Starry Elementary School

September 7th, 2022 Dear MISD Parents, Guardians, and Students, We are in need of your help! MISD has a long tradition of exceptional sports teams and co-curricular act...

DINE OUT FOR OUR SCHOOLS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2022 Dine Out for Our Schools started in 2017 and is a cooperative fundraiser between the Marion Independent School Foundat...

Marion ISD families wanting transportation for the school year must register by August 5th to ensure route placement. Please complete e-registration to sign up for transportatio...

The Marion Independent Foundation & Alumni Association is seeking an Executive Director. Please see the following link for more detailed information: We Are Hiring: Executive Di...

Marion Independent School District selected for new Teacher and Paraeducator Registered Apprenticeship Pilot Program Gov. Reynolds awards $45.6 million in competitive grants to...

Start School Right is a district-wide program, which supports students with school items. MISD families in need of back-to-school assistance for the 2022-23 school year must si...

Free sack lunches will be served to children during the summer and will run from May 31st to August 22nd. Lunches will be served Monday through Friday from 12:00pm - 12:30pm at th...

Marion Independent was honored to be the first ever featured school district at the Iowa Technology Education Connection (ITEC) Conference in Des Moines on April 13th and 14th. ...

Earlier in the year, we provided an article discussing the 1st Grade math curriculum. Here is an update: Our 1st grade students have been focusing on addition fact strategies. The...

The Marion Boys Basketball Team will be playing Winterset on Tuesday at the State Tournament. Winterset just experienced a devastating tornado on Saturday, March 5th. Let's show T...

During music this month, all students have been participating in Mallet Madness. This is an exciting collection of activities for mallet percussion instruments and drums. Students ...

During writing time, 2nd grade students have been working on informational writing. They started by studying polar bears, and are now researching arctic foxes. The students are ta...

Special thanks this week goes to our School Counseling team of Kelli Johnson, Starry Elementary; Rachel Zaruba, Longfellow Elementary; Jamie Shields, Francis Marion Intermediate S...

Kindergarten students at Starry have been working hard toward their goal of becoming expert readers! One of the ways they are doing this is by learning to read high-frequency words...

The Starry Library is lucky enough to have two teacher-librarians that teach students about a variety of topics every week. Liz Pearson and Apra Loomis Mainardi are the teacher li...

Through several retirements, Marion Independent School District is seeking individuals with dynamic communication skills, positivity, and belief in each student in our school syst...

Our preschool registration process will begin on February 25th with a live link opening at noon for those interested in signing up. Registrations will be accepted on a first come,...

Special education is a service students can qualify for if they are significantly discrepant from their peers. Services can be provided in many different categories including acade...

Every other week, Counselor Johnson visits each classroom. A bit different from the regular “specials” schedule, this time is used for instruction surrounding Career, Academic, Per...

All MISD Building Offices will be closed November 24-27 for the Thanksgiving Holiday. We will resume normal business hours on Monday, November 29.