Faculty
Matthew Smith is the principal of North High School. He has made many efforts to improve the school, and has been very successful, pushing the school from last in Iowa with one of the largest increases in the nation for standardized test proficiency in the 2010-2011 school year, and continued success in the 2011-2012 school year.
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