Post 100 Day Plan Report from Superintendent Julious Lawson
In my first days as Superintendent of the Ames Community School District, I shared my 100-Day Entry Plan. The entry plan…
Read moreGet to Know Tanise Colvin
The Ames Community School District is presenting features on our amazing Principals and Associate Principals during National Principals Month. It’s time to learn about Tanise…
Read moreWinter Clothes Drive 2022-2023
The request to receive items has closed. Winter clothing will be distributed on October 28 from 2-6 pm at Edwards Elementary. As the winter season…
Read moreHOPE Pantry Moves to District Office
The Ames Community School District’s HOPE pantry, which was located at Ames Middle School, has moved to the District Office. This makes the pantry centrally…
Read moreWelcome Back From Dr. Lawson
It brings me great joy to welcome all of our Ames Community School District students and families to the 2022-23 school year! The opening of…
Read moreHealthiest Ames, Mary Greeley Foundation Provide Area Third and Fourth Graders with Helmets
After a pandemic-related interruption, Healthiest Ames has again partnered with Mary Greeley Medical Foundation and Skunk River Cycles to provide area third and fourth graders…
Read moreAdjusted Start and Stop Times Approved for the 2022-2023 School Year
On Monday, April 18, the Ames School Board approved adjusted start and stop times for the 2022-2023 school year that will go into effect at…
Read moreOnline Registration Verification for 2022-2023 Is Now Open
Online Registration Verification is now open for the 2022-2023 school year for returning students. To verify your information, follow these important steps: Step 1 –…
Read moreData Days: A Look at How Data is used at Elementary Schools
Data days at our elementary schools allow teachers to investigate areas of instructional need using data and respond with reading interventions to close gaps. Grades K-1 use FAST benchmark data, and grades 2-5 use MAP data as it relates to school and individual students. The purpose of these structured meetings is to assess data, analyze grade-level trends, and identify students for additional instruction.
Read moreAbbie Sawyer: Kindergarten Teacher and Principal (1894-1972)
"The greatest personal satisfaction I've had is watching these children grow up and develop," said Abbie Sawyer, a long time teacher and later principal who devoted her career to children in the Ames School District. Sawyer is most remembered for starting the first kindergarten class in Ames in the old Central school in 1917, her first year in Ames. In 1952, she retired after 35 years in the Ames school system, and in 1962, an elementary school building was named in her honor.
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