An Iowa administrative law judge said Thursday that Des Moines superintendent Tom Ahart violated his ethical duty by keeping kids out of school last fall when Iowa was struggling with keeping the coronavirus contained. I concluded the record supported a finding that Dr. Ahart had violated an ethical duty to comply with all laws applicable to the fulfillment of this professional obligations as alleged Administrative Law Judge David Lindgren said during an Iowa s Board of Educational Examiners hearing.
But he did not rule on what, if any, punishment Ahart should receive.
Jesse Ramirez, an assistant attorney general, told Lindgren that he does not believe Ahart s license should be revoked as a result, the harshest punitive measure, but he should be sanctioned.
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A Nevada school principal who s been recognized as one of the best in Iowa said she s motivated every day by trying to be a good example for others and wanting people to be happy and kind.
The School Administrators of Iowa professional association last week announced Chris deNeui principal of Nevada Community School District s Central Elementary as the 2021 Iowa Elementary Principal of the Year.
“It’s one of those things when I think about this job, I feel like my whole body smiles, deNeui said.
She has been Central Elementary s principal since 2017, was nominated by peers, selected for recognition by a committee of other Iowa elementary principals and will be recognized at School Administrators of Iowa s annual conference in August, according to a news release from SAI.
Okoboji Principal Recognized by Peers
April 5, 2021 9:09 am
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Milford, IA (KICD) Okoboji high school principal Brian Downing has been recognized by the Iowa Association of School Administrators as Secondary Principal of the Year for 2021. ISA Executive Director Roark Horn tells KICD News Downing was selected by other principals for the honor for his efforts to expand educational opportunities for students and accountability for teachers and administrators. Last year Downing was named Secondary Principal of the Year by the Iowa High School Music Association.
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Public school teacher Kelly Mrozik holds in-person class for first graders in Wasilla, Alaska. She is required to wear a mask. Her students are not.
One week from Monday, all Iowa school districts will once again offer the option of fully in-person instruction, under a new mandate signed into law by Gov. Kim Reynolds, mandating that schools give parents the choice of face-to-face teaching, even as the state lags behind much of the rest of the nation in vaccinating its residents.
Someschools have been offering the option of face-to-face teaching throughout the pandemic, while others have had families choose between a fully online experience and a hybrid one. Still, some of the state’s largest districts haven’t offered fully in-person instruction since last March. Next week, that will change.
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