Skip to Content
Saydel Community School District Home
  • Calendar
  • Food Menu
  • Payments
  • PowerSchool
  • Staff Directory

Schools

  • Saydel High School
  • Woodside Middle School
  • Cornell Elementary
  • Families +Open or Close Menu items for Families
  • Note: Use the "ESC" key to escape this menu.
    • Annual Notices to Parents
    • Saydel Apparel
    • Bullying and Harassment Policy
    • Busing and Transportation
    • Child Labor Work Permits
    • Community Resources for Families
    • District Boundaries
    • District Brochure
    • Eagles Nest Program
    • Homeless Resources
    • Insurance Hawk-i for kids
    • Minor School License Information
    • Nutrition Services
    • Parent Involvement Matrix
    • Payments
    • PowerSchool Information
    • Preschool and Kindergarten Registration
    • Raptor Guidelines - Building Check In
    • Registration and Enrollment
    • Safe + Sound Iowa
    • Section 504 Handbook
    • Surveys
    • Talking to Your Student About School Safety
    • High School Yearbook Click to Order
  • Students +Open or Close Menu items for Students
  • Note: Use the "ESC" key to escape this menu.
    • Gallup Survey
    • Clever Portal for Instant Login Apps
    • District Library Catalogs
    • Google Apps and Email
    • Herff Jones Ring and Graduation Products
    • High School Guidance
    • High School Student Resources
      • Financial Aid and Scholarship Resources
      • National Honor Society
    • My Academic Plan
    • Schoology
    • Silver Cord
      • Pre-approved Silver Cord Opportunities
    • Woodside Student Resources
  • District +Open or Close Menu items for District
  • Note: Use the "ESC" key to escape this menu.
    • Activities Calendar
    • Annual Progress Report
    • Board of Education
      • Board Members
      • Meetings - Agendas and Minutes
      • Policy List
    • Bond Referendum 2020
    • Closing, Delays and Early Dismissals
    • Community Education
      • Application to Teach
      • Community Ed Handbook
    • Construction Projects
    • District Office
      • Buildings and Grounds
      • Business Office
      • Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment
      • Human Resources/Business Office Information
      • Information Technology
    • Library/SF 496 Info
      • Organizational Chart
      • Nutrition Services
      • Student Services and Special Education
      • Transportation and Busing
    • District Wide Calendar
    • Employment Opportunities
    • Facility Usage and Rental
      • Booster Club
      • Eagle Endowment Fund
      • Music Boosters
    • Forms
    • Fundraising Requests
    • Human Resources/Business Office Information
    • Logo Style & Branding
    • Mission, Vision and Goals
    • Non-Discrimination Statement
    • Notice to Bidders
    • Organizations
    • Physical Plant and Equipment Levy
    • Privacy Policy
    • Publications
    • Saydel Apparel
    • Site Master Plan
    • Staff Directory
    • Standards Referenced Grading
    • Title IX
    • Wellness
      • Goals & Progress
      • Resources
  • Staff +Open or Close Menu items for Staff
  • Note: Use the "ESC" key to escape this menu.
    • Frontline
    • Clever
    • Curriculum and Instruction
    • District Documents
    • District Library Catalogs
    • Fundraising Approval Form
    • GoGuardian for Teachers
    • Google Drive
    • Google Email
    • IT Helpdesk
    • Maintenance Requests
    • MAP Testing Data
    • PowerSchool Admin
    • PowerTeacher
    • PowerSchool Substitute Portal
    • Naviance
    • Saydel Purchase Orders
    • Schoology
  • Activities +Open or Close Menu items for Activities
  • Note: Use the "ESC" key to escape this menu.
    • Athletics and Activities
    • Athletic Trainer
    • District Forms
    • Facilities Request/Reservations
    • Saydel Activities Calendar
    • YEARLY REQUIRED PARTICIPATION FORM
