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September 8, 2021

Ankeny Board of Education Recognitions
HeartlandAEA
Karla Jones, recently retired Regional Director for Heartland AEA, was recognized at the September 7 board meeting.
Karla’s expertise, guidance, and genuine focus on student improvement helped to move our system forward in the area of special education. Over the course of her career, she was an asset to our organization, and will be greatly missed.
Please join us in congratulating Karla on her retirement and thanking her for her contributions to special education!
NE students
Eve England and Ashlyn Doak, 5th grade students at Northeast Elementary, were recognized at the September 7 board meeting for their work in planning a book drive.
The girls organized a book drive at Northeast last spring that collected more than 3,000 books. The books were then donated to the John Stoddard Cancer Center, Blank Children’s Hospital and Oakridge Neighborhood.
Please join us in congratulating Eve and Ashlyn for their inspiring work!
September 3, 2021

Updated COVID-19 Dashboard Data

Please find our updated COVID-19 dashboard and informational data here.

Ankeny Community School District is guided by state laws which prevent schools from mandating face masks and requires school districts in Iowa to provide on-site learning. However, students, staff, and others on district property are permitted to wear masks; disposable masks are available in our buildings for those who wish to wear them.

Per guidance from the Iowa Department of Public Health, Ankeny Community School District will treat COVID-19 similar to influenza and other common child illnesses. Students who believe they have been exposed to COVID-19 in or outside of school are not required to quarantine and should monitor for symptoms.

Due to health department changes in quarantine requirements, Ankeny Community School District will not contact trace to identify individuals as “close contacts” who may have been exposed to COVID-19 in the school setting. As necessary, all Ankeny school buildings are sending notifications to families to indicate potential exposure to positive case(s) of COVID-19.

A dashboard has been created to provide parents with “at-a-glance” positive case information, based on self-reported information. It is updated once a week and date stamped. An asterisk (*) denotes at least one but fewer than four (4) cases within a given reporting category and is provided in lieu of a specific number to protect privacy.

Transmission levels as of Friday, September 3, 2021 in Polk County are High. For more information please visit the CDC website. This website includes an integrated county view by state.

For more information on our health and mitigation practices please review our Return to Learn Addendum here.

 

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