Friday’s podcast: A conversation with Derek Bub

Kevin Richert | 09/16/2021

On July 1, Derek Bub became superintendent of the West Ada School District — just in time for the delta variant surge.

His first two months on the job have been consumed by the debate over school pandemic protocols. Last week, Bub reinstated a mask mandate for students and staff.

On this week’s Kevin Richert Podcast, Bub talks about the decisionmaking process, and non-COVID issues facing the state’s largest school district.

Check our Soundcloud page Friday morning for this week’s podcast. While there, check out these other recent episodes:

Episode 23: A conversation about crisis and opportunity (guests, Idaho Education Association Executive Director Paul Stark and IEA President Layne McInelly)
Episode 22: Discussing Idaho’s COVID-19 crisis, with Dr. David Pate
Episode 21: A tumultuous summer in the Boise School District (guests, trustees Maria Greeley and Andy Hawes)

Kevin Richert

Senior reporter and blogger Kevin Richert specializes in education politics and education policy. He has more than 35 years of experience in Idaho journalism. He is a frequent guest on "Idaho Reports" on Idaho Public Television and "Idaho Matters" on Boise State Public Radio. He can be reached at [email protected]