Boards Making a Difference
Learn more about how Iowa school boards are making a difference in education! Boards Making a Difference (BMAD) articles, which were previously included in the now-discontinued BoardConnect newsletter, are distributed via our new Board Briefs weekly emails (as articles are available). If you're not currently receiving Board Briefs emails and are interested in signing up, please email IASB Associate Executive Director
Tammy Votava.
February 4, 2020: Osage Schools Models Forward-Thinking Computer Science InitiativeJanuary 9, 2020: Le Mars Board Eyes 20th Team Achievement Award in 2020November 27, 2019: Cedar Falls CAPS Prepares Students For Their Purpose
October 31, 2019: Johnson STEAM Academy: Attracts Families With Choice and InnovationSeptember 26, 2019: Ottumwa’s SparkTank Lights a Flame in StudentsAugust 23, 2019:
Greene County Schools’ Career Academy Incentivizes Graduates to Stay LocalJuly 29, 2019: School Districts Innovate to Find Civic-Minded, Student-Focused Citizens for Open SeatsJune 21, 2019: Council Bluffs—Preparing Students for the Future: Making Post-Secondary Education InescapableMay 30, 2019: Bondurant-Farrar’s Strong Enrollment Brings Challenges and OpportunitiesMarch 28, 2019: Dual Language Programs Emerging in IowaFebruary 28, 2019: Storm Lake Embraces Diversity and ThrivesJanuary 28, 2019: School Boards Move the Needle on Advocacy for
Public EdDecember 20, 2018: Apprenticeships Unfolding in Iowa SchoolsNovember 27, 2018: New Hampton Board Leadership Moves District to Culture of Innovation, Passion-Based
LearningOctober 19, 2018: Clinton Schools and Pangaea International Academy—A Winning Combination for StudentsSeptember 20, 2018: Hamburg Brings MakerSpace Program
to LifeAugust 28, 2018: Farm School Provides Hands-On (And Fun) Learning ExperiencesJune 28, 2018: Community Relations: More Than Just One Piece of the Strategic Plan Puzzle for the Dubuque BoardMay 22, 2018: From Whole Grade Sharing (Twice) to Reorganization: How Alta and Aurelia Board Leadership Came Together and Became Alta-AureliaApril 26, 2018:
With a Change in Leadership on the Horizon, the Independence School Board Relies on its Strong Foundation to Continue the MomentumMarch 27, 2018: How Beliefs Became Part of the Culture of the Des Moines School
BoardFebruary 27, 2018: Gilmore City-Bradgate School Board Focuses on Project-Based Learning to Engage and Prepare Students for Future CareersJanuary 26, 2018: West Burlington
Supports Struggling Students, Helps Them Overcome Odds