Clinton Community School District highlights summer staff work, Science of Reading training and student accomplishments
Summary
At the Aug. 11 board meeting, district staff reported summer professional development and facilities work ahead of the 2025–26 school year, including teacher attendance at the Iowa Science of Reading Summit and facility preparation at Eagle Heights.
At its Aug. 11 meeting, the Clinton Community School District board heard reports that staff used summer months for professional development, facility work and student programming to prepare for the 2025–26 school year.
District presenters reported that six Bluff teachers attended the Iowa Science of Reading conference to expand literacy instruction practices. Staff said the district was the best-represented among Iowa districts at the 2025 Iowa Science of Reading Summit in Cedar Rapids, and that the conference director recognized the district during the opening session. District staff also noted that CHS student Jadyn Ellis earned a place in the Iowa All-State Show Choir this summer and that Mariah Reeves and staff from the four elementary schools attended the Cedar Rapids summit.
Administrators reported facility and extracurricular work: about 30 CHS students and nine coaches removed roughly 20,000 pounds of old weight-room equipment and helped install new flooring; Eagle Heights staff prepared building spaces and learned to use the building's new waxing device, reported staff; and 337 seventh- through 12th-graders participated in summer workouts, 125 of whom qualified as Iron King or Queen. The district listed additional summer staffing support, including TLC coordinators and program facilitators hired or retained for the coming year.
Board members did not take formal action on these presentations; the reports were provided as informational updates before the board considered the evening's action items.
