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Rob Sauer (ID '05) Named Idaho Superintendent of the Year

October 20, 2020

Rob Sauer (ID '05), the superintendent of the Homedale Joint School District, has been named Idaho's 2021 Superintendent of the Year by the Idaho Association of School Administrators. He will represent Idaho in the National Superintendent of the Year Award. IASA says the award "recognize[s] an outstanding individual who is on the frontier of educational leadership in the state."

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Rob Sauer (ID '05) Named Idaho Superintendent of the Year

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