Today, the Superintendent of Clinton Schools will wrap up a 33-year career in education.

Curt Nettles walks out the doors of Clinton Schools for the final time this morning and on the WHOW Morning Show Thursday reflected on his time in Clinton and in education.

A person close to Nettles shared this with Regional Radio ahead of the veteran educator's appearance on the Morning Show: 

"There is no doubt that one of Curt's biggest accomplishments during his tenure as Supt is that he has changed the culture of our school district.  There is a great team feeling across all K-12 staff and administrators that we haven't had before. Even more importantly we have quality Administrators seeking out employment in our school district.  CUSD15 has become a place outsiders want to come and work and that's due to Curt.  He will be greatly missed but we have a great duo in Drew [Goebbel] and Kara Jensen to carry the torch and keep making improvements."

Nettles will head up a professional developmental initiative through the Illinois Association of School Administrators starting in the fall. This summer Nettles has a trip planned and also helps lead a local camp for a week in July.