Altoona Elementary

To recognize the National School Lunch Program, serving 30 million children each day Southeast Polk schools will celebrate National School Lunch Week from October 14-18, 2019. The theme, “School Lunch: What’s on Your Playlist,” spotlights how today’s...

Des Moines Register Names Southeast Polk Community School District  5 Time Winner of the Top Workplaces Award  Southeast Polk Community School District has been awarded a Top Workplaces 2019 honor by the Des Moines Register for the...

Student Assistance at Southeast Polk Southeast Polk schools partners with Employee and Family Resources to provide3 supports for students. Established in 1964, Employee & Family Resources (EFR) is a non-profit human services organization in Des Moines, Iowa....

Students in one of our fifth-grade classes at Altoona Elementary School were recently surprised to learn their teacher, Mr. Zach Swanson, had applied for and received a grant from Facebook’s CodeFWD program. This enabled the students to...

Celebrating School Lunch Hero Day on May 3, 2019 Between preparing healthy food, adhering to strict nutrition standards, navigating student food allergies, and offering service with a smile, Southeast Polk nutrition professionals have a lot on their...

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...

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...

Getting More Students to Begin their Day with Breakfast “Start Your Engines” Campaign Encourages Southeast Polk Families to Choose Breakfast at School Southeast Polk Schools will celebrate National School Breakfast Week during March 4-8, 2019. Busy weekday...

National School Counseling Week, sponsored by the American School Counselor Association, highlights the tremendous impact school counselors can have in helping students achieve school success and plan for a career. National School Counseling Week is always celebrated...

Southeast Polk Education Foundation Awards Nine Grant Recipients Over $26,000 The Southeast Polk Education Foundation has completed their fall grant cycle.  Nine recipients within the Southeast Polk School District have received grants totaling $26,943. Dean O’Connor, Southeast...

LIFE IS YOUR JOURNEY. TRAVEL DRUG FREE. This week Southeast Polk students and staff across the district celebrated Red Ribbon Week. Red Ribbon Week is a national alcohol, tobacco, and other drug and violence prevention awareness campaign...

Watgen Becomes Member of Iowa Talented and Gifted Association Board of Directors Penny Watgen, Southeast Polk Talented and Gifted Educator was elected to the Iowa Talented and Gifted Association (ITAG) Board of Directors on October 16, 2018, for...