East Sac County Community School District

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!!! East Sac County is already at work preparing for a FALL PLAY with the intention of adding a SPRING MUSICAL Please plan on attending the East Sac rendition of Alice in Wonderland on November 8th and 9th!!

ESC HOMECOMING is NEXT WEEK! CONGRATULATIONS to the 2024 Court!!! Rachel King, Kendall Quirk, Kennedy Reaman, Addisen Ehler, Kortni Thomsen, Ella Willson Landon Grindle, Sam Julin, Calvin Chedester, Asher Lawler, Carter Erritt, Jack Gullett

Learning is back underway at East Sac County! Yesterday, our Chemistry students spent some time making slime and observing various chemical changes. If you look closely the students appear to be smiling. Physical proof that learning can be fun!

Winning on the field and in the classroom! Nice Job Lady Raiders! Way to represent East Sac County! Members of the 2024 East Sac County Softball were recognized for their academic achievements, with the Distinguished Academic Achievement Award from the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union, and the "On-A-Roll” Athletic Achievement - Academic Recognition award from Farm Bureau and the IGHSAU. Pictured are: (row 1) Chloe Bieret, Jordin Carroll, Jamie Pierce, Jennifer Aschinger, Anna McCollough, (row 2) Denae Thayer, Lillian Lode, Gracie Snyder, Kinzie Erpelding, Miley Monacan, Makylee Cromwell, Shelby Renze, (row 3) Kendall Quirk, Jillian Mack, Makenna Steiger, Kamryn Ross, Alyshia Manzer, and Mackenzie Friedmann. Not pictured: Emma Carrico, Alicia Brewster. In addition to this, five Raider softball players were honored with Academic All-State awards! Left to right: Gracie Snyder, Anna McCollough, Kamryn Ross, and Jennifer Aschinger. (Not pictured: Jade Gustavson) Phot Credit: Sac Sun

Thank you to the following local businesses for supporting our students in their reading challenge at school!!! Sac City Food Pride Subway Casey's Pizza Plus Doc's Place Wall Lake DorothyJanes Bakery Houdini’s Soda Fountain Third & Main Market If you are a local business and would like to donate something reach out to Rebecca Brotherton (rbrotherton@eastsac.k12.ia.us) or Carmen Schimmer (cschimmer@eastsac.k12.ia.us).

East Sac County Community Schools Attendance Policy In Effect At All ESC CSD Schools - Due to a change in State Law Why a new policy? A change in state legislation requires a consistent district-wide policy and supports students to reach their fullest potential at school. Absence Calculation: The percentage thresholds apply to grading periods and are cumulative for the school year. An absence will no longer be identified as excused or unexcused. Students who are not in school will be counted absent. If A Student Misses 10% of the school days, a letter will be sent home. If A Student Misses 15% of the school days, a Student Success Meeting will be held. (Includes student, parent, & building administrator) If a Student Misses 20% of the school days, a Student Engagement Meeting will be held with the County Attorney. (Includes student, parent, & building administrator) Thank you for your cooperation in positive student attendance!

The cross country team will be selling retired Raider jerseys at the football game for $5. Come grab your favorite number and support our team!

East Sac County is seeking 2 School Bus Route Drivers! Starting pay is approximately $35 - $40/hour! 3 - 4 Hours per day. Work hours are approximately 6:00 AM until the route is finished in the morning and 2:50 PM until the route is finished in the afternoon. Drivers receive paid personal days, sick time, and IPERS once qualified. Class B CDL, School Bus Endorsement, and Passenger Endorsement are required. ESC will pay for the training and coursework if the selected candidate needs to acquire the credentials. For questions - Please contact ESC Transportation Director Brian Wilson Apply here at: https://www.applitrack.com/eastsac/onlineapp/_application.aspx?posJobCodes=331&posFirstChoice=Transportation&posSpecialty=Bus%20Driver

Absolutely AWESOME to have East Sac County students back in the buildings!!! Our PK-6 students were greeted by members of the ESC School Board for our first High Five Friday and were VERY EXCITED to use the new playground!!! 7-12 students learned about expectations and enjoyed seeing all their friends at lunch. GO RIADERS!!!

With school starting tomorrow morning this TEAM of educators will be ready to WELCOME our EAST SAC COUNTY STUDENTS back to school!!! These dedicated educators are here for our students, families, and community! Let's have a GREAT SCHOOL YEAR! GO RAIDERS!!!

