District News

To help our families stayed informed about our Return to Learn plan we have added a new Return to Learn section to the district website. This section will continue to updated with relevant information as it becomes available. The Return to Learn link can be found on the website district home page or under Fast Access from any of the building webpages.   

The Webster City Schools Return to Learn Plan has been accepted by the Iowa Department of Education. The Return to Learn plan provides a high level overview of the districts plan to return to school in the fall. Webster City Schools staff are continuing to work on the many details that fall under the plans high level overview. There continues to be a great deal of uncertainty around what the start of the school year will look like in Iowa. We will keep you updated throughout the summer as we move forward in our planning and receive further guidance from the Iowa Department of Education and Department of Public Health.

The WCHS 2020 graduation ceremonies are now online on the district YouTube channel. https://youtu.be/KaIc1YyK7ao and https://youtu.be/JemRDkzupkk

On June 25, the Iowa Department of Education (DE) released its Reopening Guidance for Schools.
In it, the DE announced that all school districts in the state may begin offering school-organized
activities effective July 1.

Webster City Community Schools will continue to plan for resuming in-person instruction and
extracurricular activities at the start of the 2020-21 school year. At the same time, we will prepare
for the possibility of implementing virtual learning, as well as using a hybrid model that combines
in-person instruction with virtual learning. We will also plan for possible changes to how we
approach extracurricular activities.