LC in the Loop

Welcome to the first edition of LC in the Loop — your brand-new, district-wide newsletter for Lewis Central families, staff, and community members! We’re thrilled to launch this new way to stay connected, informed, and inspired. Thank you for being such a vital part of our community—let’s make this a great school year together!

Good morning, Titan Nation!

We are incredibly excited to welcome our students, families, and staff back for another great school year at Lewis Central!

Throughout the summer, our buildings have been busy with facility projects designed to improve safety and security while creating more modern, welcoming, and inspiring educational environments. A tremendous amount of planning and work went into these improvements, and we are excited for everyone to see and experience the changes. We hope our students, families, and staff enjoy these updated spaces and take pride in the continued investment being made throughout our district.

While our buildings may look a little different, our purpose remains the same: providing every student with a safe, supportive environment where they can grow academically, socially, emotionally, and physically. As adults, we succeed only when our students succeed, and reaching that goal requires the support of our entire community. Parents and families, we want you to be involved—please feel free to reach out, visit our schools, volunteer, and partner with us throughout the year.

As we begin the school year, we do ask for a little patience and grace during the first few days. Many of our families drive their children to school during the opening week, pick-up and drop-off plans change, and new students continue to enroll. The changes to some of our buildings and traffic patterns may also require a little time for everyone to adjust. No matter how much we prepare, the first few days always seem to throw us a few curveballs. I can promise that, before long, we will be back to operating like a well-oiled machine!

We are excited to have our classrooms and hallways filled with students again. We cannot wait to see them learn, grow, build relationships, and make a positive difference in our schools and community.

Welcome back, Titans! Let’s make it another outstanding year of Inspiring Excellence!

Dr. Brent Hoesing

Superintendent

Lewis Central Community School District

We are so excited to welcome our Titans back for the 2026-2027 school year!

Registration

• Families should have received an email with online registration instructions last week, including their snapcode to begin registering online.
• In-person Registration Fairs will be held from 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm on August 3, 2026, in each building for students who are new to our district or returning parents who need assistance.
• Find more details about the registration process on our website.

Supply Drop Off Nights / Open Houses

Kreft: Thursday, August 20th, from 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.

Titan Hill: Wednesday, August 19th, from 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.

Middle School:

• 7th & 8th grade Open House: Thursday, August 20th, from 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.
• 6th Grade Orientation: Thursday, August 20th, from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.

High School:

• Freshman and New Student Orientation: Wednesday, August 19th at 6:30 p.m.
• Open House for All Students: Wednesday, August 19th from 7:00 - 8:00 p.m.

*School supply lists are available on our website.

Back-to-School Attendance Days

• Monday, August 24: First day for Kindergarten, 2nd grade, 6th grade, and freshman only.
• Tuesday, August 25: School for all grades K-12
• Thursday, August 27: First day for Preschool

Find school arrival and dismissal times on our website.

• Kreft Primary: Replaced 36 interior window sills.
• Titan Hill Intermediate: Installed new exterior doors and windows to ensure a watertight building.
• Lewis Central Middle School: Launched Phase 1 of major renovations, including 6th-grade hallway upgrades (new flooring and ceiling tiles), renovated bathrooms, new lockers building-wide, and a completely redone parking lot and sidewalk system.
• Lewis Central High School: Upgraded all lighting to energy-efficient LEDs, completed major HVAC updates for consistent building temperatures, and continued work on the new secure entrance and safety vestibule.
• Athletics: Transformed the high school weight room by removing the wrestling room wall and adding a new turf training area. Meanwhile, work on the athletic building addition and renovation continues to make great strides!

You can learn more about all of our completed projects, view projects still in progress, and check out progress photos on our website at lewiscentral.org/district/bond_updates.

The Lewis Central School Board has officially approved a new five-year Strategic Plan—a dynamic, living roadmap designed to evolve alongside our students and community. Grounded in our unwavering commitment to "Inspiring Excellence," this plan ensures our students are fully prepared for success in an ever-changing world by focusing on strong literacy skills and cultivating a positive, predictable, and supportive learning environment. Equally important, this strategic plan serves as our promise of responsible fiscal stewardship, safeguarding our district’s financial health to preserve high-quality educational opportunities for both current and future generations of Lewis Central students.

• Updated the High School Handbook, including revised Early Graduation Requirements.

• Revised the Activity Handbook to outline the policy on 8th-grade participation in high school athletics.

• Approved the five-year Lewis Central Strategic Plan.

• August 3, 2026 at 6:30 p.m.
• August 17, 2026 at 6:30 p.m.
• August 31, 2026 at 6:30 p.m.
  
  

All meetings take place at the Lewis Central Educational Resource Center (ERC). For those unable to attend in person, meetings are streamed live on YouTube at at https://www.youtube.com/@LewisCentralCSDIowa