SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT – Clarke Schools Delay Start Date

Clarke School District Delay

In a special announcement made on August 18th, 2023, Clarke Community Schools’ Superintendent, Kurt DeVore, announced that the 2023-24 school-year start date for the district will be delayed.
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Lampe Announces Retirement After Long Career With Clarke Schools

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Brad Lampe, long-time Clarke High School Band Director who has performed as an Instructional Coach for the district for the past five years, will take retirement from Clarke Schools at the end of the 2020 – 21 school year. Coming to Clarke Schools in 1987 as the

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Clarke Schools’ Superintendent Seid Opts for Retirement After 2020-21 School Year

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Clarke Schools will bid farewell to Steve Seid this summer as he steps down as superintendent and into retirement. Having served over his thirty-seven yeas as an educator, 31 as a school administrator, Seid held positions around central Iowa including Des Moines, Saydel and Keota. With a

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Clarke Schools Taking Proactive Tech Measures for Potential Return to Virtual Learning

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In the November 17th school board meeting, Clarke Community Schools passed a proposal for the acquisition of additional technology for students in the district who may not have sufficient internet access. This action was taken as a preparatory measure in the case of increased COVID-19 rates and

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Clarke Elementary Calling On Community for Playground Fundraising Help

Clarke Elementary School Playground

The Clarke Elementary School lower elementary playground allows the preschool, kindergarten, and first grade students a much-needed break during the school day. Unfortunately, the playground hasn’t been updated since 1995 and is in need of developmental and safety upgrades. That’s why the administration and a committee of

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Clarke Schools Turns Industrial Tech Program to Future-Focused Success

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In just a few short years, the Clarke Community Schools Industrial Technology program has been converted from a floundering ancillary elective to one of rural Iowa’s leading technology programs. Through hard work, collaboration and a future-focus, the district and Clarke’s Industrial Technology Instructor, Dave Lyden, are preparing

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Clarke Middle School Named a Leader in Me Lighthouse School by FranklinCovey Education

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Leadership and Life Skills at Clarke Middle School Inspire Young Students to Become 21st Century Leaders with the Leader in Me Process Clarke Middle School announced today the school has been certified and named as a Leader in Me Lighthouse School by FranklinCovey Education. This recognition is

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Clarke Schools’ Career Academy Focuses on Student Preparedness & Future Success

Clarke Community Schools Career Academy

The Clarke Community School district plans to make its highly-anticipated Career Academy available to students at the beginning of the 2017 school year. The program will provide students with hands-on experience in careers of interest and will allow students to focus their areas of study toward a

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Clarke Superintendent to Speak at Education Conference in China

Steve Seid, Clarke Community Schools Superintendent

Clarke Community Schools Superintendent Steve Seid has been invited to speak at a global education conference in Shijiazhuang, China in October. Steve Seid, Superintendent of Clarke Schools, and Carol Seid, the Associate Superintendent of Human Resources for the West Des Moines School District, have both been invited to

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Clarke Students Are Granted FREE Books

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Who can turn down an opportunity for FREE books? Through a partnership with the Molina Foundation and some hard work by Iowa State University Extension’s Jennifer Pollard and Clarke Community School’s very own Tenysa Wright, Clarke Middle School students have been granted access to hundreds of FREE

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