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Summer Camp Guide!

Click on the photo above for a list of available summer camps near Polk City. Day, special interest, and overnight camps are all included!


Polk City currently has multiple vacancies on the Park Commission. This 7 member commission acts in an advisory role to City Council. Meetings take place the 1st Monday of the month at 6pm. For more info on how to apply, check out https://www.polkcityia.gov/.../latest-city-job-opportunities.

The Iowa Department of Education released new results and features today in an online school accountability reporting system called the Iowa School Performance Profiles.

-Updated scores and ratings for all public schools based on how they performed on a set of accountability measures in the 2020-21 school year.
-Postsecondary readiness indicators for public high schools based on student participation and scores on college entrance exams, participation in postsecondary or advanced coursework and percentage of students who are focused on career and technical education within one of six service areas defined in
Iowa Code 256.11(5)h.
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The ability to search and compare school building, school district and state-level performance data.
-Additional data that are required by law but do not count toward accountability scores.
-The Iowa School Performance Profiles, launched in 2018, meets state and federal requirements to publish report cards reflecting the performance of all public schools.

To review proposed and approved developments, click here.