(Guthrie Center, Iowa) – Adair/Casey School District Superintendent Josh Rasmussen has announced the Adair-Casey School Board agreed to hire Ed Den Beste as the new PK-8 Principal for Adair-Casey Elementary and AC/GC Junior High. Mr. Den Beste currently serves as a Teacher Leadership and Compensation (TLC) Coordinator for the Atlantic Community School District and has held that position for the past eight school years.

He holds a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from the University of Iowa and a master’s degree in educational administration from Iowa State University. Mr. Den Beste’s previous educational experiences include serving as an Elementary Classroom Teacher, Special Education Teacher, Special Education Director, and Teacher Leadership and Compensation (TLC) Coordinator.

Ed Den Beste

Ed’s wife, Stacey, is currently the principal at Washington Elementary in Atlantic.  They have three children.  His oldest child, McKenna, lives outside of Elliot and is working at the Red Oak Hospital.  His oldest son, Tate, will be a senior at Iowa State majoring in Agronomy and his youngest son, Roth, will be a senior at Atlantic High School.

Rasmussen said “Mr. Den Beste is looking forward to getting to know the ACGC staff, students, their families and the community.”