News Mar 25, 2024 Honoring the Women in SEP History March is Women in History Month, so we give a little extra attention to all of the amazing accomplishments of strong, determined women of Southeast Polk Community School District. Since 1987, the United States has formally recognized... Read More
News Jan 29, 2024 SEP Eats Local Eating local means fresher food for our students and supporting Iowa/Midwest farmers. It’s a win-win! Thanks to all who help our students eat healthier! Southeast Polk Food and Nutrition received two Local Food Grants this year! We’ve... 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 Aug 18, 2023 Elementary Back to School Nights Announced! We are looking forward to seeing all of our families again for the 2023-2024 school year. Here is a list of upcoming Back to School Nights.* *May be subject to change. Always look for emails from your... Read More
News Apr 25, 2023 Board Sees Altoona Awesomeness Each month, the School Board visits one of our buildings across the district. Today they saw the awesomeness of Altoona Elementary! Principal Morgan Miller shared how they make collaborative leadership a priority and it shows. Also, Leader... Read More
News Mar 30, 2023 Kindergarten Parent Information Meetings We’re so excited that your kindergartner is coming to Southeast Polk! We have eight amazing elementary buildings across the district filled with talented and passionate staff who are trained to provide your child with an incredible educational... Read More
News Apr 29, 2020 Altoona Power! Altoona has the power! Follow this link to see the first in a 3 video series: Altoona Power Video 1 Here’s the 2nd video: Altoona Power Video 2 And video #3: Altoona Power Video 3 Read More
News Mar 11, 2020 Southeast Polk Education Foundation Grant Helps Strengthen Literacy Skills for Students Southeast Polk Foundation Grant Helps Strengthen Literacy Skills for Students A $19,000 grant from the Southeast Polk Education Foundation allowed the curriculum department to purchase multi-sensory instructional resources to support preschool through second-grade students. The resources are... Read More
News Feb 3, 2020 Southeast Polk Celebrates School Counselors – National School Counseling Week, Feb. 3–7, 2020 National School Counseling Week highlights the tremendous impact school counselors can have in helping students achieve school success and plan for a career. The special week honoring them provides recognition for those who implement comprehensive school counseling... Read More
News Nov 25, 2019 Southeast Polk Education Foundation Awards Over $42,000 in Grants Fall 2019 Grant Recipients The Southeast Polk Education Foundation has completed its fall grant cycle. Seven recipients within the Southeast Polk School District have received grants totaling $42,568. Willowbrook Elementary STEM Innovation Center $5,000 was awarded for... Read More
Announcements Oct 17, 2019 Altoona Elementary Achieves Fun Run Goal! Altoona Elementary PTA’s Fun Run may have had to move inside but that didn’t stop them from reaching their goal! Jessica Sporleder, PTA President, shared, “ Our goal was to raise $12,000 for a new Gaga Pit... Read More