School Start Time Survey Results Come In

This year, the Johnston Community School District is beginning a discussion with parents, students, and staff members to determine whether changes should be made to the school day start and end times. Separate surveys were administered to parents,...
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Makerspaces Provide Creative Outlet During Testing

It’s testing season in the Johnston elementary buildings. Understanding those long days of questions can wear a student out, Lisa Tegels, Wallace Elementary teacher librarian, modified the traditional library time to become a Makerspace/STEAM exploratory unit, giving students...
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School Enrollment Goes Online for 2017-18

This spring, parents and guardians won’t see the familiar school registration packet land in their mailbox. Instead, all existing families in the Johnston Community School District will be able to re-enroll their student(s) online. “It’s an exciting advancement...
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District, Unions Come Together on Contracts

Johnston, Iowa – At a special meeting of the Johnston Board of Education on February 15, board members approved three-year contracts with the Johnston Education Association (JEA) and the Johnston Educator Support Personnel Association (JESPA). With the trend...
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Johnston Athletic Clothing Sale

(Submitted by the JCSD Athletic Department) On Friday, February 10, the Johnston Athletic Department will be having a rummage sale of clothing items that are no longer used in the athletic programs. The rummage sale will take place...
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New High School Nears Completion

Since breaking ground on the new Johnston High School in September 2014, construction crews have put in hundreds of hours of work on the new facility. On August 24, 2017, high school staff and students in grades 10...
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RSP Provides Demographic, Growth Insight for District

At the January 23 Board of Education meeting, board members and the public learned of updated enrollment projections and growth trends for the Johnston Community School District from RSP & Associates, the district’s contracted planning consultant. Rob Schwartz,...
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