Throughout the month of February, community members can take part in virtual and in-person Black History Month events around the metro. Big thanks to Ahmed Agyeman, Director of Community and Global Engagement at DMACC, for calling out these...
Due to inclement weather, all Johnston schools, including Digital Dragons, will be dismissing two hours early on Monday, January 25 (secondary dismisses @ 12:50 p.m.; elementaries at 1:35 p.m.). There is no afternoon Developmental Kindergarten or Preschool (morning...
Message from Supt. Laura Kacer, Dec. 22, 2020 Prior to our temporary shift online, students and staff were in a 5 day, in-person model. We took the steps to slow the spread here in Johnston and our efforts...
At the December 07 board meeting, the board approved continuation of the Johnston CSD temporary online learning waiver, due to continued concern of COVID-19 positivity rates in Polk Co. and the desire to keep students and teachers in...
The Iowa Girls’ High School Athletic Union & The Iowa High School Athletic Association recognizes those teams and cheerleading squads which collectively have excelled in the classroom. There are two awards which may be earned: Excellence in Academic...
At the November 23 board meeting, the board approved continuation of the Johnston CSD temporary online learning waiver, due to high COVID-19 positivity rates in Polk Co. and high numbers of staff absences due to illness or quarantine....
The JCSD Nutrition Department will continue providing free meals to Johnston students while they are learning remotely. Each student will receive a bundle of 5 breakfast and 5 lunch meals for the week. We will offer FREE grab-n-go...
Meal Pick Ups In the interim of our temporary shift online, our Nutrition Department will continue providing free meals to any Johnston student who wants them while they are learning remotely. Each student will receive a meal bundle...
The communities of our Polk County school districts are distinctly different in wonderful ways, but we are united today with one very important message. If we want to keep our schools open and staffed, and return all students...
The Johnston School Board held a special meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 10 to address how we, as a district, should proceed with safely educating our students as COVID positivity, quarantine, and absence rates rise among students and staff....