    • Activities/Athletic Transportation Waiver
  • Home
  • Families
    • Annual Notices to Parents
    • Saydel Apparel
    • Bullying and Harassment Policy
    • Busing and Transportation
    • Child Labor Work Permits
    • Community Resources for Families
    • District Boundaries
    • District Brochure
    • Eagles Nest Program
    • Homeless Resources
    • Insurance Hawk-i for kids
    • Minor School License Information
    • Nutrition Services
    • Parent Involvement Matrix
    • Payments
    • PowerSchool Information
    • Preschool and Kindergarten Registration
    • Raptor Guidelines - Building Check In
    • Registration and Enrollment
    • Safe + Sound Iowa
    • Section 504 Handbook
    • Surveys
    • Talking to Your Student About School Safety
    • High School Yearbook Click to Order
  • Students
    • Gallup Survey
    • Clever Portal for Instant Login Apps
    • District Library Catalogs
    • Google Apps and Email
    • Herff Jones Ring and Graduation Products
    • High School Guidance
    • High School Student Resources
      • Financial Aid and Scholarship Resources
      • National Honor Society
    • My Academic Plan
    • Schoology
    • Silver Cord
      • Pre-approved Silver Cord Opportunities
    • Woodside Student Resources
  • District
    • Activities Calendar
    • Annual Progress Report
    • Board of Education
      • Board Members
      • Meetings - Agendas and Minutes
      • Policy List
    • Bond Referendum 2020
    • Closing, Delays and Early Dismissals
    • Community Education
      • Application to Teach
      • Community Ed Handbook
    • Construction Projects
    • District Office
      • Buildings and Grounds
      • Business Office
      • Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment
        • Saydel ELP
      • Human Resources/Business Office Information
      • Information Technology
    • Library/SF 496 Info
      • Organizational Chart
      • Nutrition Services
        • Food Allergy Information
        • Meet Our Staff
        • Check Account Balances - ParentOnline
        • Classroom Treats and Catering
        • Community Eligibility Provision (CEP)
        • Field trip sack lunch form
        • Free and Reduced Meals
        • Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
        • Menus
        • Meal Prices
        • Meal Requirements
        • Payments
        • Summer Food Service Program
      • Student Services and Special Education
      • Transportation and Busing
    • District Wide Calendar
    • Employment Opportunities
    • Facility Usage and Rental
      • Booster Club
      • Eagle Endowment Fund
      • Music Boosters
    • Forms
    • Fundraising Requests
    • Human Resources/Business Office Information
    • Logo Style & Branding
    • Mission, Vision and Goals
    • Non-Discrimination Statement
    • Notice to Bidders
    • Organizations
    • Physical Plant and Equipment Levy
    • Privacy Policy
    • Publications
    • Saydel Apparel
    • Site Master Plan
    • Staff Directory
    • Standards Referenced Grading
    • Title IX
    • Wellness
      • Goals & Progress
      • Resources
  • Staff
    • Frontline
    • Clever
    • Curriculum and Instruction
    • District Documents
    • District Library Catalogs
    • Fundraising Approval Form
    • GoGuardian for Teachers
    • Google Drive
    • Google Email
    • IT Helpdesk
    • Maintenance Requests
    • MAP Testing Data
    • PowerSchool Admin
    • PowerTeacher
    • PowerSchool Substitute Portal
    • Naviance
    • Saydel Purchase Orders
    • Schoology
  • Activities
    • Athletics and Activities
    • Athletic Trainer
    • District Forms
    • Facilities Request/Reservations
    • Saydel Activities Calendar
    • YEARLY REQUIRED PARTICIPATION FORM
    • Activities/Athletic Transportation Waiver
  • Calendar
  • Food Menu
  • Payments
  • PowerSchool
  • Staff Directory

