SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO.COM) The new principal at Lincoln High School comes all the way from South Carolina.
Robert Grimm, on July 1, replaces longtime Lincoln leader Val Fox.
Grimm, 52, is a 25 year veteran in education. He comes to Sioux Falls from the principal's job at North Charleston High School in South Carolina.
Sioux Falls Schools Chief Brian Maher tells the Argus Leader that he hired Grimm in part for his record of improving graduation rates and working with diverse student populations.
Grimm has a big blackboard to fill at Lincoln. Fox has been at the helm for 18 years.