Pocahontas Area Comm School District

The PAC school district serves approximately 900 students kindergarten through twelfth grade. Programs include a school based Preschool for three and four year olds and an alternative high school. Our district has a strong commitment to both academics and the students as a whole. This is supported by modern advancements in technology including 1:1 computers, WiFi enabled buses, building security, Maker Space K-6, and a Technology Integrationist. Character education has been provided through the Character Counts Program K-12 since 1998.

Pocahontas Area Community Schools are dedicated to promoting an equal opportunity for all students to develop a healthy social, intellectual, emotional and physical self-concept along with an awareness that learning is a life-long process.

The district will provide equal opportunity to employees and applicants for employment in accordance with applicable equal opportunity and affirmative action laws, directives and regulations of federal, state and local governing bodies. The district does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, disability, religion, creed, age, sexual orientation and gender identity in its employment and personnel practices. Opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment includes hiring, placement, promotion, transfer or demotion, recruitment, advertising or solicitation for employment, treatment during employment, rates of pay or other forms of compensation, and layoff or termination. The school district will take affirmative action in major job categories where women, men, minorities and persons with disabilities are underrepresented. Employees will support and comply with the district’s established equal employment opportunity and affirmative action policies. Employees will be given notice of this policy annually.