Mt. Pleasant Community School District Aiming to Shut Down Salem Elementary and a Reduction in Force

On this VIDEO episode of Southeast Iowa Today John Bain attends the Thursday, March 5, 2026, Mt. Pleasant Community School District Site and Policy Committee Meeting at the Central Office in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. It was a busy day for the school system since there was a late start, due to fog,and then a scheduled early out along with wrapping up the day with parent/teacher conferences. The meeting started at 5 PM and lasted over two hours. The two major take aways from this meeting are Mount Pleasant CommunitySchool District recommends closing Salem Elementary and a Reduction in Force district wide. As one Board Member put it, The Board is trusting the District in the Process of financial spending cuts.