Our 5th and 6th grade Band has been busy spreading holiday cheer through some special performances over the past few days. It's always awesome when our younger students can look up to our older students as they accomplish good things in the fine arts and athletics. These 5th and 6th graders were showing our younger students that playing in the Band is COOL while sharing some fun music!!!
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Here are some pictures from todays dress up day! Lots of school and Holiday spirit!!! Tomorrow is Candy Cane Day (wear stripes) at the Elementary building and the JH/HS building is Accessories/Socks Day!
East Sac Community Schools is seeking a dynamic individual to serve as a Full Time PK-12 Assistant Principal and Director of Special Education for the 2024-25 school year. This individual will work with the building principals to support students and staff in both of the ESC buildings. Essential job functions include:
- Organizing and management of Special Education staff and caseloads
- Attend IEP meetings and represent the district as the LEA
- Complete paraprofessional evaluations
- Assist with student discipline (SPED and general education)
- Manage student attendance and truancy cases
- Assist building principals with staff evaluations
- Assist building principals with parent communications
- Assist building principals and TLC coaches with professional development
- Assist in supervision at district events
- Assist with classroom coverage situations
- Be part of the ESC administrative team
Minimum requirements include:
• PK-12 Principal / PK-12 Special Education Supervisor – 189 Iowa Licensure
• Experience with Special Education
• Experience as a building or team leader
• Candidates who are currently enrolled in a principal program but have not yet obtained a principal licensure are urged to apply. Principal certification will be required for position in due time.
Salary, Benefits, and Contract Length will be negotiated with the selected candidate.
East County CSD is located in beautiful Northwest/North Central Iowa and comprised of Sac City, Lake View, Wall Lake, and Auburn. The central office is located in Lake View. Our communities offer many recreational areas including Black Hawk Lake along with several thriving small businesses and restaurants. We are located right south of Hwy 20 and are 1 hour from Sioux City, 1 hour and 20 minutes from the Okoboji Great Lakes, and two hours from Des Moines and Omaha. The successful candidate will be supported by multiple administrative assistants, the superintendent, support from an experienced School Business Official, and the East Sac County Board of Education. Additional job responsibilities will be discussed upon request. Salary and benefits include a competitive starting wage based on degree and experience, IPERS, health insurance, and paid vacation.
Interested applicants should apply at this link:
https://www.applitrack.com/eastsac/onlineapp/default.aspx?Category=Administration
Here is a reminder of the PBIS celebration and dress up days for the PK-6 students this week!
Two big wins tonight for the Raiders against GTRA. The girls won 49-26!! And the boys won 64-52!! Our varsity girls and boys teams will be back at home next Tuesday, the 18th, against Southeast Valley.
This morning our East Sac County PK-6 graders were greeted by members of the Lake View Black Hawk Men's Club!!! Not only did they give out high fives and morning greetings, they brought cookies for all of our students!!! Thank you for supporting our East Sac County School District and our community!!!
What an amazing performance tonight by our East Sac County music department!!! Our high school choir and band students put on a great show for our holiday concert tonight!
Yesterday the 2023-24 foreign exchange students presented Principal Tedesco with the Global Education Excellence award from Education First (EF). The EF High School Exchange Year Global Education Excellence Award is presented annually to high schools that demonstrate an extraordinary commitment to international understanding and global awareness. This award was given to us for last years foreign exchange student experience at East Sac County.
Mrs. Hunziker’s first grade accepted the reading goal of 600 steps by May. Some students decided to take a book outside and enjoy reading during recess to get their steps in. It is awesome to see first graders choosing to read a book at recess!!!
One more Football Award to pass along!
CONGRATULATIONS to these East Sac County Football players as they have earned the Academic All-State award!!! Players must maintain a 3.7 cumulative GPA to qualify! Nice job!!!
Front (L/R)- Karter Ludwig, Charlie Veit, Tate Lahr
Back (L/R)- Chandler Lahr, Luke Wright, Luke Wernimont, William Smith
This Friday morning greeted us with a beautiful sunrise at our East Sac County Elementary building while our students were greeted by Steve Spotts and Lance Jenkins from the Sack City Kiwanis group. Thank you for supporting our district and our students!!!
Reading and Literacy is very important for growing minds!
ESC Elementary Update:
The elementary set a reading goal at the beginning of the school year to read 216,000 steps by then end of the year. When a student reads for 15 minutes that equals 1 step. Each quarter we have a set goal to reach to see if we are on track for our end goal.
There are 6 weeks left of the 2nd quarter and we are currently at 68,390 steps. The 2nd quarter goal is 108,000 steps. Students are also working towards a personal goal of 600 steps while working towards the schoolwide goal.
The ARC Literacy team is working on a celebration for the K-6 students that meet their end of the year reading goal.
We appreciate that families are finding time for their child(ren) to read and building the life habitat of independent reading. We also appreciate families sending in their steps to the classroom teacher.
