Recent News

Southeast Polk elementary schools participated in a coin drive that created friendly competition, while also bringing the students together to support Special Olympics Iowa.  The week-long fundraiser raised $3,907.67 to help send Special Olympics Iowa athletes to...

Southeast Polk Seniors, Jackson Birdwell and Jacob Beattie, have been named finalists in the 64th Annual National Merit® Scholarship Program. On September 13th, 2018, officials of the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) named approximately 16,000 Semifinalists.  This...

The Bait is Over – Ms. Alli’s Preschool Class Welcomes Classroom Fish Two students from Ms. Alli’s afternoon preschool class at Clay Elementary began campaigning for a classroom pet. They set out on a mission to figure...

National Volunteer Week, April 7-13, is an opportunity to celebrate the impact of volunteer service and the power of volunteers to tackle society’s greatest challenges, to build stronger communities and be a force that transforms the world....

The Southeast Polk Community School District has named Nathan Ballagh as the new Willowbrook Elementary Principal. Ballagh’s contract was approved by the Southeast Polk Board of Education during their regular meeting on April 4, 2019, and he...

Southeast Polk High School is proud to announce the newest members of the National Council on Youth Leadership (NCYL) from the Class of 2020! Seventeen Southeast Polk High School juniors were selected to the NCYL, a national...

Learning journey to prepare Sears, students as global citizens The NEA Foundation, a public charity founded by educators for educators, named Erin Sears, a third-grade teacher at Willowbrook Elementary, as a 2019 NEA Foundation Global Learning Fellow....

Southeast Polk senior, Paige Blackford, is this year’s Bill Burch Award recipient.  Paige was chosen this year because of her positive influence on peers, classmates, and staff.  She excels socially and academically at Southeast Polk High School....

Matthew Eddy, Southeast Polk Agriculture Instructor and FFA Advisor, twelve high school students and seven chaperones took an excursion of a lifetime over Spring Break to China as part of the FFA International Learning Opportunity (ILO). The...

In the fall of 2017, Southeast Polk adopted new language arts materials to replace what was adopted over 10 years ago.  The new literacy materials (Wonders K-2) (ReadyGEN grades 3-5) align with the Iowa Core literacy standards...

The Iowa Department of Education has awarded schools statewide for their work on implementing Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS). PBIS is a triple-tiered system of support for behavior and provides the framework for teachers to provide...

High school sophomores, juniors and their parents will be able to get information on the college financial aid process during a free presentation offered by Southeast Polk High School and the ICAN. ® The event will be...