RTL Update – Building Plans / Phased Hybrid Calendar
Here is the latest information around Return to Learn for the 2020-2021 school year. Read this announcement in Spanish or Arabic. Building Plans: Today, you will receive building-level implementation plans for the start of the 2020-2021 school year. Please know that these are fluid documents as each building is continuing to develop details around what school will look like this fall. We will also be posting each plan on our website at the following URL. https://ames.k12.ia.us.staging2.juiceboxint.com/district/district/return-to-learn/return-learn-plan/
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Dr. Kathi Arnold named new Emergency Management Coordinator
The Ames Community School District is pleased to announce Dr. Kathryn Arnold as the new Emergency Management Coordinator. In this position, she will organize and manage many of the COVID-related logistics across the District throughout the school year. Arnold most recently served as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Missouri St. Louis, teaching online courses in numerous topics. Prior to that, she was an Education and Policy Consultant at Boca Raton Regional Hospital.
Read moreRTL Update – Timeline / UEN Letter
Here is the latest information around Return to Learn for the 2020-2021 school year. Updated Recommendation/Approval Date of RTL Model: Next Monday, August 3, a recommendation will be made to the school board about the delivery model to start the school year. This is a week earlier than what was originally communicated to allow the District and families more time to plan for the start of school. The school board meeting will be held virtually and can be accessed at the Zoom URL below or watched live on our YouTube Channel. https://ames-k12-ia-us.zoom.us/j/87016509538
Read moreRTL Update – Transportation / Face Coverings
Transportation Bus Request Durham Transportation is beginning to create bus routes for the 20-21 school year. The online registration process includes the bus transportation request, but you MUST check YES if you want your child to be considered for busing for the 2020-2021 school year. It is easier to remove your student from a route than to add them at the last minute. Please contact Leslie Weible (transportation@ames.k12.ia.us) with transportation-related questions or changes to your original busing request.
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Ames CSD Mourns the Passing of Ames High Teacher and Coach Dan Flannery
Ames CSD Mourns the Passing of Ames High Teacher and Coach Dan Flannery The Ames Community School District family and community mourns the passing of longtime Ames High teacher and storied Ames High Swim Coach Dan Flannery, who passed away Tuesday morning. “Dan was Ames High Pride. He loved our students, our high school, and our community. This is a huge loss for not only our school community, but the swimming community in Ames and across Iowa,” said Superintendent Jenny Risner. “Dan was committed to excellence in his program and his success speaks for itself. But what was even more impressive was his ability to build strong relationships with his student-athletes that lasted well beyond high school. He made those he coached better athletes and better people.”
Read moreClarification on Aspects of RTL
We have received a lot of great questions and want to provide clarity on a few key aspects of Return to…
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Healthiest Ames Seeking Volunteers to Help Provide Face Masks for Students
Healthiest Ames is organizing a collaborative, community project to provide face masks for every student in the Ames Community School District. The project is a two-pronged approach to making face masks available. Community volunteers are working to sew a large quantity of face masks, and Healthiest Ames is also organizing a campaign to collect financial donations to purchase face masks. The project will supply every student in the ACSD with at least one face mask. Ames Middle School and Ames High School students and Ames PTOs are currently working toward a successful outcome.
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Steven Hopper named as new Director of Technology
The Ames Community School District is excited to announce Steven Hopper as the new Director of Technology. Last school year, Hopper was a School Administration Manager with the Ankeny Community School District. Prior to that, he was a Curriculum Technology Coordinator in Ankeny and an Instructional Technology Consultant with Heartland AEA.
Read moreRTL Update from Governor’s Proclamation and DE Guidance
Today, Governor Reynolds signed a proclamation and the Iowa Department of Education (DE) issued new guidance that directly…
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Free Books For Students at Grab and Go Meal Sites
Ames Community School District families will again have access to free books at four grab and go meal sites: Meeker, Mitchell, Sawyer, and the Ames Public Library. One book per week per student will be distributed on Fridays only for students in grades pre-K through 12. Scheduled dates are July 17, 24, 31 and August 7, from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm. Books were purchased by the Ames Public Library Friends Foundation and are individually packaged according to grade-level appropriateness.
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