Today marks the start of School Board Recognition Month! Thank you, board members, for your continued commitment to local decision-making in public education. Follow along this month for Iowa School Boards' fast facts! #SBRM #CelebrateIABoards 👏🏻

Breakout session spotlight #3: In ‘Rethinking K–12 Grading: A Path to Student Success in the 21st Century’, you will dive into the critical need for grading reform in 21st century K–12 school environments. #Summit 👏🏻

Learn more and register today: ia-sb.org/summit.

Happy National Kindergarten Day! Did you know there are 36,605 kindergarten students enrolled in Iowa public schools for the 2023–24 school year? #NationalKindergartenDay #ThankYou 🍎❤️

Summit breakout session spotlight #2: Hear how CPU Schools along with Solution Tree have utilized PLCs to enhance student achievement through effective, results-oriented collaboration. 🤝🏻💡

Learn more and register today: ia-sb.org/summit

Iowa has got some amazing students and the Opening General Session at IASB’s 79th Annual Convention is the perfect place to showcase your district’s talented performers! The deadline for application is June 21, 2024.

Visit ia-sb.org/convention to learn more! 🎤

Did you know April is School Library Month? Be sure to show your appreciation for the fantastic K–12 librarians across Iowa schools this month and beyond! 📚 #SchoolLibraryMonth #ThankYou

Did you know April 3 is Paraprofessionals Day? Paraprofessionals play a CRUCIAL role in supporting teachers, assisting students and much more! Thank you for filling such an essential role across Iowa schools. #ParaprofessionalsDay #ThankYou ❤️

Want to make your mark on IASB's 79th Annual Convention? Share your knowledge and experience with attendees by presenting an education session! Deadline to submit is June 3, 2024. Check out the presentation criteria and submit your proposal today: ia-sb.org/convention #IASB79

Registration for the 2nd Annual Summit on Student Success is officially open! Featuring engaging breakout sessions and an exciting keynote from Hamish Brewer, you won’t want to miss this event! To register and learn more, visit: ia-sb.org/summit 🤩

The Clarke school board put in extra hours to spend time learning together about their role in governance and policy!

Congratulations to the Dubuque Schools school board who dedicated half a day to deepen their knowledge in governance and talk about board advocacy! 👏🏻

Hats off to the Atlantic board-superintendent team for digging deep into a discussion on facility and programming needs—ensuring a bright future for all students! 🤩

The big reveal is here: Unconventional visionary and nationally recognized principal Hamish Brewer will be the keynote speaker at the Summit on Student Success on June 11!

Thank you to everyone that participated. Visit ia-sb.org/summit to learn more! 👏🏻

Public School Week fact #3! Did you know that Iowa public schools serve more than 35,000 students who are English language learners? #PSW24 #IowaPublicSchoolPride

Congrats to Independence School's board member Kim Hansen for guessing the keynote speaker! We're still welcoming guesses and will reveal the speaker tomorrow. Check out the final hint below!

Learn more about the Summit on Student Success this June: ia-sb.org/summit

Iowa public schools fact of the day: Did you know that in 2022–23, Iowa public schools safely transported 227,090 students each day, totaling 38.7 million route miles? #IowaPublicSchoolPride #PSW24 🚌