In September, Governor Reynolds, in conjunction with the Iowa Department of Public Health, issued new guidance about when individuals should quarantine after being exposed to a COVID-positive individual. The new guidance states that if both the COVID-positive individual...
On Tuesday, Sept. 29, Governor Reynolds and the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced a change to the way in which individuals who have been exposed to a positive COVID-19 individual are placed in quarantine. Individuals who...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced it will extend several meal flexibilities which will allow summer meal program operators to continue serving free meals to children into the fall months through as late as December 31, 2020...
*The 2020-21 school year calendar will be an ongoing resource, as we navigate school in a safe and healthy manner. The PDF links below are for calendars reflecting first quarter dates and schedules (Aug. 31-Oct. 23, 2020). The...
The derecho storm that hit Iowa last week has had some longer-term impacts on the school district. While we did not lose power or sustain any damage to our technology facilities, our primary Internet connection was lost in...
Pandemic EBT Notification from the Iowa Department of Education and Iowa Department of Human Services (Dated July 13, 2020) The Families First Coronavirus Response Act allows states to issue Food Assistance benefits to households with children in Pre-K...
The JCSD Technology Team has been made aware of non-delivery issue for a number of district emails. For example, a JCSD employee could respond to an email, but because of these non-delivery issues, the email reply would not...
What Does the 2020-21 School Year Look Like? All school districts in Iowa must submit a “Return To Learn” plan to the state outlining how they will address disruptions to learning due to the pandemic. Our teams of...
The Central Iowa Metropolitan League (CIML), based upon guidance received from Governor’s Office of the State of Iowa, the Iowa Department of Education, the Iowa Department of Public Health, the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union, and the...
Christina Amburgy has been hired as the new Johnston Community Education Aquatics Coordinator, effective July 1. She fills the position left vacant by Deb Blanchard’s retirement on June 30. Amburgy brings a variety of aquatics experiences to the...