With funding from the Polk Co. Board of Supervisors and the Johnston Community Schools Foundation, new theatre curtains were recently installed in the Wallace Elementary auditorium. The curtains that had previously cloaked the back stage area moved to...
At the April 22, 2019 Board of Education meeting, Johnston board members approved the lease of all-new Apple iPads for students and staff in the district. More than 6,000 new personal learning devices will be given to students...
Keeping Our Dragons Safe! April 29, 2019 | 6:30-8 p.m. Summit Middle School, 9500 Windsor Parkway, Johnston, Iowa Parents and guardians you are invited to an evening of learning presented by the Board of Education Student Well-Being and...
At the Feb. 25 board meeting, Marci Cordaro was appointed to the JCSD board of directors, filling the recently vacated seat. Marci will serve on the Mental Health and Student Well-Being Committee and Board Policy Committee. Marci and her...
As of today, March 1, 2019 we have missed two days of school due to weather. By law, students are required to attend a minimum of 1,080 hours each year. Our current academic calendar exceeds the minimum requirement...
2019-20 school registration will open at 8 a.m. on February 6, 2019 for both new and existing families – this will include preschoolers, developmental kindergartners (DK), and kindergartners. Ways Register Online On-Site Registration: Johnston Early Learning Academy (JELA), 6207 NW 62nd...
Due to the arctic wind chill forecast, the following schedule has been put in place for ALL Johnston schools. Tuesday, January 29 – NO evening activities after 6 p.m. School will dismiss at its regular time. KTC will...
JOHNSTON, IOWA – Members of the Johnston Board of Education have named Ms. Laura Kacer as the new superintendent of the Johnston Community School District. The board was unanimous in its decision to hire Kacer following her interview...
Michael Barta, Johnston High School business teacher and head coach for the Johnston Dragons baseball team, has been awarded the Patriot Award from the Iowa Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), a Department of Defense office....