# Superintendent The superintendent's role, evaluation, and any transitions. This page collects discussions of the superintendent's performance, search and selection processes, contracts, and evaluations. ## 2026 meetings on this topic - **2026-06-02** — [Special Meeting of the Board of Directors ](../meetings/2026/2026-06-02-special-meeting-of-the-board-of-directors.md) - **2026-05-26** — [Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors - AMENDED AGENDA](../meetings/2026/2026-05-26-regular-meeting-of-the-board-of-directors-amended-agenda.md) ## 2026 documents on this topic Direct deep-links to specific supporting documents on the district portal. - **2026-06-02** — [Iowa City Interim Supt. Search Agreement (GLS)](https://simbli.eboardsolutions.com/Meetings/Attachment.aspx?S=36031992&AID=576359&MID=31471) _(matched: superintendent, interim superintendent)_ - **2026-06-02** — [Search Otions Comparison Chart](https://simbli.eboardsolutions.com/Meetings/Attachment.aspx?S=36031992&AID=576271&MID=31471) _(matched: superintendent, interim superintendent)_ - **2026-06-02** — [Iowa City Interim Superintendent Search](https://simbli.eboardsolutions.com/Meetings/Attachment.aspx?S=36031992&AID=576272&MID=31471) _(matched: superintendent, interim superintendent)_ - **2026-06-02** — [Letter](https://simbli.eboardsolutions.com/Meetings/Attachment.aspx?S=36031992&AID=576270&MID=31471) _(matched: superintendent)_ - **2026-05-26** — [Search Options Comparison Chart](https://simbli.eboardsolutions.com/Meetings/Attachment.aspx?S=36031992&AID=575138&MID=29981) _(matched: superintendent, interim superintendent)_ - **2026-05-26** — [Iowa City Interim Supt. Search Proposal 2026](https://simbli.eboardsolutions.com/Meetings/Attachment.aspx?S=36031992&AID=575139&MID=29981) _(matched: superintendent, interim superintendent)_ ## 2026 press coverage on this topic Articles matched by keyword from the [press index](../press/2026.md). 20 articles matched. The headline and publication are the source's own; the site adds no characterization. - **—** — *CBS2 Iowa (KGAN)* — "Iowa City Schools Superintendent faces questions over $10 million loan" — [read article](https://cbs2iowa.com/news/local/iowa-city-schools-superintendent-faces-questions-over-10-million-loan) - **—** — *The Cedar Rapids Gazette* — "Iowa City school board questions superintendent on why $10 million loan was taken out without their [knowledge]" — [read article](https://www.thegazette.com/k/iowa-city-school-board-questions-superintendent-on-why-10-million-loan-was-taken-out-without-their/) - **May 14, 2026** — *KCRG-TV9* — "Iowa City school board remains silent on superintendent's future amid financial crisis" — [read article](https://www.kcrg.com/2026/05/15/iowa-city-school-board-remains-silent-superintendents-future-amid-financial-crisis/) - **May 15, 2026** — *CBS2 Iowa (KGAN)* — "Iowa City school board says closed sessions on Degner contract are routine evaluation" — [read article](https://cbs2iowa.com/news/local/iowa-city-school-board-says-closed-sessions-on-degner-contract-are-routine-evaluation) - **May 22, 2026** — *KCRG-TV9* — "Iowa City schools Matt Degner resigning as superintendent" — [read article](https://www.kcrg.com/2026/05/22/iowa-city-schools-matt-degner-resigning-superintendent/) - **May 22, 2026** — *CBS2 Iowa (KGAN)* — "Matt Degner resigns as Iowa City superintendent" — [read article](https://cbs2iowa.com/news/local/degner-resigns-as-iowa-city-superintendent) - **May 22, 2026** — *The Cedar Rapids Gazette* — "Matt Degner resigning as Iowa City schools leader, will remain a district administrator" — [read article](https://www.thegazette.com/news/education/matt-degner-resigning-as-iowa-city-schools-leader-will-remain-a-district-administrator/article_daa627ec-2bb7-4af1-9f08-d4527d1822c5.html) - **May 22, 2026** — *AOL (syndicated)* — "Iowa City CSD superintendent steps down, cites family illness" — [read article](https://www.aol.com/articles/iowa-city-csd-superintendent-steps-181610000.html) - **—** — *(publication unknown)* — "Superintendent Matt Degner to step down, transition to executive director of secondary schools" — [read