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The Pella School board finished the annual evaluation of Superintendent Greg Ebeling at their meeting Wednesday, which was postponed from Monday due to the winter storm. A written section of the evaluation was completed during a closed session, followed by a meeting with Ebeling that is part of a regular process each winter. The Pella School Board approved a resolution to set a public hearing on issuing $8.2 million in school infrastructure sales, services, and use tax revenue refunding bonds. ...

Pella School Board to Finish Annual Superintendent Evaluation

Pella Schools Absences Remain Steady in 2021

The Pella School Board approved proposed courses at Pella High School during their meeting Monday. The following classes are now added for academic year 2021-22: Ag Internship, Ag Leadership, Event & Meeting Management, and Computer Science Principles I & II Additionally, a new video coordinator position was approved — the individual is responsible for creating video content and assisting live streams throughout the Pella Community School District. The board also reviewed results from a distr...

The Pella School Board will review proposed courses at Pella High School during their meeting Monday. The board will consider approval of the following classes for academic year 2020-21: Ag Internship, Ag Leadership, Event & Meeting Management, and Computer Science Principles I & II Additionally, a new video coordinator position will be reviewed — the job, if approved, would have an individual responsible for creating video content and assisting live streams throughout the Pella Community Sch...

Area schools are preparing for the return of students in person following winter break. The Pella Community School District reported some of its lowest absentee rates of the entire semester just before the holiday, with 22 students absent on December 21st — five of whom were for a positive COVID-19 test, and just 17 for other reasons. Just below two percent of the entire district population was quarantined and participating in remote learning, which was also one of the lowest marks since that...

While COVID-19 concerns have cancelled in-person classes and activities in south central Iowa and across the state, the Pella Community School District has largely been able to forge ahead with little-to-no impact on daily routines. Pella Schools Superintendent Greg Ebeling says staff and administrators have worked with students and families to keep education in person whenever possible for the majority of the district’s population, while at the same time aiming to provide virtual and remote ...

The Pella School Board received an update about district-wide virtual learning at their meeting this week. Superintendent Greg Ebeling says they have been serving approximately 100 students through the model on a full-time basis, not including those who joined for a few weeks due to a positive COVID-19 test or quarantine. He expects that number to drop slightly when classes re-start for the spring semester in January, and is hopeful to return to closer to normal students in the building by the ...