My children have been in the ACSD from the very beginning. My last child is currently enrolled in…read moreAmes High School and I've become aware of current happenings that I strongly feel for. This school used to be quite a good school but since Dr. Valerie Nyberg became the principal it's gone downhill. My child has told me that she constantly is telling students to walk one way in the halls even if the CDC has said that COVID-19 cannot be spread through surfaces. This is just taking away from class time as students need to walk around the entire school rather than the fifteen feet to their other class that's "the wrong way". Another thing that I find absolutely appalling is that my child has informed me that as of this week the school has taken off the bathroom doors. Of course, this automatically stirred some concern up in me as just a violation of privacy. I sure wouldn't want anyone to see or hear me going to the bathroom, much less my child. After doing some quick research I read that it is only legal for school's the take off bathroom doors if the bathrooms are made for it; if there is a clear barrier in which one outside cannot see inside the bathroom. Unlike the elementary schools and middle school, Ames High School has bathrooms that do not corner off into a little alcove in which there are no doors. My child has provided me with pictures of the doorless bathrooms in which you can see straight into the bathroom, you can even see the feet of students using the bathrooms! Not only do I find this disgusting and a very big invading of privacy, but to top it all off my child has told me that the staff bathrooms still have doors. Although I am not completely sure on why the doors are gone, through conversations with my child, I assume that it's because Dr. Nyberg is attempting to get students to stop smoking/vaping in the bathrooms. Though I do agree with this, I know that there's little administators can do. I still remember when classmates of mine would be skipping class to smoke up the bathroom. Taking off bathrooms doors is not the correct way to handle this. God forbid Nyberg decides to take stall doors off next. All in all as a parent I think others would agree that we want what's best for our kids and Ames High School seems to be more concerned with something that's been happening since we were in school rather than our children's privacy.

Saydel is getting there STUFF together on the sports field, My grandson plays in sophmore this…read moreyear! Go Eagles!!!

This is Meeker Elementary School. A new 3 section school is being built and the original school…read morewill be torn down in June 2015. The new school will open to students in August 2015. Great neighborhood school!

I worked here through a temp agency after the factory I worked at closed. The first 6 months there…read morewas through the temp agency, the last year and a half was as a full fledged school district employee. I was actually a utility custodian, so I filled in at various schools in the district when a custodian was gone, then the last year there I was assigned at the high school. The pay is below industry standard, and at that time, you were only paid once a month, which is very hard to budget for. The only reason I left (other than the aforementioned reasons) was the last year I was there, was the year some kid was calling in bomb threats, and they were wanting us 2nd shift custodians to go around and look for anything suspicious. As a place of learning, I think they are one of the best in the state, an an employer, meh, I'd keep looking for better if you go to work here.

This district is built on strong connections and commitments to the community and it's students! I…read moream so proud to be living in a town with such a strong and dedicated school district!

This is a super nice school. Their football field is amazing!! Worth coming out and just looking.read more