Previously, Tiegs spent five years as the superintendent in Nezperce, a district of about 170 students. “There’s this idea that they’re all the same kids heading to the high school,” Tiegs said. ‘Your job is to truly listen’By mid-afternoon on the first day of school, Tiegs made it back to his office, crammed full of bear stuffed animals and family photos. Tiegs taught for six years in the Highland School District, then moved to Nezperce when the longtime science teacher retired. The shift to Moscow, Tiegs said, has changed things in some ways but not in a major way.