Thank you for your support in your child's education!!!
A few weeks back, right before Thanksgiving, Mrs. Peters and a few students from her advisor group went to main street in Lake View delivering treats, wishing them a Happy Thanksgiving, and thanking them for having their business here in town!!!
This is cool. Ever wonder how our younger students learn about Science, or how to be critical thinkers? Check this out.
During our the unit, we have been figuring out if things are hot or “less hot” and what causes this. During our end of the unit investigation, the kids had to answer the question, “How can we make the blacktop less hot”.
** First- they had to figure out what we could do to make it less hot.
** Second- they had to figure out what we would need to complete making the blacktop less hot.
** Third- they had to BUILD one of their ideas, to make the blacktop less hot.
It took a lot of learning to be an engineer: they had to figure out the problem, find a solution, build the solution- and the last step tomorrow- is to figure out if it was a success or not. Then students experimented to figure out which solution worked the best.
Science. Engineering. Problem Solving. Learning!!!
East Sac County 3rd - 6th graders gave some AWESOME performances last night to a packed house during their Holiday Vocal and Band Concert. Great job to the students and directors! Thank you to everyone who attended and supported our as they performed!!!
The East Sac County Football Team held their annual awards and recognition banquet last evening and recognized players and mangers for their accomplishments! Congratulation to those who earned awards and those who were recognized. Be proud of your accomplishments and know hard work pays off! Congratulations!!! GO RAIDERS!!!
Senior Letterwinners/Participants: missing Jackson Rubendall
Junior Letterwinners/Participants: missing Landon Graff & Sam Julin
Sophomore Letterwinners/Participants: missing Riley Aragon
Freshman Letterwinners/Participants: missing Dawson Allen, Dillon Brouchous, Zach Jacobsen, Reef Lankford, Tyler Renze
2023 Distinguished Academics: maintain a CUM GPA 3.25-4:00 missing Sam Julin
2023 Excellence in Academics: maintain a CUM GPA 3.00-3>24- missing Riley Aragon
2023 Class 1A District 2 Academic All-District: missing Sam Julin
2023 Class 1A District 2 All-District Team
2023 Class 1A District 2 Special Teams MVP
2023 Iowa Sports Writer’s All-State Kicker- 2nd team Class 1A
Charlie Veit: 2023 Raider Award, 2023 Team MVP, 2023 Varsity Offensive MVP
2023 Varsity Defensive MVP: Karter Ludwig and Luke Wernimont
2023 Varsity Special Teams MVP- Luke Wright
2023 Varsity Playmaker- Bradyn Burns
2023 Varsity Lineman- William Smith
2023 Varsity Rookie- Carson Schmitt
2023 Varsity Coaches Awards: Tate Lahr and Dawson Allen
2023 Coach’s Award= Tate Lahr
2023 Coach’s Award- Dawson Allen
2023 Varsity Most Improved: Cal McCollough, Jack Gullett, Tate Lahr and missing Jackson Rubendall
JV Raider Award and JV Off MVP: Sam Julin
2023 JV Raider Award, JV Off MVP, JV Def MVP, JV Playmaker- Carson Schmitt
2023 JV Def MVP: Carson Schmitt and Kade Snyder
2023 JV Lineman Award: Brooks Ludwig and Seth Donelson
East Sac County CSD receives great community support which we are very thankful for!!! When we can, we try to support the community and give back as much as possible! Here is another example of our kids and teachers giving back! Our East Sac County Basic Construction class taught by Mr. McCollough just finished a chain link fence project for the Iowa State Extension and East Sac County CSD for a Community Garden. The garden area is 30 ft x 90 ft with 6 ft high fence. Thank you for your help and work!!!
Missing from picture: Brody Boeckman, Chandler Lahr & Carter Shedd
Congratulations to East Sac County Students of the month for the month of November!
Elementary students are recognized for consistently following Raider expectations, being kind, and putting forth their best effort. Congratulations to the following elementary students:
Preschool - Lilli Kies
Elementary - Jaeger Hemer (1), Evan Thomas (K), Kaeden Hanrahan (5), Elodie Mentzer (6), Jacque Lohff (4), Lucy Herrig (2), Bonnie Barron (3)
Junior High and High School students have been nominated and selected by staff for many reasons. Criteria can include being a role model for others, showing kindness, doing well academically, working to the best of their ability or having a positive attitude. Congratulations to the following junior high and high school students:
Junior High - Marla Smith (8) & Emmett Lahr (7)
High School - Shelby Renze (9), Kortni Thomsen (11), Jordan Ulmer (10), Dalaney McAndrew(12 - missing from photo)
We appreciate your hard work and dedication to being a positive role model in our school!!!
Congratulations to our East Sac County Dance Team and their coaches on bringing home 2 trophies, a GPA award, and Community Service Award!!! A lot of time and hard work goes into these routines and our girls did a GREAT JOB!!! We are proud of you! Way to represent East Sac County!!!
