9-29-20
Governor Kim Reynolds held a press conference this morning in which a change to the protocol for quarantining students who have been exposed to COVID-19 while at school...
ECSD’s Overarching-Goals during the COVID-19 Pandemic are:
Do everything possible to keep our students and staff safe and healthy and in school Do everything possible fo...

Homecoming 2020
ECSD’s Overarching-Goals during the COVID-19 Pandemic are:
Do everything possible to keep our students and staff safe and healthy and in school Do ev...

ECSD Protocol for Positive Cases COVID-19
The following plan has been created in collaboration with Palo Alto Community Health
If ECSD is notified that a student or staff m...

The Emmetsburg Community School District was alerted that School Food Authorities (SFA) may choose to provide meal service under the Summer Food Program through December 31, 2020 ...

For the beginning of the 2020-21 School Year, Mrs. Christensen presented changes in the Secondary Student Handbook. The following change in Senior Open Campus was proposed:
Se...

Looking Ahead to What May Come
9/3/2020
Dear ECSD parents, staff and community members:
Since March, we have lived by the old saying “Hope for the best and plan for the wo...

Thoughts on Week One
I found this online and wanted to share. It really brings home the enormity and complexity of the challenge for the staff at ECSD. It also speaks to...

Opening Day Message
The day we have waited for since the school closures in March is upon us. Students in the Emmetsburg School District will return to classes tomorrow.. So...

STEM BEST AWARD
2020-21
Secondary Principal Mrs. Christensen and Secondary Teachers Mrs. Saxton and Mrs. Josephson had a dream of finding a way to bring an “Iowa Big” or “...
Emmetsburg Community School District Registration Reminders 2020-21
We would like to share some reminders with you as we officially kick-off Registration for the 20-21 Schoo...

Reopening Update 7-17-20
On March 16, 2020 our world changed dramatically with the closing of schools for COVID-19. At that time most of us could not have imagined that stud...

On March 16, 2020 our world changed dramatically with the closing of schools for COVID-19. At that time most of us could not have imagined that students would not return to sch...

No hace falta decir que todos preferirían volver a la escuela como lo hicimos en el otoño de 2019. La pregunta sin respuesta es si eso es realista o posible. Mientras hacemos los ...

It goes without saying that everyone would prefer to go back to school as we did in the Fall of 2019. The unanswered question is whether or not that is realistic or possible As ...

El lunes 29 de junio de 2020, el Distrito Escolar de la Comunidad de Emmetsburg presentó su lista de verificación Regresar a Aprender al Departamento de Educación de Iowa. El plan...

On Monday June 29, 2020 Emmetsburg Community School District submitted its Return to Learn checklist to the Iowa Department of Education. The plan designates that ECSD will imple...

Darren D. Hanna Superintendent Emmetsburg Community School District
dhanna@e-hawks.org Office (712) 852-3201
E-Hawk Parents and Families,
The S...

The ECSD Administration Team has reviewed feedback from stakeholders and examined the current guidelines from the CDC and Public Health. The following adjustments will be impleme...
Juniors & Seniors & Parents:
As many of you have already seen, we had to make the tough decision to cancel Prom 2020. This decision was made after receiving guidance from the S...