Many students at Feelhaver Elementary School showed dramatic improvements in their reading comprehension during the 2018-19 school year, according to Jen Cordle, kindergarten through fourth grade Title 1 reading instructor. At the beginning of the year, 44 percent of students were reading at grade level and 3 percent were above...
June 18, 2019, Fort Dodge, IA- Registration for the 2019-2020 school year opens online July 1. All returning students must register for school online. Students new to the district must register in person at the Central Administration Building. Parents/guardians should log in to their Infinite Campus Parent account to register...
June 6, 2019, Fort Dodge, IA- The Fort Dodge Community School District is pleased to announce Lynnae Harvey as the Interim Cooper Elementary Principal for the 2019-20 school year. “With over 30 years of experience as a teacher, school counselor, and administrator in Fort Dodge, Mrs. Harvey is a life-long...
June 3, 2019, Fort Dodge, IA: Students and staff at Riverside Early Learning Center; Butler, Duncombe, Cooper and Feelhaver Elementary Schools, Fort Dodge Middle School and Fort Dodge Senior High raised $9,056 during the 2019 Miles of Pennies Campaign. “We are so happy that this year was another huge success...
Fort Dodge Senior High Valedictorian Anthony Wagner encouraged his fellow classmates to use their talents to help make the world a better place for not just themselves, but everybody else. Wagner spoke during the FDSH graduation, held at Dodger Stadium early Sunday afternoon. In all, 201 FDSH seniors graduated during...
May 29, 2019, Fort Dodge, IA- The Fort Dodge Community School District is pleased to announce Lisa Negus as the new Director of Human Resources. She will begin her role on July 1, 2019. “I'm excited about the experience and knowledge Ms. Negus will bring to the Fort Dodge Community...
When Taylor Smith found out that she was going to be part of sprucing up Veterans Memorial Park just before Memorial Day, she knew it was going to be an honor to pay tribute to local veterans. Smith and the rest of the Fort Dodge girls golf team along with...
Joi Rasmussen, a longtime special education teacher, never wanted any student to feel excluded, according to those who knew and worked with her. “Having her students be included,” said Sharon Moser, a retired Fort Dodge educator. “That was in her heart — having all students included in everything.” Rasmussen worked...
Sawyer Parcel, 10, a third-grade student at Cooper Elementary School, came face-to-face with the historic character she was portraying during the annual Wax Museum presentation Friday. Or at the very least, a likeness of him on a shirt. She had picked painter Bob Ross. Fourth-grade teacher Carol Tell wore a...
Continuing with its 1:1 initiative, the Fort Dodge Community School District will add hundreds of new Google Chromebooks for its students to use next year. The FDCSD board approved the purchase of 700 Chromebooks at its meeting Monday night. The cost per device is $350.13. The total cost is $245,091....
