Announcements

Teacher Assignments will be posted August 14

Parents will be able to see their child’s teacher assignment for the 2020-2021 school year by accessing the parent portal in Infinite Campus on Aug. 14 at 8:00 a.m.

Northview Principal

Rock Creek Principal

Hybrid Learning Model

The final Hybrid Learning model schedule for the 2020-2021 school year has been selected. See the attached schedule, which is the Set 2-Day Schedule with Alternating Wednesdays.
The survey results were:

Model 1 (Alternating Days): 35.15%
Model 2 (Set 2-Day Schedule with Alternating Wednesdays): 64.85%

Summer BookMobile

This summer, stop by the BookMobile! We love to see our teachers offering special opportunities, like the BookMobile, into the summer. The BookMobile will have age appropriate books available for all readers.

When: Wednesdays, 5 p.m. – 6 p.m. and Thursdays, 12 p.m. – 1 p.m.

Where: Parking lot of Southeast Elementary

Pay-to-Ride

We are not taking Pay to Ride applications at this time due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the need to maximize social distancing on the school buses. We hope to open Pay-to-Ride on a limited basis once we have established routing for students who qualify for school transportation.

Ankeny Schools to Serve Grab and Go Meals this Summer

The Ankeny Community School District is participating in the Summer Food Service Program. Meals will be provided to all children without charge and are the same for all children regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability, and there will be no discrimination in the course of the meal service. Meals will be provided, at a first come, first serve basis, at the sites and times as follows:

Grab and Go meals will continue to be provided from July 1 through Wednesday, August 21, 2020 every Monday and Wednesday from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

Meals will be served at Northview Middle School (1302 North Ankeny Blvd., Ankeny) and Ankeny High School (1155 SW Cherry St., Ankeny).

On Mondays breakfast and lunch will be distributed for Monday and Tuesday of that week for a total of four meals per child.

On Wednesdays breakfast and lunch will be distributed for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday for that week for a total of six meals per child.

Parents may pick up meals for children ages eighteen and under. Children do not need to be present to receive these meals.

Ankeny Community School District Office Reopening and COVID-19 Plan Updates

Ankeny Community School District office buildings will reopen to the public, with some restrictions, on Monday, June 15. There will be specific hours of the day in which buildings will accept public visitors and assist them.

These hours will be Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. and Tuesday and Thursday from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Visitors should call ahead to schedule appointments, so as to limit the number of people in the building at a given time and maintain social distancing. The public is still encouraged to first try to obtain the assistance or answers they need via phone call or email.

In addition, the Ankeny School Board met on June 15 to update the Ankeny Community School District COVID-19 Plan. The following updates were made concerning building access, athletics sanctioned camps and practices, community engagement, open areas, green spaces, and playgrounds:

Building Access: The District will balance event requirements and available resources. Decisions about how to balance requirements and resources take into account the different classifications of facilities use. The District will follow all mandates from the Iowa Department of Education for all activities.

ACSD Athletics Sanctioned Camps and Practices

• The Iowa Department of Education has suspended activities for any sport other than baseball and softball until July 1, 2020.
• The Activities Directors will work with coaches to develop plans prior to July 1 for any practices or camps, including camps sponsored by the booster club.
• Plans must be approved by the Activities Directors and District Administration prior to the start of camps or practices.

Community Engagement

• District facilities will remain closed to all events and activities that are not school-sponsored until at least July 6.
• Prior to opening ACSD facilities, community groups will provide the District with a detailed plan for ensuring the safety of community members and ACSD staff. The plan will include providing necessary PPE, screening, mitigation, cleaning, and alignment to all government guidance and proclamations pertaining to social distancing and group size.
• Community groups will be responsible for the cost of additional custodial time and supplies necessary to sanitize the space prior to each use and after each use.

Open Areas/Green Spaces/Playgrounds

• All District playgrounds and green spaces will be open to the public beginning on June 8, 2020.
• The playground at Westwood Elementary will be CLOSED to the public from June 8 to August 14 during the weekday for Before and After School Summer Camp.
• Use of Open Areas, Green Spaces, and Playgrounds will be at the community members’ own risk.
• All District athletic facilities, including tracks and outdoor athletic fields will be CLOSED to the public at all times.

Come Visit the Summer Bookmobile

Come visit the Bookmobile this summer in the Southeast Elementary parking lot.

New days/times are Wednesday 5-6 pm and Thursday from 12-1 pm.

Hope to see you there!

Important Information Regarding Kindergarten Registration