Rather than canceling classes because of the impending blizzard, the Marshalltown Community School District will have a required remote learning day on Thursday
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• Travel should be restricted to emergencies only
• Travelers should have winter survival kits
• If stranded, stay in your vehicle
The National Weather Service is predicting a powerful cold front through Marshall County, 9 a.m., Thursday extending to 6 a.m., Friday. There will be strong northwest winds, falling temperatures and wintry precipitation.
Significant impacts to travel conditions are likely. Precipitation will start as rain or drizzle Wednesday night and proceed into Thursday morning. Wet or slushy roads may flash freeze and become icy as temperatures fall. Strong northwest winds gusting above 45 mph will create widespread blowing snow and blizzard conditions, reducing visibility.
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Students at Rogers Elementary would be eligible for “Student First Scholarships” if the Iowa legislature passes Senate File 159. Rogers would be one of two Marshalltown Community School District buildings to be eligible for the program. The other school would be Anson Elementary.
An education overhaul passed through the Iowa Senate on Jan. 28, seeking to expand school choice by offering a funded pathway to private schools students in 34 public school districts.
Senate File 159 packages several measures affecting public education including:
• Implementing a tax funded “Student First Scholarship” program for tuition at a private school. The program would be eligible for students in public schools ranking in the bottom 5 percent of performance or have a high school graduation rate less than 67.1 percent.
Marshalltown schools prepare to vaccinate teachers and staff
Iowa moves into the next phase of vaccine distribution on February 1, opening the door for teachers to get the vaccine. Author: Jon Diaz (WOI) Updated: 10:10 PM CST January 31, 2021
Nothing could have quite prepared Spanish teacher Charlotte Santana for the changes the pandemic brought to how she teaches. There has been no comparable year that has happened that I can even contrast to this particular year, said Santana, who works at Marshalltown High School.
For Santana, moving past the struggles of 2020 means getting the COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccine feels like it s going to make us, not necessarily, superheroes, but we feel like we can protect students., she said.
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contributed photo Marshalltown schools will end their hybrid learning for grades seventh through twelfth on Feb. 16.
Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a bill into law Friday morning requiring Iowa schools to offer a 100 percent in-person learning option along with a 100 percent virtual learning option.
Marshalltown Schools will end their hybrid learning option for grades seventh through twelfth on February 16, and will have two weeks to prepare for a 100 percent in-person learning option.
“We are not equipped with the staffing or the resources to effectively manage three different learning plans at the same time,” Marshalltown Schools Superintendent Dr. Theron Schutte said.