By Sam Parsons

The Pella Community School Board met last night to discuss their curriculum and curriculum development process. Director of Instruction Lowell Ernst gave a presentation on the process the district currently employs for revisions to the curriculum, which is split between the K-6 and 7-12 levels. Superintendent Greg Ebeling said that revisiting the curriculum development process was necessary in light of House File 802 being passed last year, which dictated more strict regulations on teaching subjects related to racism or sexism in class. 

The revisions to the curriculum development process that were presented by Ernst were approved unanimously. The board also discussed board and superintendent goals for 2022-23 and approved an agreement template on the use of school logos that was tabled from their previous meeting. The Pella Community School Board will hold their next regular meeting on November 14.