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The Pella Community School District and Pella Police Department are investigating an incident in which a preschool student was left unattended in a district-owned vehicle Monday. According to Pella Schools Superintendent Greg Ebeling, a child was left inside a parked vehicle alone in the bus lot for approximately two and 1/2 hours.The driver of the van did not drop the child off at the preschool, as was typical practice. Ebeling says an investigation into this incident is ongoing and the driver...

Quarantine numbers for the Pella Community School District significantly dropped this week as it related to COVID-19. For the past five days, less than 0.2% of all students were isolated and participating in online learning due to close contact for the virus. Absences remained near normal over the past five days, with 1.7% of the student body out of school Friday. Pella Schools Superintendent Greg Ebeling says no positive COVID-19 tests among students have been reported since spring break. Addi...

The Pella Community School District approved proposed projects with the Physical Plant and Equipment Levy and Secure an Advanced Vision for Education at their meeting this week. Superintendent Greg Ebeling says each year, the district receives those resources through property and sales tax to pay for yearly needs in transportation, maintenance, and technology. Ebeling says the projects are typically completed in the summer when students are away from buildings — and this year, one of the key ...

After today, the vast majority of staff of the Pella Community School District will have received both doses of the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine. Superintendent Greg Ebeling says side effects that mimic the virus are common after the second shot, including fever, chills, headache and fatigue. In preparation for the possibility of staff experiencing some of those symptoms, he says Pella Community Schools will be having a Virtual Learning Day on Thursday. Students will not come to school this day and...

Pella Schools On Track for Last Day in May

Pella Schools Going Virtual March 11th After Completing Vaccinations

The financial state of the Pella School District remains fairly strong, despite the additional expenses of COVID-19. Superintendent Greg Ebeling says federal funding, as well as a likely state aid increase of more than 2 percent, should help the school board plan for the next fiscal year, even though enrollment was down this past fall and with the additional expenses due to the virus. He’s hopeful a rebound of enrollment next fall, the potential for additional funding from the state and U.S. ...

Pella School District Receives First Doses of Vaccine

At their meeting this week, the Pella School Board received an update about COVID-19 funding and vaccination plans for the district. Superintendent Greg Ebeling says the district is expecting $405,463 in federal dollars from the Coronavirus relief bill passed in December, which can be used for a variety of needs, mainly tied to response and mitigation efforts needed for the virus. The amount was based on federal regulations considering the number of students in free and reduced lunch programs ...

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