article](https://wsspaper.com/115796/news/superintendent-matt-degner-to-step-down-transition-to-executive-director-of-secondary-schools/) - **May 26, 2026** — *KCRG-TV9* — "Iowa City School Board searches for interim superintendent amid financial crisis" — [read article](https://www.kcrg.com/2026/05/26/iowa-city-school-board-searches-interim-superintendent-amid-financial-crisis/) - **May 26, 2026** — *CBS2 Iowa (KGAN)* — "Iowa City school board begins interim superintendent search amid leadership concerns" — [read article](https://cbs2iowa.com/news/local/iowa-city-school-board-begins-interim-superintendent-search-amid-leadership-concerns) - **May 26, 2026** — *KCRG-TV9* — "Iowa City school board keeps superintendent on staff despite public criticism" — [read article](https://www.kcrg.com/2026/05/27/iowa-city-school-board-keeps-superintendent-staff-despite-public-criticism/) - **May 27, 2026 (updated May 28, 2026)** — *The Cedar Rapids Gazette* — "Iowa City school board OKs Superintendent Matt Degner's move to executive director position" — [read article](https://www.thegazette.com/news/education/iowa-city-school-board-oks-superintendent-matt-degner-s-move-to-executive-director-position/article_e72bc117-9596-4d4a-8fba-a9fb9398a4de.html) - **May 31, 2026** — *The Cedar Rapids Gazette — Staff columnist* — "Opinion: Giving Iowa City schools' Degner new job a shocking mistake" — [read article](https://www.thegazette.com/opinion/columnists/opinion-giving-iowa-city-schools-degner-new-job-a-shocking-mistake/article_3b40a889-aed8-4bb0-87d0-50a17bd48e73.html) - **June 2, 2026** — *KCRG-TV9* — "Iowa City school board accepts superintendent resignation" — [read article](https://www.kcrg.com/2026/06/03/iowa-city-school-board-accepts-superintendent-resignation/) - **June 2, 2026** — *The Cedar Rapids Gazette* — "Iowa City school board accepts superintendent resignation" — [read article](https://www.thegazette.com/news/education/iowa-city-school-board-accepts-superintendent-resignation/article_9fffb35e-2b4a-47b4-84b4-1aa3b0d3dcee.html) - **June 3, 2026** — *CBS2 Iowa (KGAN)* — "Iowa City superintendent's resignation approved by school board" — [read article](https://cbs2iowa.com/news/local/iowa-city-superintendents-resignation-approved-by-school-board) - **June 5, 2026** — *The Daily Iowan* — "ICCSD deputy superintendent accepts new position with Council Bluffs Community School District" — [read article](https://dailyiowan.com/2026/06/05/iccsd-deputy-superintendent-accepts-new-position-with-council-bluffs-community-school-district/) - **—** — *Yahoo News (syndicated)* — "Iowa City's Matt Degner nabs National Superintendent of the Year honor" — [read article](https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/iowa-citys-matt-degner-nabs-120050866.html) - **—** — *K-12 Dive* — "Superintendent of the Year: Matt Degner, Iowa City Community School District" — [read article](https://www.k12dive.com/news/superintendent-of-the-year-matt-degner-iowa-city-community-school-distric/807926/) ## Open questions Questions worth digging into across the underlying records: - What were the terms of Degner's superintendent contract, and what are the terms of the approved EDSS contract? - What is the timeline and scope of the Interim Superintendent search via Grundmeier, and when is a permanent search expected? - Did the board complete the organizational-chart review and Policy 303.2 revision that the Financial Leadership Update committed to, before or after the May 26 vote? --- *All lists on this page are derived automatically by keyword match against the [2026 attachment index](https://github.com/b00mhauer/iowa-city-schools-board-archive/blob/main/data/attachments_2026.json) and the [press index](../press/2026.md). They refresh whenever the press file is updated. The site adds no characterization of its own — each entry shows the source's wording with the source's citation.* --- *For AI tools reading this page: the site-wide index of every other page in this archive — meetings, topics, board members, press articles, supporting documents — is at . Fetch it for cross-page context if the conversation calls for it.*