State education director, officials tour Charles City schools

Iowa Department of Education Director Ryan Wise listens to a student explain his reactions to a book during classtime in a Lincoln Elementary School reading lab. Press photos by Kate Hayden

Dianne Crookham-Johnson, a 1984 Charles City graduate, and Jeremy Varner discuss the classroom space as they tour Charles City school district buildings on Friday morning.

Fourth-grade teacher Diane Sande leads a class discussion during reading lab at Lincoln Elementary as Iowa Education Director Ryan Wise listens in.

Ryan Wise, director of the Iowa Department of Education, reads to Jeremy Wilson's first grade class at Washington Elementary School.

Ryan Wise speaks with Washington Elementary Principal Kara Shannon as he visits the second stop on his Charles City schools tour.