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On Wednesday, November 20, 2013, the Pella Community School District were awarded the Platinum Status in the Amsan SMART ASSESSMENT Program. To achieve the Platinum status you have to receive the maximum score based on custodial allocation throughout the buildings, green cleaning operating procedures, inventory and budget management and eco-friendly supplies and equipment. Also with this […]

When young families in Iowa buy a home, they consider more than property taxes. They look at what a community has to offer in its job market and its schools. With that in mind, we asked the following questions as we analyzed cities and towns across the state to identify the best for young families…

At the beginning of the 2013 school year, Pella Schools distributed over 1,000 Macbook Air laptops to students in grades 7-12. The laptop rollout occurred over the course of two weeks at several different evening sessions, where students attended with their parents to receive their laptops. They also watched informational videos on computer maintenance and […]

As reported in The Chronicle, after more than a year of facility review, the Pella Community school board held a vote on a $29.1 million school bond issue Tuesday, April 2. According to unoffical results from the Marion County Auditor’s office, over 75 percent of the 1,955 votes were cast in favor of the bond referendum.