Estherville, IA (KICD) — The new Superintendent for Estherville Lincoln Central has roots in Northwest Iowa. Aiddy Phomvisay  was hired this week and did his very first interview with KICD News.

Phomvisay has served Ames, Des Moines, West Des Moines, Ottumwa, Marshalltown, and Fairfield; and already has a plan for his new district.

Phomvisay says his teachers changed his life when he arrived in America and couldn’t speak English, and will place special emphasis on the E.L.C. students who speak English as a second language.