As East Sac County prepares to start another school year, we believe it is important to share some of our 2023-24 academic success with our community and families. The results shown is the comparison of East Sac Counties average ISASP (state testing) scores from 2022-23 to 2023-24 in Science, Math, and English Language Arts. We plan to use last years success as a starting point for our work this year! Academic growth like this takes EVERYONE! A BIG THANK YOU to everyone who helped our students earn these results! This includes School Administration, Teachers, Associates, School Support Staff, Families, Parents, and most importantly the STUDENTS who put in the effort to learn and improve! Academic growth like this in one year is exceptional and should be celebrated!!!

The HS Football Team is selling Fundraiser Discount Cards! If interested in purchasing one please contact any HS Football Player or Coach McCollough @ emccollough@eastsac.k12.ia.us. The cards cost $20.

This is a REMINDER that School starts THIS FRIDAY for all East Sac County Students!! The approved school calendar can be found on school website. Please note, school dismissal is at 3:15 PM this year. Additional bussing information will be communicated tomorrow. We look forward to welcoming all of our students back for an awesome school year! See you soon!!!

There is no better way to start your Friday than greeting our East Sac County Students. If your business or organization would like to join us for a High Five Friday during the 2024-25 school year, please contact Kellie!

Today was NEW TEACHER day at East Sac County!!! Welcome to the ESC Team!! This group of smiling educators are new or returning to the ESC district! Some are first year teachers while others have years of teaching experience. Thank you for choosing ESC and doing what it takes to help our students and community!!! It's going to be another GREAT year at ESC! A SPECIAL THANKS to the East Sac PTO for providing a welcome lunch at Cattlemen’s Steakhouse!!

Here is Back to School OPEN HOUSE information for Preschool and Kindergarten - 6th Grade Students!!! See you soon! GO RAIDERS!!!

With the first day of school approaching, the Jr/Sr high school has two orientation dates for our transitional grades! Messages have gone out to parents and guardians of our 7th and 9th grade students. 7th grade at 7:00pm on Monday the 19th and 9th grade having their meeting during the day at 1:30. Both starting in the commons of our Lake View building. Please check the attached graphic for information as well as this welcome back letter sent out by Mr. Tedesco last week!! https://bit.ly/46N74a5

East Sac County Community Schools is excited to introduce Angela Siefken as one of East Sac County's HS Math Teachers!!! Mrs. Siefken is a native of Storm Lake and has four grown children and four wonderful grandchildren. Each summer, she and her husband travel and spend quality time with family, near and far. Angela fondly remembers camping around the beautiful Black Hawk Lake, and this summer they introduced their granddaughters to putt-putt golf in Lake View. Mrs. Siefken is thrilled to start her new adventure as a high school math teacher at East Sac County! She has been teaching all levels of math for many years. Her first year teaching at Saint Mary's in Storm Lake was back in 1996, and for the last seven years, she has taught at Newell-Fonda. The thing she is most excited about as she begins her journey here at East Sac County is sharing her love for math with the students and being a part of the school's academic growth. Please help us welcome Angela to the East Sac County Team!!!

East Sac is seeking to fill 6 Special Education/Teacher Associate Positions by August 23rd! Please Apply TODAY!!! Special Education/Teacher Associates NEEDED!!! School Cook (Lake View) NEEDED!!! Why should you become a Teacher Associate or School Cook? Starting Pay is $14.60/hour with a HS Diploma, $15.10/hr with a 2 year Degree or Para Certification, $15.60 with a 4 year degree Awesome Work Hours - No weekends, No nights, No Holidays Benefits include - IPERS, paid personal days, optional insurance, a great work environment, and the chance to give back to your community Apply at: https://www.applitrack.com/eastsac/onlineapp/ ESC is seeking caring and quality individuals to fill the following positions!!! If you know of any individuals who are looking for a new position within the East Sac County Community School District for next year, please share this post with them and send them our way!!! ESC offers a competitive starting wage and benefits!!! Become a RAIDER today!!! Teaching Positions - Available August 2024 1.0 FTE MS/HS Special Education Teacher Coaching Positions - Head Boys Wrestling Coach - Winter 24-25 Head Boys Track - Spring 2025 Assistant Boys Track - Spring of 2025 Head Girls Track - Spring 2025 Assistant Girls Track - Spring of 2025 Head Boys Soccer - Spring of 2025 Substitutes - Get on the list now! PK-12 Teachers Associates Cooks Custodians Bus Drivers

East Sac County Community Schools is excited to introduce Alex Kolbe as a new Kindergarten teacher to East Sac County!!! This will be Mrs. Kolbe's first year at East Sac County but her fourth year teaching. She is originally from Manson, graduated from South Dakota State University, and taught Kindergarten for three years in Logan, Iowa. Her favorite part about teaching is that she gets to teach students to learn to love so they can love to learn. Alex is looking forward to being a Raider and getting this school year started! Please help us welcome Alex to East Sac County Team!!!