Mark your calendars for the Annual Retired Teachers' Appreciation Social organized by The Knoxville Education Foundation!
Dear KCSD Panther Family:
We are very excited to announce an initiative for the 2024-2025 school year that will have a major, positive impact on KCSD Activities. In partnership with the Iowa Media Network, the GoKnoxvilleTV network will launch and broadcast home and away contests throughout the school year with Dewayne Cook serving as lead broadcaster. Dewayne has been the Voice of GoSCCTV - the South Central Conference Network - the past 2 years. Since the start of the 2022-2023 school year, GoSCCTV has been video broadcasting many of our athletic events in addition to creating content of several other activity groups within each school in the conference.
What does this mean? KCSD will have awesome livestream coverage of our home and away events for athletics, performing arts, and other activities. We are thrilled to welcome Dewayne along with Iowa Media Network and co-owners Russ Ocker and AJ Anderson and Executive Producer Jimmy Ott II to the Knoxville Family. The Iowa Media Network has launched several successful livestream platforms over the years including GoHillsTV, GoPitchTV, GoSCCTV, and GoClarkeTV - all of which provide a professional level broadcast and viewing experience for the consumer.
Knoxville students have been part of GoSCCTV serving as color analysts, sideline reporters and camera technicians which have given them great authentic learning experiences. We look forward to offering these opportunities and more in the future.
We are excited to showcase our students and activity programs on a professional level platform to a worldwide audience.
Please go like and follow this network on Facebook @GoKnoxvilleTV. You can also download the Iowa Media Network app.
Go Panthers!
Cassi Pearson, Superintendent
Ryan Paulsen, Activities Director
KCSD Preschool teachers (Erin Clarke, Brooke Chrisman, Patrick Murphy and Stacey Trevillyan), AEA consultant (Barb Puffinbarger) and Special Education Director (Lindsay Rains) engaged in professional learning around Specially Designed Instruction for PreSchool with the Department of Education for the past three years. Today marked the completion as they shared about how this learning has impacted changes in their instruction to impact successful inclusion for all students.
Important Weather Alert Information:
The National Weather Service has issued a Tornado Watch for Marion County until 6:00 PM tonight. We will diligently keep watch over the weather situation. In the event of a need to seek shelter at dismissal, please note that all students and transportation services will remain in place until the threat subsides. Our school office staff will also take shelter and will be unable to attend to phone calls or grant access to school premises. Students will only be released once it's safe to do so. We appreciate your cooperation and understanding in this matter.
Sincerely,
Cassi Pearson, Superintendent
Nominations are open for the annual Teacher of the Year award presented by Leighton State Bank.
Nominations are open through Wednesday April 24!
Submit your nominations at leightonbank.com/TOTY
Register today for the 2024-2025 School Year! Registration can be completed through the Infinite Campus Parent Portal. If you are having trouble registering or need to set up your Parent Portal, email ICHelp@kcsd.k12.ia.us .
Download the App Here:
Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/campus-parent/id1384542785
Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.infinitecampus.parent.campusportalhybrid&pcampaignid=web_share
**Please note, Student Fees cannot be paid until July 1st**
Congratulations, Kaylynne Anderson!!
Kaylynne competed and won our local Tom Narak Memorial Rotary District 6000 Four Way Speech Contest! She will move on to present her speech on Thursday April 4, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. in the West Des Moines CSD Learning Resource Center. Best of luck Kaylynne!
During National Nutrition Month, Miss Mary Strawberry made stops at both Northstar and West Elementary! She comes to each classroom and talks about different food groups and how they all play an essential role in our diet every day as our students grow up to be strong individuals! After her lesson, students have the opportunity to try some different foods from the food group she taught on.
Due to legislative changes with our certified budget process. We are required to share a document about our first public hearing for the 2024-2025 certified budget. If you wish to share comments please attend the Public Hearing on April 8th, 2024 at 5:30pm in the Board Room in the District Office (418 S Park Lane Drive).
Document: https://5il.co/2gsiq
KACT has worked with a group of our middle school students again this year and they had their presentation last night. We had a great turnout and students had a lot of fun.
Would you like to be a part of the KCSD Calendar Modification for Snow Days discussion? A public hearing is scheduled during the school board meeting on Monday February 26, 2024 @ 5:30pm. The meeting will take place in the KCSD District Boardroom at 418 S Park Lane Drive.
Over the last few days our Special Olympics team has had some great opportunities to compete! On Monday, they hosted a Basketball Skill Competition at Knoxville Middle School. Then on Wednesday, they traveled to William Penn University for the Unified Sports Day.
Are you interested in learning more about the Head Start Program in Knoxville? See the attached flyer to learn more about the Open House they are holding this Thursday!
Looking for a way to make a difference? Join the KCSD team as a substitute associate! Help support our students and educators! Flexible scheduling allows you to work as much or a little as you want. Contact kendra.higginbotham@kcsd.k12.ia.us for more info!
Please share!!
KCSD 2-Hour Delay Thursday, January 25, 2024 due to fog. Buses hard surface routes.
KCSD 2-hour delay Wednesday, January 24, 2024. No morning activities. Drive safely Panthers.
KCSD Closed Tuesday, January 23, 2024 due to icy conditions throughout the morning. Evening events will still be held.
2-Hour Delay on Tuesday, January 23, 2024 due to icy conditions. Will re-evaluate at 7 AM. No morning activities. Buses hard surface routes.
KCSD Buses will run Hard-Surface Routes on Tuesday, January 23, 2024
KCSD will be closed Friday, January 19, 2024. Stay safe and warm, Panthers!
