Administrators and elected decision-makers in Washington have all expressed profound interest in pivoting to a year-round academic calendar in the months since state lawmakers allowed the schedule for higher grade levels.
Local education officials say they’re considering hiring a school resource officer as soon as the 2026-27 school year, as the Washington School district applies for federal funding assistance.
Washington school board members are considering changes to the district’s cellphone policies in light of a new state law that makes them enforceable.
The Washington County Riverboat Foundation announced its spring grant awards Wednesday night in Kalona, and a $3.5 million contribution to a field house for Washington’s schools stole the show.
Lincoln Elementary’s Art Service Club set up on the bandstand in Washington’s square last Friday, to work on a collaborative art piece with anyone who happened to walk by.
Washington’s city council and school district have approved their budgets for the coming fiscal year, with the county supervisors set to vote on their finances next week. Here’s everything you need to know.
Report flags handful of issues, no major causes for concern
A Washington school board member has proposed the termination of two staff sharing agreements with Keota’s school district amid concerns about an advertisement the latter ran at a movie theater in Washington.
Decision-makers will revisit issue in October after 5-0 vote
After survey and community meeting, some on the district’s decision-making body suggested they’d still rather hold off for another few months, delaying implementation of the increasingly popular model by at least a year. A vote in some form or another is expected Wednesday night.
Around 150 Washington school district parents and teachers attended an informational meeting Wednesday night to discuss a possible four-day school week with district administrators and board members. The group seemed about evenly split over the proposal.
A “cybersecurity incident” at student information website PowerSchool leaked local students’ and staff members’ personally identifiable information to an “unauthorized third party,” according to the Washington School District.
School district decision-makers and administrators will hold an informational meeting Wednesday night to discuss a possible four-day school week in the 2024-25 school year. Here’s everything you need to know before the meeting, scheduled from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Jan. 15 at the high school auditorium.
Mike Liska and Mindi Rees are the new president and vice president of the Washington school district’s top decision-making body.
Washington’s schools say their attendance numbers are substantially improved in the first school year after state lawmakers passed a bill cracking down on chronic absenteeism.
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