The pandemic taught schools to educate students in new ways and also sparked sometimes contentious interactions with parents who disagreed with masking requirements. Roberts was hired as schools superintendent during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in June 2020 and began duties in the district that summer. Reversing an earlier rejection: Millcreek School Board votes to proceed with McDowell renovations Starting during COVID-19 pandemicĮarly interaction with students, staff and community were largely virtual. In Millcreek, Roberts also hosted virtual and in-person forums to detail school policies and procedures for parents and posted regular "Roberts' Recap" videos to summarize school board actions, including the December approval of $33 million for McDowell High School renovations as part of the district's ongoing push to improve and modernize schools. The school system has almost 31,000 students and 5,000 employees. It will be a herculean task in Des Moines' 64 schools, including a public Montessori school, a career and technical institute, and a school for Advanced Placement students.
To make prudent and strategic decisions about what is best for students and teachers, you have to go into the space where teaching and learning take place."Īnnouncing his resignation: Roberts to leave Millcreek schools post June 30 Classrooms are where our work is actualized.
"School is where the work that we do happens. "I've spent inordinate time in classrooms, and every member of my executive cabinet has done the same," Roberts said. Roberts has regularly read to elementary students, sat in on classroom discussions, talked with building administrators and teachers, and interviewed students about their academic and career plans. New job: Millcreek's Ian Roberts hired to lead Des Moines Public SchoolsĪ priority for Roberts has been spending time in Millcreek's nine schools.
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