West Delaware Messages

2025-2026 West Delaware Calendar Draft

We are pleased to provide this draft calendar for the 2025-2026 school year. We believe this calendar meets our primary goals of providing the best instruction for our students and supporting teacher collaboration.

We are grateful to everyone who participated in the calendar development process in one or more of the following ways:

If you would like to provide additional comments, please do so using this email: mattoloughlin@w-delaware.k12.ia.us by 3:00 pm on January 31, 2025.

You may also provide comment during a public hearing to be held at our February 10, 2025 School Board meeting.

2025-2026 West Delaware Calendar Draft (PDF Document)

West Delaware Vision

Relationships

Multiple individuals at all levels demonstrate respect, trust, and integrity while working interdependently toward our goals.


Strategic Objectives

  • By supporting and teaching positive student behavior
  • By supporting and teaching appropriate social interactions
  • By enhancing adult to adult connections and communications

Challenging Academics

Educators use effective instructional practices to actively engage students in diverse learning opportunities that require critical thinking and problem solving in real world contexts.


Strategic Objectives

  • By deepening knowledge of instructional strategies
  • By intensifying active student engagement in rigorous and relevant content learning
  • By strengthening systems of teacher to teacher support, including Professional Learning Community, teacher leadership system, and multi-tiered systems of support

21st Century Skills

Students will acquire competencies necessary for 21st century living by developing skills in the areas of civic life, health, finance, technology and career readiness.


Strategic Objectives

  • By creating learning experiences in a real world context
  • By developing and applying career readiness skills