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Schools
Ankeny School Board Continuing Legal Action Against Former Superintendent
In a split vote Monday night, the Ankeny school board decided to continue legal proceedings against former Ankeny Schools Superintendent Matthew Wendt. The 4-2 vote came following a ...
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Schools
When's The First Day of School in Ankeny?
Don't tell the kids, but summer is more than half over. Oh sure, they have more days for playing in the pool, summer sports and hanging around the neighborhood. But by now, parents ...
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Schools
One More Time! Royce White Autographed Basketball Could be Yours for a Buck
We can guarantee you at least three things tonight, Friday, if you head to see the YMCA Capital City Basketball League first-round playoff games at Valley High School starting at 5:30....
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Schools
Ankeny School District Hires New Curriculum and Instruction Director
The Ankeny school district has hired Sharon Ingebrand as the district's new director of curriculum, assessment and professional development. Ingebrand, who was serving as the executi...
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Schools
3rd Congressional District Rivals, Boswell and Latham, to Meet in Forum
Two veteran congressmen in a closely watched battle to represent Iowa’s 3rd District have agreed to meet in an informational forum July 16 in West Des Moines.Congressman Leonard Boswell, ...
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Schools
Ankeny School Board Hires Law Firm to Possibly Stop Payment to Former Superintendent
The Ankeny school board has hired a law firm to see if the district can legally do anything to stop former superintendent Matthew Wendt from receiving a $175,000 transition allowance. ...
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News
School Board, City Council Meet Tonight: This and More in Ankeny's Five Things for Monday
1) City Council, School Board to Meet Tonight Both the Ankeny City Council and the Ankeny school board will meet in regular session tomorrow night. The school board will meet at...
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Schools
Amid Sexual Emails, Former DSM Superintendent Sebring Had Choice Words for Ankeny School Board, Wendt
Deep in the emails that led to her early departure as Des Moines Schools Superintendent, Nancy Sebring expressed some strong opinions about the Ankeny school board and the superintendent ...