Keokuk elementary schools have the highest overall performance scores in Lee County on the Iowa Schools Report Card, according to the Iowa Department of Education. https://t.co/u1XlfCDRYP
The United Way of the Great River Region aced expectations last Friday during its Back to School event at the Trinity United Methodist Church, distributing 574 backpacks to children from Pre-K to 12th grade. https://t.co/yPfHFl1nxa
The final days of summer are beginning to fade as the community gears up for another school year. Parents, caregivers, and students went to in-person registration for Keokuk Community School District Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon in the middle sch… https://t.co/PEN2xDC3Q2
New from @Rushthewriter: The Iowa Department of Education approved $142 million in taxpayer dollars to go towards K-12 private school tuition for the 2023-24 school, and nearly $100 million of that amount will go to applicants in just 15 Iowa counties.
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The culture of a school is created by everyone in the school. Walk in a school and see how the front office interacts with visitors or the staff /teachers interact in the hallway. Yes, the admin influences culture, but everyone is responsible for a positive school culture.
@ZBauermaster Agreed, but here’s another perspective. I didn’t want an “assigned spot” when I started in Bushnell, but it was explained to me that people liked to glance over as see that I was “in the house”. I honored the culture.
Talked to a principal whose district offers daycare to teachers for only $280 a month no matter how many kids. Got 54 teacher applications for a position. Previous school, zero applications.
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