Shellsburg

Not many schools have created the range of varied opportunities for their students as we have.” VSCSD Middle School Principal, Shelly Petersen  The Vinton-Shellsburg Middle School welcomes other schools who want to study how every day, in 5 to 10 minutes, 362 students choose or are assigned to the next day’s 30-minute RTI (response to… Continue Reading the article: Adding Skill, Will, and Choice to Learning

Our goal in the induction process is to help new teachers transition into our district culture, to understand our academic expectations and the commitment we have to school/community partnerships.” Matt Kinsburgy, VSCSD High School Principal  A business that constantly loses trained workers and hires new ones has higher costs because advertising, interviewing, hiring, and training… Continue Reading the article: Enhancing the New Teacher Experience

 Josh West is a veteran officer with eight years of experience at the Vinton Police Department. At the beginning of the 2018-2019 school year, Officer West became the Vinton-Shellsburg district’s first school resource officer (SRO). Officer West’s position is supported by grant funds and a combination of resources from the school district and the police… Continue Reading the article: Taking School Safety in the Right Direction