Preschool registration for the 2026-27 school year opens Feb. 5, 2026. Register on-site between 4 & 6 pm at City High, Liberty High, or West High School. Online registration is also available beginning at 4 pm on Feb. 5.

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As a City High senior, Esme Hutchinson-Reuss is the lead in one fall play and the villain in another. As a freshman, however, her plan wasn’t even to be an actor. 

In her first week of high school, Hutchinson-Reuss heard an announcement about theatre auditions. She decided to try out for the production crew, where she could lean on her artistic background.

SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) provides monthly food benefits that help eligible households buy groceries. Due to the federal government shutdown, SNAP benefits are expected to expire at the end of October. We know this will create stress for many households, and we want to make sure everyone knows what support is available.

Join us in celebrating Superintendent Matt Degner, who has been named one of the nation's Top 10 School District Superintendents for 2025 by Education Insider! What a well-deserved honor for his leadership and dedication!

Read the full article: https://bit.ly/MattDegner

It is an exciting time for Julian Manson. The West High senior committed to play football at the University of Iowa in June and is currently leading the Trojan football team to its winningest start since 2020. 

Manson is rated the top recruit in Iowa and a four-star prospect by national college football outlets. He was an All-State player last season, earning scholarship offers from ACC, Big 12, and Big Ten Conference schools. 

We want to let you know that text messages from the Iowa City Community School District will now come from a new phone number. Starting today, you’ll receive SMS text messages from our new number: 97178. Please note that messages will no longer come from our previous number, 60680.

This change was made to improve the reliability and speed of our text message delivery. We encourage you to save the new number (97178) to your contacts so you recognize our messages right away.

The Iowa Department of Education has released the School Performance Profiles for the 2024–25 school year. These profiles provide a snapshot of how schools across the state are performing and help identify both areas of strength and opportunities for growth.

The profiles measure multiple factors, including student proficiency, growth, absenteeism, graduation rates, and postsecondary readiness.

The 2025 School Board election will be held on Tuesday, November 4th. The following candidates will be running for the available seats on the Iowa City Community School District Board of Directors:

The Iowa City Community School District will once again offer influenza (flu) vaccine clinics in our schools this year. This service will be provided through our continued partnership with Towncrest Pharmacy.

You can view the full clinic schedule and make an appointment on our district website.

Officials of the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) have announced the names of approximately 16,000 Semifinalists in the annual National Merit Scholarship Program. We are proud to announce that we have 21 Semifinalists from our District, with seven from City High, four from Liberty High, and 10 from West High.