Superintendent's Office

    • Activities Calendar
    • Annual Progress Report
    • Board of Education
    • Bond Referendum 2020
    • Closing, Delays and Early Dismissals
    • Community Education
    • Construction Projects
    • District Office
      • Buildings and Grounds
      • Business Office
      • Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment
      • Human Resources/Business Office Information
      • Information Technology
    • Library/SF 496 Info
    • District Wide Calendar
    • Employment Opportunities
    • Facility Usage and Rental
    • Forms
    • Fundraising Requests
    • Human Resources/Business Office Information
    • Logo Style & Branding
    • Mission, Vision and Goals
    • Non-Discrimination Statement
    • Notice to Bidders
    • Organizations
    • Physical Plant and Equipment Levy
    • Privacy Policy
    • Publications
    • Saydel Apparel
    • Site Master Plan
    • Staff Directory
    • Standards Referenced Grading
    • Title IX
    • Wellness

Superintendent’s Message

Mr. Todd A. Martin

July 2019

Greetings Fellow Eagles!

I sincerely hope this correspondence finds you all having an amazing summer filled with time to rejuvenate and you are gearing your family up for another successful school year!

With the start of the year quickly approaching, staff has spent a significant amount of time this summer preparing for the return of our kids. They have engaged in curricular work to ensure our guaranteed and viable curriculum is rigorous, aligned, and well thought out for high level learning; we have worked to train up lead teams in our Social, Emotional, Behavioral, Mental Health (SEBMH) learning to continue moving our organization toward a greater health and success; and staff have engaged in several, more tailored learning opportunities, aligned to their individual building goals, i.e. Standards Referenced Grading, Lucy Caulkins Training, Project Lead the Way/Career Tech Education, Collaborative Problem Solving, Teacher Leadership Compensation (TLC/TAP), Literacy Training, etc…. All of this adult learning will, undoubtedly, increase our capacity to impact student learning and ultimately achievement.

In addition to staff preparing for a great 2019-20 school year, there are facility improvements underway at each school campus. Major projects include the Woodside Classroom Renovations Project (5th grade classrooms and SPED Level III Classroom); Woodside Hot Water Conversion Project (boiler system); and Saydel Tennis Court Project. Also note we have several flooring, lighting (LED), roofing, concrete work and annual maintenance work items being completed over the summer as well. Please look for these campus upgrades as we begin the school year.

The last topic we would appreciate your attention with is our upcoming bond referendum. We will hold a special election, for the bond referendum and vacant board seat, on September 10, 2019 to fund improvements at all three building sites.

The proposed facility improvements are founded on four driving factors:

    1. Safety of our buildings and ground

    2. Modernization of the academic learning environment

          a. Update Instructional Environment

          b. Enhance Fine Arts Facilities

    3. Further market our community through facility enhancements

    4. Fiscally manage our resources to maintain current tax rate

The bond referendum will ensure we plan forward, by investing in our community, for the next twenty years, and will be issued for $20,625,000 in which we will need a supermajority or greater than 60% approval rating. We are confident we can achieve this with “NO TAX INCREASE” and substantially benefit all learners across our district. Furthermore, the timeline for the upgrades falling inside the scope of the project will include an 18-month construction window and will have little impact on learning throughout the school year. Please see our website for additional details and updates as we progress with the referendum.

Thank you to the community for your ongoing support of our work in the district and to our Board Members. As always, if you have questions and/or comments I am happy to take a call or sit down and talk.

Respectfully,

Todd A. Martin
Superintendent of Schools

 

Superintendent

Todd A. Martin

Superintendent

Todd A. Martin
5740 NE 14th Street
Des Moines, IA  50313
Phone: 515-264-0866
Fax: 515-264-0869


Saydel Community School District Home

Saydel Community School District

Contact Information

  • 5740 NE 14th Street, Des Moines, IA 50313
  • Phone: 515-264-0866
  • Fax: 515-264-0869
  • Email Us

Social Media

  • Saydel Community School District Facebook
  • Saydel Community School District Twitter
  • Saydel Community School District YouTube

Big City Opportunities, Small Town Commitment for Students

© 2025 Saydel Community School District. All Rights Reserved.

  • Non-discrimination Statement
  • Privacy Policy
CMS4Schools

Translate Page

Use of arrow keys when focused on the Google language option field will translate site content on the fly. Use your enter key to review all options and choose your selection before applying.