Jay Murphy, PE teacher at Jefferson, organized two teams with 20 total staff members from Jefferson Intermediate school to participate in the Live Healthy Iowa step challenge the past six weeks. The twenty staff members tallied more than 7 million steps in the 6 week time period. Both teams finished in the top 40 of […]
Last year we had a wonderful response from students who decorated a pumpkin as their favorite book character. We are excited to offer the opportunity again this year! If your child is interested in decorating a pumpkin to display in the library, here are a few things you should know: ALL grades are invited to […]
Nick Fynaardt and Lowell Ernst were two of six panelists who presented at the September 25 National Governor’s Association meeting on “District Rubric Models – A Shared Vision for Effective Teaching.” Panelists shared their district models and had a general question and answer session with an audience that included local district representatives, school board members, […]
Jill Payne has been named as one of three state finalists in the science category for the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. This award is the nation’s highest honor for K-12 educators of math and science. “These teachers are an inspiration to their students, colleagues and communities,” said Iowa Department of […]
The United Soccer Coaches Association named Mark Solomon as the 2018 State Coach of the Year for Iowa High School Boys Soccer – small school division. Coach Solomon guided the Dutch to a 2018 Class 2A State Championship last spring, the first in school history. Congratulations to Mark on this outstanding award! Mark Solomon Social […]
Sheila Graham has been selected to be a member of the first Governor’s Teachers Cabinet. Governor Kim Reynolds appointed Sheila, along with 6 other Iowa teachers, to be a member of the newly formed Cabinet. They will meet quarterly with Gov Reynolds, Lt. Gov. Adam Gregg and Iowa Department of Education Director Ryan Wise; giving them […]