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Pleasant Hill District and Curriculum

Pleasant Hill is situated in the Des Moines-West Des Moines metropolitan area. Newer parts of the town are within the Southeast Polk Community School District, while the rest of it is located in the Des Moines Public School District. Southeast Polk County’s Curriculum and Instruction Department consists of the Director of Curriculum and Instruction, the Director of Special Education, the Instructional Math Coach, the Instructional Literacy Coach, the Instructional Technology Coach, the District-At-Risk Coordinator, the District Learning Supports Coordinator, and the Early Childhood Coordinator.

We currently cover the following Pleasant Hill-area school districts: Des Moines Public School District and Southeast Polk Community School District.

Educating Our Parents: Understanding the Pleasant Hill District Curriculum

The district utilizes the Iowa Core Curriculum, which helps students succeed in a 21st century global society, calls for a student-based approach and has high expectations of students, and supports lifelong learning. Understanding a concept means to identify examples and non-examples; describe it with words, models, or tables. and apply the concept when solving problems. By having proficiency in these two areas, students will have the ability to think and reason mathematically.

The Iowa Core Curriculum facilitates students academic development by scaffolding their learning experience. Each subject details the areas that students will gain proficiency in, such as in English literature, each year students build their abilities in reading by looking at key ideas and details, craft and structure, integration of knowledge and ideas, and range and level of text complexity. These continually developed reading comprehension skills also support students learning how to write, where many of the lessons are put to use.


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Keeping Informed: Recent Pleasant Hill Educational News

  • Southeast Polk High Students Experience Dangers of Distracted Driving - Southeast Polk High seventh graders experienced firsthand the dangers of distracted driving, as they were asked to wear "drunk" goggles and to text while driving golf carts. The Iowa State Patrol and local law enforcement, who coordinated the simulation, wanted to show students that it is extremely dangerous and difficult to multi-task when they drive even if they think they are able to.
  • SEP Teacher Nominated for National Award - Southeast Polk High Instructional Technology teacher Phil Cronin is one of eleven teachers across the country to be be nominated for the 2015 CareerSafe Safety Educator of the Year award. If Mr. Cronin wins, he will be awarded a cash prize of $5,000 to use for his program as well as a paid trip to the ACTE Conference where the award will be handed out.
  • Clay Students Send Flat Stanley All Over the Country, World - Through the Flat Stanley Project, students were able to communicate with friends and family in other cities, states, and even countries in a project that incorporated literacy, social studies, and geography. Each student decorated his/her own Flat Stanley, who they then mailed to their family member or friend, just as the popular character in the book was, as he discovered one of the advantages to being flat. Students were not only excited to get their Flat Stanley back but to learn where their classmates' characters had traveled to as well, so the "big reveal" during which students opened their returned envelopes was done in school.

Pleasant Hill Tutors Can Help Your Student Succeed

SchoolTutoring Academy works with young learners and students, all the way up through high school. We offer Pre-K and Kindergarten Tutoring as well as Elementary School Tutoring to build a strong learning foundation early on. We also offer comprehensive tutoring across all school subjects.

Chalk Talk: Two Books That Tell of Events in the Classroom

The following two books tell the story of different events in the classroom. “Ready, Set, School!”—written by Jacquelyn Mitchard—tells the story of Rory the raccoon. Rory is afraid to stay with his aunt overnight and be away from his parents, but he does so in preparation for going off to school and has a great time. On his first day of school, he discovers that his mother is afraid of the separation as well. In “The Sundae Scoop”—written by Stuart J. Murphy—Winnie, the woman in charge of the cafeteria, and three students run an ice cream booth for the school picnic. The book is great because it allows children to practice the mathematical concept of combinations, as types of sundaes are added on (as the students choose ice cream flavors, sauces, and toppings) and subtracted (as the students drop sprinkles and spill the caramel sauce, and the chocolate ice cream melts). The back of the book gives parents and teachers ideas that they can try with children to have them practice the concept of combinations.