JERI AYALA-THOMPSON Where do you teach? Butler Elementary. What grade/subject do you teach? I am an instructional coach at Butler Elementary. I am blessed to have the opportunity to work with all of our K-4 scholars and staff. Why do you teach? I love working with young people and in a ...

What do you teach? Sixth- through eighth-grade vocal music at Fort Dodge Middle School. How do you want your students to remember you? As a teacher who truly cared about them. I’d like them to have lasting memories of choir, because I encouraged them to be confident singers and to ...

Where do you teach? Cooper Elementary What grade/ subject do you teach? Second grade Why do you teach? I teach because I am passionate about helping students understand that they are capable of so much more than they think. We can only accomplish what we tell ourselves we can, so I ...

The Fort Dodge Community School District has announced its students and employee of the month for April. This program recognizes one elementary, one middle school and one high school student, as well as one staff member monthly for exceeding expectations. Noah Flaherty is the elementary ...

“The Rockin’ Tale of Snow White,” the Fort Dodge Middle School seventh and eighth grade musical, will be performed at 7 p.m. on April 15 in the Fort Dodge Middle School auditorium. This funny adaptation of the story of Snow White brings new characters and comedic twists to life as a ...