Weekly Update to Families

April 18, 2025

Brief Message From the Principal

Dear Altoona Elementary Community,

We had a great week of learning and leading at Altoona Elementary! It’s always inspiring to see our students growing, helping each other, and showing leadership in so many ways throughout the school day.

Looking ahead, we have a BIG week coming up with ISASP Testing for our 3rd through 5th grade students. Testing will begin on Monday, and we want to make sure every student feels confident and ready to do their best. You can help by ensuring your child gets a good night’s sleep each night and enjoys a healthy breakfast each morning. A well-rested and well-fed brain is a powerful one!

Thank you, as always, for your continued support and partnership.On behalf of all the dedicated teachers and staff here at Altoona Elementary, we wish you a safe and restful weekend.Let’s finish April strong!

Respectfully,

- Mr. Miller

The Southeast Polk School Board took the following action at their meeting last night (4/10/25) regarding making up the instructional time required by Iowa Code and fulfilling contractual obligations.

Student Instructional Hours
- Make up the required instructional hours by changing Wednesday 4/30, 5/7, and 5/14 into full student days
- Wednesday, May 21, will have the normal secondary late start and elementary early release schedule
- This keeps the final day for students as May 28, 2025, which is already scheduled for a full student day
- Click on the header above for more information