ROLAND-STORY COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Admission Requirements for Regent Schools:
REGENT ADMISSIONS INDEX (RAI)
The RAI became effective Fall of 2009. This admissions index replaces the top 50% rule and will encourage students to take more
advanced core classes – even if they may not earn a “high” grade in
that class. During registration, Ms. Heisterkamp provided this information to each student. The three Iowa Regent Schools (UNI, ISU and
UI) have the following Regent Admission Index (RAI):
(2 x ACT Composite) +
(1 x percentile high school class rank) +
(20 x high school GPA) +
(5 x # of high school core courses, including foreign language)
245 score = minimum requirements for admission (automatic
admissions)
Below 245 score = reviewed
*All students were given this information during registration in January.
Roland-Story Administration:
Mike Billings, Superintendent
1009 Story Street, Story City, IA 50248
515-733-4301
Steve Schlatter, High School Principal
1009 Story Street, Story City, IA 50248
515-733-4329
John P. Sheahan, Middle School Principal
206 S. Main, Roland, IA 50236
515-388-4348
Kate Hartzler, Elementary School Principal
900 Hillcrest, Story City, IA 50248
515-733-4386
School Board Members:
Boyd Brodie, Michaela Carlson, Ted Hammes,
Mike Retallick and Marc Soderstrum
FEBRUARY, 2014
SPRING BREAK
MARCH 17-21, 2014
HELP R-S SCHOOLS: COLLECT BOX TOPS FOR
EDUCATION, CELL PHONES, INK CARTRIDGES AND
SUNNY D LABELS
We invite everyone in the communities of Roland and Story
City to continue saving all the Box Tops For Education coupons
possible. These small coupons appear on hundreds of groceries
and household products that are in your grocery shopping cart
each week. Please save these box tops year round to help purchase needed items for our schools. Box Tops can be given to
any elementary or middle school student that you know or
dropped off at any of our building offices. Each coupon that
you see equals ten cents in cash value when they are redeemed
by our district with the help of our PTO group.
Please encourage friends, neighbors, co-workers, E-mail correspondents, and grandparents to also save their Box Tops for
Education this year. We invite you to set up a collection jar at
your office or place of business to help our school collect as
many coupons as possible.
SunnyD bottle UPC codes are being collected by some elementary staff for the 2014 SunnyD Book Spree. This program made
school brighter for over 150,000 students across the country
that earned free books for their classrooms. Elementary teacher,
Mrs. Phelan received a box with “a lot of really good, ageappropriate books” by sending in 20 UPC labels off of 16 oz. or
larger SunnyD bottles collected by students. Since this program
is limited while the supplies last, elementary teachers are planning ahead collecting the labels to be ready to participate next
August.
PTO members have also started programs to collect used/
discarded cell phones and printer ink cartridges to help raise
funds. For more details on any of these or other fundraisers call
515-733-4386. Roland-Story staff and students thank you for
all your help!
2014 Yearbook Orders
Ordering for the 2014 yearbook has begun. All high school
students/parents should have received a mailing from Jostens
about ordering a yearbook. If you haven't received a mailing,
you can order online at jostens.com or contact Mr. Higginbottom at the high school at (515) 733-4329.
Senior parents are reminded to submit senior portraits for the
2014 yearbook. Please check with your photographer to make
sure yours has been submitted. If you took your own photograph or would like to have a yearbook staff photographer take
one, contact Mr.