Stay updated with breaking news from Joy Burk. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
The new employee would have focused on finding data-driven ways to improve student performance and help address patterns of inequity in the district.
"We need to improve how we serve students," said Ankeny superintendent Erick Pruitt.
The board will fill the vacancy by appointment under its policy, but voting residents of the district have the right to force a special election.
Activists organized over the weekend after a job posting for a diversity specialist in Ankeny schools disappeared, leading to a deeper conversation.
The central Iowa school boards voted Monday while attempting to accommodate recent state and federal actions over OSHA's COVID-19 vaccine mandate.