Recent News

Our Spring Creek RAMbassadors were invited to help with an event put on by the Iowa Association for School Business Officials (IASBO) today. Clint Pulver, the motivational speaker, tells a great story about how a teacher made...

The Southeast Polk Community School District would like to thank everyone who took the time to vote yesterday in the school board election. We appreciate your continued support of our district and students as we all work...

This week the Southeast Polk Education Foundation completed its fall grant cycle, awarding $35,937.52 in grants to Southeast Polk teachers in schools across the district! “Thank you to all of our outstanding teachers and staff at Southeast...

The start of this school year was the start of a great addition to our transportation team. The school board approved the new position of School Administration Manager (SAM) and hired Taylor Howard. The success we saw...

It’s Bus Safety Week – a reminder to practice bus safety every day of every week all school year! School bus transportation plays a critical role in the education of our nation’s students and is the direct...

October 20, 2021, is National Unity Day and we are encouraging our students and staff to wear orange on that day to show that Southeast Polk is united for kindness. But being kind and standing united is...

Recently, the Southeast Polk Hall of Honor welcomed several new inductees at a special event held at the Southeast Polk High School. The ceremony recognized these outstanding individuals who have impacted our school district and community in...

Last May we told you about when Polk County Supervisors Tom Hockensmith and Steve Van Oort and Community Grant Administrator Lisa Moody-Tunks presented a $50,000 check towards Delaware’s new playground equipment here. On Tuesday, we celebrated the...

On Monday, October 4, 2021, Southeast Polk CSD will be implementing a new visitor management process at each of our school buildings. The procedure will enable each school building to screen all visitors against serious offender registries...

We are pleased to announce that during the summer, we installed 22 new state-of-the-art AED machines across the district.  An AED, or automated external defibrillator, is used to help those experiencing sudden cardiac arrest. It’s a sophisticated,...

Southeast Polk Community School District has been awarded a Top Workplaces 2021 honor by the Des Moines Register for seven years running! The list is based solely on employee feedback gathered through a third-party survey administered by...