During spring of 2022 Longfellow Elementary teacher Jenni Ringwald and the preschool team submitted a funded Marion School Foundation grant to purchase new classroom rugs. Staff had recently taken a class which stressed the importance of having plain rugs for large group time so the students can have their own space but also won’t be […]
GreenState Supports Education Initiatives
The Marion Independent School Foundation & Alumni Association is exited to share that we recently received grant funding in the amount of $6,150 from GreenState Credit Union for three projects during the 2021-2022 school year. Funds will support the following initiatives: *Families and Schools Together (FASTWORKS), which offers a mix of virtual and in-person monthly […]
Iowa DNR Supports District Tree Plantings
Marion Independent School District (MISD) students and volunteers were doing their part to help replace some of the trees lost in the August Derecho. During the month of May, twenty trees were planted at Marion High School, Vernon Middle School and Longfellow Elementary thanks to a $2,500 grant from Iowa DNR’s Trees for Kids program. […]