The Pella School Board has approved the hire of Matt Fouch as the new activities director at their meeting Monday. Fouch will replace current Athletics Director Dale Otte, who is resigning at the end of the school year, and Fouch will fill an expanded role that also includes fine arts. Fouch says one of the keys to his position will be building a strong relationship with students, which he said led to the creation of a soccer team in Tipton during his tenure there.

Fouch will begin his role at Pella as he transitions out of Tipton, and will in part be contingent upon the spring and summer sports season and how it is impacted by COVID-19.