News Mar 3, 2019 Southeast Polk Celebrates National School Breakfast Week March 4-8 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... Read More
News Feb 7, 2019 National School Counseling Week 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... Read More
News Nov 14, 2018 Southeast Polk Education Foundation Awards Over $26,000 in Grants 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... Read More
News Oct 26, 2018 Southeast Polk Students & Staff Celebrate Red Ribbon Week 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... Read More
News Oct 23, 2018 Southeast Polk Educator Penny Watgen Election to ITAG Board 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... Read More
News Oct 22, 2018 Southeast Polk Observes National School Bus Safety Week October 22-26 National School Bus Safety Week is an active and evolving public education program and an excellent way for parents, students, teachers, motorists, school bus operators, school administrators, and other interested parties to join forces and address the... Read More
News Mar 1, 2018 Grading: Traditional and Standards-Referenced Southeast Polk Grading and Reporting Teaching and learning at Southeast Polk is based on identified standards. Rather than a reflection of student behavior, how much work is turned in, or unrelated task completion, grades are a reflection of... Read More
News Feb 20, 2018 Stacey Cochran Special Education Teacher At Clay Receives Golden Apple Award Monday, February 19, 2018, was an exciting afternoon at Clay Elementary. Special Education Teacher Stacey Cochran received The Golden Apple Award at an all-school assembly. This is a very special recognition given to one special teacher each... Read More
News Feb 6, 2018 A Closer Look at School Counseling at Southeast Polk with Lori Rhodes National School Counseling Week – February 5-9 Lori Rhodes has spent 34 years in education, 24 of those years have been spent as a school counselor at Southeast Polk. Rhodes is the school counselor at Delaware Elementary... Read More
News Jan 12, 2018 Modeling with Mathematics at Southeast Polk In order to prepare students for college and career opportunities, math teachers incorporate various problem-solving tasks. No longer is math just a series of formulas to be memorized. It is an engaging process that encourages students to... Read More
News Dec 21, 2017 Students and Staff Seeing Benefits of New Language Arts Materials for Grades K-5 New ELA Materials are in Full Swing this Year At the beginning of this school year, Southeast Polk adopted new language arts materials. The last language arts adoption was over 10 years ago. The new literacy materials... Read More
News Nov 9, 2017 Lowe’s Gives Back to Clay Through Local Heroes Project The Lowe’s Heroes volunteer program began more than 10 years ago. The program encourages their employees to team together, adopt a volunteer project with a local nonprofit organization or K-12 public school, and make a difference. Last... Read More