Articles from September, 2013

Five Iowa schools are among 286 schools nationwide named 2013 National Blue Ribbon Schools for their overall academic excellence or for their progress in improving student academic achievement levels: Meeker Elementary School (Ames Community School District) Herbert Hoover Elementary School (Bettendorf Communit…

The Iowa State Board of Education’s next regular meeting will take place on Thursday, Sept. 26, at the Grimes State Office Building, 400 E. 14th St., in Des Moines. The work session begins at 9 a.m., followed by the business meeting at 10:30 a.m. See compete agenda with attachments here.

Iowa Department of Education Director Brad Buck today said this year’s Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) results for the state’s schools and school districts reinforce that the accountability system set up under the 2001 federal No Child Left Behind law is the wrong fit for states and should be revised. The Departm…

Iowa Department of Education Director Brad Buck today announced the five Iowans who will serve on a task force to study state education reporting requirements. The Reporting Requirement Review Task Force was established as part of House File 215, the landmark education reform bill adopted by Iowa lawmakers this year…

The Iowa Department of Education has launched a public opinion survey of Iowans regarding the Next Generation Science Standards. The survey is part of a broader state effort to seek input on the new science standards, which represent a multi-state effort to develop a common set of learning expectations for students …

Iowa Department of Education Director Brad Buck today announced the 23 Iowans who will serve on a state task force to develop suicide prevention and trauma-informed care training requirements for Iowans who are licensed by the Iowa Board of Educational Examiners. The Iowa Suicide Prevention and Trauma-Informed Care …

When Lamoni teacher Josh Culberson was a young boy growing up in Stratford, he loved to take a step back in time, whether it was through his grandmother’s stories or History Channel documentaries on television. Today, Culberson, 37, brings the past to life for his fourth-graders at Lamoni Elementary School. His co…

The Iowa Department of Education is seeking members to join the Iowa Special Education Advisory Panel, known as SEAP. SEAP should represent all Iowans, including those who are culturally and linguistically diverse. We especially are seeking people with the following attributes: Those who live in the Quad Citie…

Ryan Cazin of Burlington seems like your typical college freshman. He hangs out with friends and plays football, basketball, and the trombone. Unlike many of his classmates, however, he has developed a love for science and math. It paid off for the Iowa State University freshman this summer with a first-place win in th…

Some 600 educators representing a partnership of the Iowa Department of Education, Area Education Agencies and school districts across the state have kicked off a statewide effort to implement Response to Intervention and help students read proficiently by the end of third grade. Teachers and school administrators w…