Superintendent shuffle: 2025 turnover at education’s helm

Superintendents statewide are starting to announce their retirement, accept new jobs, and tender their resignations. 

The leadership shuffle in Idaho schools peaks each spring during prime hiring season, as trustees seek the most qualified candidates.  

EdNews tracks it all, and we’ll continue to update this story in the months to come. If you know of any openings or hires that we missed, let us know. 

Wilder: Dillon’s duties cut, co-superintendent named

Alejandro Zamora was named interim co-superintendent — alongside existing superintendent Jeff Dillon — at a special board meeting held November 25. Dillon’s responsibilities have been cut down to overseeing food services and maintenance, while Zamora is overseeing everything else, according to an organization chart the district shared at a Dec. 10 board meeting. 

“The board’s been working on educational support and how to make Wilder better going forward, so there’s been an adjustment in leadership,” Laura Shoemaker, the board clerk, said in a Dec. 2 interview.

Zamora had previously been the assistant superintendent, and is also the elementary school principal and federal programs director.

Zamora will be paid $101,640 this school year, according to state data. Dillon will be paid $130,944.

Jeff Dillon is now Wilder’s co-superintendent.

Wendell: Twin Falls leader will take over this summer

Ryan Bowman, the Twin Falls School District’s operations manager, will become superintendent in July, according to the Twin Falls Times-News. He will replace current superintendent Tim Perrigot.

Ryan Bowman will take the helm at Wendell School District

Cascade, Parma, Oneida County seek superintendents 

Cascade, Parma, and Oneida County school districts are searching for superintendents and accepting applications through mid-January, according to the Idaho School Boards Association’s superintendent search page

Idaho Education News data analyst Randy Schrader contributed to this report. 

Carly Flandro

Carly Flandro

Carly Flandro reports from her hometown of Pocatello. Prior to joining EdNews, she taught English at Century High and was a reporter for the Bozeman Daily Chronicle. She has won state and regional journalism awards, and her work has appeared in newspapers throughout the West. Flandro has a bachelor’s degree in print journalism and Spanish from the University of Montana, and a master’s degree in English from Idaho State University. You can email her at [email protected] or call or text her at (208) 317-4287.

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