Dr. Rod Earleywine Named Superintendent Finalist for SCCSD

Sioux City, Iowa – The Board of Directors for the Sioux City Community School District named Dr. Rod Earleywine as the finalist for district superintendent during a special meeting on Thursday. The decision comes after an extensive search process that began in the fall of 2022.

Earleywine currently serves as the interim superintendent of Sioux City Community Schools, a role he assumed in July of 2022. Prior to that role, Earleywine served as superintendent of schools for Sergeant Bluff-Luton Community School District. During his time at Sergeant Bluff-Luton, the District was one of two Iowa high schools named as a 2018 National Blue Ribbon High School of Excellence, expanded opportunities for students to earn college credits through concurrent enrollment and advanced placement, and increased the number of career pathways for high school students.

Prior to his superintendent role at Sergeant Bluff-Luton, Earleywine served as the District’s middle school principal. His educational experience also includes teaching high school social studies and elementary physical education and coaching at the high school level.   

Earleywine holds a doctorate in educational administration from the University of South Dakota in Vermillion, South Dakota; a specialist degree in educational administration and a bachelor’s degree in education from Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, and a master’s degree in educational administration from the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, Iowa.

Earleywine was named as the finalist for the superintendent position after a search process that included community surveys, in-person input sessions with district staff, students, and the public, and community forums with the final candidates. The search was facilitated by the executive search firm, GR Recruiting.

Earleywine’s appointment as superintendent is contingent on the finalization and board approval of his contract. His anticipated start date as superintendent of Sioux City Community Schools is July 1, 2023.