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Retirement open house for Melissa Keeler planned for June 29 at Franklin Elementary School

Franklin Elementary School will host a retirement open house for Melissa Keeler from 4 to 6 p.m. on Thursday, June 29 at the school. All are invited to honor Mrs. Keeler as she retires after 41 years working for Marshalltown … Continue reading

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Finders named curriculum leader for Marshalltown Schools

Erica Finders has been named the new Curriculum and Professional Development Leader for the Marshalltown Community School District for the preschool through sixth grade level. As part of this role, which is under the Teacher Leadership and Compensation (TLC) system, … Continue reading

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Six Miller students earn opportunity to secure college credit as eighth graders

Six Miller Middle School students earned the opportunity to secure college credit as eighth graders as part of an exam they took after years in Marshalltown’s dual language program. The College Level Examination Program (CLEP) test is arranged for dual … Continue reading

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Four seats on the ballot for school board election on September 12

The Marshalltown Community School District will have four school board seats up for election during the September 12, 2017 school election. The four seats are currently held by board members Kendall Derby, Ben Fletcher, Bea Niblock and Mike Miller. Three … Continue reading

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MHS students learn manufacturing field as part of Emerson summer internship

A group of Marshalltown High School students are spending their summer learning real world skills as part of an internship with Emerson. The students are part of a 10-week paid internship program as they learn about work at the global … Continue reading

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MCSD staff honored with Employee of the Quarter, service awards at staff recognition event

The Marshalltown Community School District held a staff recognition event at the Marshalltown High School/Community Auditorium on June 5. Employee of the Quarter award winners for the fourth quarter were recognized as were service award recipients. Employee of the Quarter … Continue reading

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Project Based Learning class at Miller gives back to community

Students from Mrs. Rebecca Callahan’s Project Based Learning class at Miller Middle School donated the projects they built to the Marshalltown Public Library and McFarland Clinic on June 2. “It has been a very interesting class to teach and very … Continue reading

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Adam Goodvin selected as next MHS head football coach

Marshalltown High School has announced that Adam Goodvin is the next head varsity football coach at the school. Goodvin moves up from an assistant coach role with the team to the head job. He is a special education teacher at … Continue reading

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Bond forms between Lenihan classrooms

This past school year, Mrs. Jan Kloberdanz’s 6th grade reading class has been providing peer helpers every day to Mrs. Susan. Arifi’s special needs class at Lenihan Intermediate School.  They have helped students with reading, writing, science experiments and socialization … Continue reading

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Retirement open house planned for Mary Abbe June 5

Woodbury Elementary School secretary Mary Abbe has announced she will retire at the end of June. A retirement open house is planned for Mary from 3:30 to 5 p.m. on Monday, June 5 at Woodbury. Mary has worked at Woodbury … Continue reading

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