just happened to get into educational leadership.  I was not looking for a job.  And then one day got a call from Waterloo Schools.  Just a cold call, they got my name from a professor I’d had and said ‘We’d be interested in you applying for a position tp be an administrator in Waterloo.’  Never dreamed we’d do that, but finally took the plunge, followed the faith leaning and there we were in Waterloo.  Spent six years in a deeply urban school district.  Some of my wife and I’s favorite memories are from our time in Waterloo.”

Fisher then moved to Charles City in 2018 to become superintendent of schools there.