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LA PORTE CITY, IA — The Union Community School District Board of Education has named John Howard as the school district’s next superintendent. Howard is the current 7th-12th grade principal in the Independence CSD. His leadership has encompassed all aspects of school administration, including student achievement, discipline, curriculum and instruction, budgeting, strategic planning, facility management, …

Introducing Derek Weber as your new DG Elementary Principal!  Derek is currently a 7th Grade Math Teacher at West Delaware Middle School. Family includes: Wife- Chelsey Shay (4) Rhys (2) They are also expecting their third child.

Parents, just to let you know, the kindergarten enrollment packet will be sent home with those students currently attending preschool sometime the first week of April. Be sure and check your child’s backpack for the enrollment packet. Those with children who will be 5 years of age by September 15, 2022, and not attending preschool …

Union Community School District was awarded a $10,000 BELIEF (Blended Early Learning in Educational Foundations) grant, to collaborate with the Little Knights Learning Center and Daycare in Dysart. There were 16 districts in Iowa awarded the competitive planning grants to explore the development of blending child care and quality early learning programs. The purpose of …

Union CSD has been working with an architect on a plan to replace the phone system district-wide over the course of the past two years. On the surface replacing a phone system seems like a simple enough task, you go out and purchase new phones and plug them in. That of course is not the …

Dysart-Geneseo Elementary School is looking for a part-time custodian to work between the times of 3:30-7:30 P.M. Please contact Jim Cayton, Principal at 319-476-7110 or j_cayton@union.k12.ia.us.

Rules Modified for Substitute Teachers; Classes Scheduled To Obtain Authorization Due to an expected shortage of teachers and substitute teachers, Governor Kim Reynolds signed a Proclamation July 17, 2020, that modified the rules for current and prospective individuals interested in working as substitute teachers in Iowa school districts. Those who currently hold a Substitute Authorization …

The La Porte-Dysart FFA is once again holding its annual Fruit, Meat, and Cheese fundraiser from Monday, October 11 through Monday, November 8. Please reach out to any FFA member or contact that High School at 319-342-2697 to place your order! As in years past the fruit is from Minntex and features Texas Red Grapefruit, …

Beginning November 1, 2021, the member schools of the North Iowa Cedar League have voted to begin charging an admission fee of $3 for adults for all junior high athletic events. Additionally, the conference will charge $5 for adults and students for all non-varsity athletic events, including junior varsity and freshman competitions. Revenue generated from …

Families of current 7th-8th graders, We are very excited to announce that we will be leading a group of students and parents on an educational tour to Washington, D.C. and Mt. Vernon on July 20th-23rd, 2022. Please join us on Monday, Sept. 20th at 7:00 pm via Livestream for a 25-minute informational meeting where each traveler will …

Over the summer, Geater Machining and Manufacturing, located in Independence, IA, worked on Union High School’s milling machine that Mr. Loftus took to them this Spring to get fixed up. Before, the milling machine had cracked handles, a feed table with a motor that didn’t run, and overall needed some TLC. Now, Union’s milling machine …

We have exciting news about a brand-new app from jmc! The jmc Family app is designed to help families and schools collaborate and communicate by offering a 360º view of your student’s academic and extracurricular world. The jmc Family app will allow you to View student grades and set alerts Check meal balances and add …

We are excited to welcome back our students to the new school year 2021-2022.  Listed below are events that we have planned to transition and ease students and parents into the school year and in preparation of the first day of school on Monday, August 23 for Dysart-Genesao and La Porte City Elementary buildings.   …