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Join our team! Union CSD is hiring a salad bar kitchen assistant to support students and staff at La Porte City Elementary. 🥗 This position runs daily from 9:00am to 1:00pm and will begin in August for the 2026-27 school year. Visit our employment page to apply!

Pending board approval later this month, the Union Community School District has named Collin Arndt as its new student success coordinator and 9th-12th grade activities director. Read more here.

For the first time in school history, all 20 Union High School extracurricular teams earned academic recognition for their combined grade point averages. Read more here!

The Union Community School District has named Michael Bruns as the next middle school principal, pending board approval. Since 2021, Bruns has served as activities director and at-risk coordinator for the Union Community School District. He was selected as Union’s next middle school principal because of his proven leadership and commitment to students, staff, and …

Union Community School District students achieved the highest science assessment results in district history on the spring 2026 Iowa Statewide Assessment of Student Progress. Read more here.

The Union Community School District has announced three finalists in its search for the next middle school principal. Read more here.

    The Union Community School District achieved record results on several financial indicators in fiscal year 2025, according to its financial report from the Iowa Association of School Boards. Read more here.

Last month, students in grades 3–11 participated in the Iowa Statewide Assessment of Student Progress. Learn more by clicking here!

As we close another outstanding school year, please click on the following link to view the summer newsletter: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rP2Gl4yxUK5qmjC4yvbAoE3W6e5UKCEb/view?usp=drive_link   Go Knights!

Union CSD continues to strengthen student literary outcomes through a two-year professional learning initiative focused on the Science of Reading and Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling (LETRS)! Read more here: https://ow.ly/8RyG50YZQKM

Union CSD is seeking a full-time superintendent administrative assistant and board secretary to join our team beginning this July! This position supports district leadership while helping keep operations organized and running smoothly. 📋 Interested candidates should complete all required application materials on TeachIowa by Friday, May 22 at 3:30pm. Salary will be based on experience.To …

The Union Community School District has received an “A” rating as it prepares to issue $10.5 million of school infrastructure sales, services, and use tax revenue bonds. Read more here.

The Union Community School District’s proposed property tax levy rate for fiscal year 2027 is 3.18% lower than the previous year. Read more here.

Due to unforeseen computer issues, we were unable to complete ISASP testing as scheduled today for the middle school and high school. Please click here to read more.

  Union Middle School has been named a 2025–2026 Capturing Kids’ Hearts National Showcase School, recognizing the campus for its intentional focus on relationships, student engagement, and a positive learning environment. Read more here!