News Aug 28, 2023 Interested in Running for School Board? The Southeast Polk Community School District Board of Education is a non-partisan group of community individuals who serve the Southeast Polk Community School District by putting our students, staff and families first. The School Board represents the parents... Read More
News Oct 19, 2021 Taylor Howard Joins Transportation Team as School Administration Manager 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... Read More
Sep 12, 2023 All Things SEP Podcast Welcome to the All Things SEP Podcast page! Join Superintendent Dr. Dirk Halupnik as he covers “All Things SEP” with guests from throughout our district and communities. The conversations feature staff, students and community members and feature... Read More
News May 22, 2020 2020 Summer Sports Update On May 20, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds announced districts and nonpublic schools may begin to engage in school sports summer seasons while keeping participants and spectators safe. This announcement only applies to baseball and softball. Although we... Read More
News Mar 28, 2018 RhythAMetteS Win Five National Championships The Southeast Polk RhythAMetteS won five national championships from the Marching Auxiliaries National Dance Competition in Fort Worth, Texas. They competed against high schools from around the country and one team from South Africa. They placed first... Read More
News Aug 24, 2023 4th Generation Starts at Altoona Weson Weyrick is keeping a family tradition as he stepped into Altoona Elementary as a kindergartner yesterday. He is the 4th generation of his family to attend Altoona! This story begins in 1944-45 when Weson’s great grandpa,... Read More
News May 13, 2020 Southeast Polk Class of 2020 receives $260,000 in scholarships! On May 13, 2020, Southeast Polk Dollars for Scholars awarded $260,000 in scholarships to Southeast Polk High School’s Class of 2020. A total of 202 graduating seniors received scholarships. In addition – for the first time ever... Read More
Jan 9, 2023 2023-2024 High School Orientation Dates Announced Southeast Polk High School Orientation Dates: Aug. 7 – freshman & all students new to SEP – orientation/open house (8:00-3:00) Aug. 8 – sophomores, juniors, seniors – orientation (8:00-3:00) Aug. 9 – sophomores, juniors, seniors – orientation (8:00-3:00)... Read More
Jun 7, 2017 SEP Education Foundation Supporting World Class Education The Southeast Polk Education Foundation (SEPEF) is a nonprofit foundation that will raise funds for curricular enrichment, programs, scholarships, and projects outside the normal funding stream of the district, thus providing enrichment opportunities... Read More
News May 16, 2024 2024 Seniors Honored Congratulations to our Class of 2024 Seniors for achieving academic excellence! You exemplify integrity, stewardship and leadership in and out of the classroom. You have embodied our vision and mission to Learn. Lead. Live. Honors Diploma Top... Read More
May 9, 2022 Senior Student Lunch Account End of Year Procedures The following email was sent to parents of seniors and seniors. Greetings, Congratulations to the graduating class of 2022! I congratulate you and your child on their great accomplishment!  I also want to make sure that I... Read More
News Aug 22, 2017 Blake Kielman Named Mitchellville Elementary Principal The Southeast Polk Community School District has named Blake Kielman as the new Mitchellville Elementary Principal. Kielman’s contract was approved by the Southeast Polk Board of Education during their regular meeting on August 17, 2017, and he... Read More