Benton Community School District

Congratulations to our newest member of the Benton Community Hall of Fame! All State player Abby Brunssen was presented the award by head volleyball coach Mike Embretson.#BeABobcat #APlaceToBelong #OnceABobcatAlwaysABobcat

Iowa Department of Education releases new school performance results DES MOINES – The Iowa Department of Education today released new results and features in an online school accountability reporting system called the Iowa School Performance Profiles. The Iowa School Performance Profiles website shows: ● Updated scores and ratings for all public schools based on how they performed on a set of accountability measures in the 2020-21 school year. ● Postsecondary readiness indicators for public high schools based on student participation and scores on college entrance exams, participation in postsecondary or advanced coursework and percentage of students who are focused on career and technical education within one of six service areas defined in Iowa Code 256.11(5)h. ● The ability to search and compare school building, school district and state-level performance data. ● Additional data that are required by law but do not count toward accountability scores. Of particular note is that while the performance scores and rankings have been updated for all public schools, no new schools have been identified for additional support and improvement. The U.S. Department of Education waived this requirement for the 2020-21 school year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Schools previously designated for additional support will continue with their current designations. “This is an important tool for families, educators and other stakeholders to understand how their schools are performing and to help determine next steps for moving forward,” said Iowa Department of Education Director Ann Lebo. “The Iowa School Performance Profiles can assist communities in data-driven decision-making, but it doesn’t tell the whole story about our schools. It’s important to understand the challenges brought on by the pandemic, and to take that into account when looking at the 2021 performance scores.” The latest scores reflect results of the Iowa Statewide Assessment of Student Progress (ISASP), which all 327 public school districts administered last spring. A remote online testing option was made available in 2021 for students who were enrolled and unable to test at school. Since remote assessments were not proctored, the results are not included in the average school achievement scores. About 3.4 percent of all tested students took the ISASP remotely. Between 2019 (the last time that the ISASP was administered) and 2021, the number of schools in the Exceptional category decreased by six and the number of schools in the High Performing category decreased by 26. Conversely, the number of schools in the Needs Improvement and Priority categories (the lowest two categories), increased by seven and 21 schools, respectively. When comparing performance scores from 2019 to 2021, it is important to take into account the disruptions the COVID-19 pandemic had on schools during the 2019-20 and 2020-21 school years. The Iowa School Performance Profiles, launched in 2018, meets state and federal requirements to publish report cards reflecting the performance of all public schools. For more information, visit iaschoolperformance.gov.

For the safety of our students and buses, we will dismiss school tomorrow, Wednesday, December 15th at Noon due to the forecast of high winds and unpredictable weather. Please plan accordingly. Information will be sent out to students who are involved in practices and rehearsals.

Academic Awards: The Academic Awards ceremony will be on Tuesday, December 21 at 7:30 AM in the auditorium. There is a list of award winners posted by the counseling office door. If you do not see your name on the list and think it should be, please stop in the counseling office and talk to Mrs. Bear.

Santa is coming Friday night to the boys basketball game vs Vinton-Shellsburg. HS StuCo is collecting toys for Foster Care families at Four Oaks. Bring a new or gently used toy to donate or money for a free will offering. You can get a picture with Santa and enjoy the game! See you there!

From area agencies as well as Benton County Public Health.

Band and Cheerleaders provided great entertainment Friday at the basketball games! #BeABobcat #APlaceToBelong

Pictures from Madrigal on Saturday Dec. 11th. #BeABocat #APlaceToBelong

Girls and Boys Basketball Scores from December 10th Girls: Benton Community 47, West Delaware 34 Boys: West Delaware 55, Benton 37

Benton girls’ bowl against Marion Benton Girls’ Bowling Marion 2,040, Benton 1,956 Dec. 10, 2021, at Cedar Rapids Bowling Center Name, Game 1, Game 2, Total, Baker rotation Raynee LaGrange 125 140 – 265, 135 Jess Crawford 126 112 – 238, 143 Brooke DeRycke 139 136 – 275, 112 Karley Urell 87 99 – 186 Sophie Krueger 149 134 – 283, 124 Julia Biery 103 123 – 226, 155 Round 1 – 1,287 Round 2 – 669 Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau

Bobcats take Second Place!

Wrestling results

And sew it begins

Norway Intermediate Winter Concert

The 7th grade Girls basketball game scheduled for Monday, December 13th at Norway has been moved to Atkins Elementary on December 13th at 4:15.

Varsity Girls Basketball Change: There will only be one game tomorrow night against West Delaware. The Varsity game will start at 6:00.

Teachers at the MS/HS participated in breakout sessions this afternoon for their professional learning. The breakouts allowed teachers to have focused discussions around technology, social emotional learning, and differentiation.

Team Lammy: Join us in supporting our fellow Bobcat, Mrs. Lampkin, in her fight against cancer! You can order your Team Lammy shirt via this link https://teamlammy2021.itemorder.com/shop/sale/.

Booster apparel is here and ready to be picked up in the Activities Office.

Benton Bowling Results