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 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 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 Jul 12, 2022 Welcome Andrea Bruns as Clay Elementary’s Principal We are excited to welcome Andrea Bruns as our new Clay Elementary Principal! Andrea steps into this role as Lea Morris steps into her new role as the Director of Special Education. Andrea joins our Ram Fam... Read More
News Feb 28, 2022 Clay Wins Healthiest State Initiative! They did it! Clay Elementary, after being one of the top 3 finalists last year, earned the honor as the #1 healthiest school in the Iowa Healthiest State Initiative this year! Mr. Taylor Bowie, Clay’s P.E. teacher,... Read More
News Oct 7, 2020 Clay Elementary Walk in the Healthiest State Initiative Clay Elementary has been selected as an Ambassador site for the 5210 and Healthiest State Initiative! Taylor Bowie, Clay Elementary’s P.E. teacher, organized today’s Annual Healthiest State Initiative Walk. It looked a little different than it has... 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 Mar 5, 2020 Southeast Polk Special Education Teacher Shannon Baity Invited to 2020 State of the Union Address On Tuesday, February 4, 2020, Shannon Baity, Southeast Polk Special Education teacher was an honored guest of Representative Cindy Axne at the 2020 State of the Union Address in Washington DC. Mrs. Baity has worked for Southeast... Read More
Announcements Feb 28, 2020 NFL Players Visit Clay Elementary Students “It was a chance of a lifetime!” exclaimed Ashlynn, one of the 16 hand-picked Clay Elementary students, when referring to the virtual visit they earned with NFL™ players Prince Amukamara and David Montgomery through NFL Play 60.... 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 27, 2019 A Special Day to Celebrate Our Grandfriends Several of the Southeast Polk elementary buildings organized a special day today for the special people in their lives – grandparents! The students sang and read to them, worked on crafts and puzzles together and enjoyed just... Read More