Riverside Community School District

Dear Riverside Community, As Chris and I prepare to begin a new chapter, I have spent a great deal of time reflecting on what our time at Riverside has meant to us. While there...

The Riverside Community School District recently received a generous donation from Lisa and Monty Rollins to purchase new score tables for the district’s activities programs, hono...

The Riverside Community School District has selected three finalists in its search for the next District Superintendent: Brian Christensen, Alynn Coppock, and Beau Jacobsen. As...

The Western Iowa Conference is pleased to announce that the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union / Iowa High School Athletic Association Conference Realignment Committee has appro...

Following the November 2025 election in which the proposed voted Physical Plant and Equipment Levy (PPEL) was not approved, the Riverside Community School District partnered with ...

CARSON, IA — The Riverside Community School District is asking residents to provide input on potential solutions to the district’s facility and equipment needs. In November, a ...

CARSON, IA — As the holiday season approaches, one Riverside teacher is making sure every student feels confident on concert night. Jill Weathers, a kindergarten teacher at Oak...

Awards will support school district and public charter school development of local literacy plans aligned to the Science of Reading and Iowa’s statewide Comprehensive State Lite...

CARSON, IA — Riverside Community School District Board President JT Oltman has released the following statement today: “The Riverside Community School District stands at an im...

An approved voted Physical Plant and Equipment Levy (PPEL) on November 4 would allow the Riverside Community School District to make significant progress on the needs identified i...

Removal of all snow and sanding/salting from the parking lots of all schools and the bus barn Bus Barn-708 Glass Street, Oakland IA Oakland Elementary School-708 Glass...

Riverside Community School District earned strong ratings in the 2024-25 Iowa School Performance Profiles, with Riverside Middle/Senior High School designated as “Commendable.” ...

Michaela Vlcek, a paraeducator at Riverside CSD, has become the first graduate of the district’s Teacher and Paraeducator Registered Apprenticeship ( TPRA ) Grant Program. Her a...

Riverside Hall of Fame Class of 2025 Josh Kallsen - Distinguished Graduate - Riverside Graduate Class of 1997 In 1993, Josh Kallsen moved to Carson, Iowa, just as the Rive...

June 19, 2025 Bulldog Families, This being only my second year as the Riverside superintendent, I have only known the Western Iowa Conference [WIC] as a nine-member group, a...

CARSON, IOWA — Thanks to a wide range of community donations, the Riverside Community School District has been able to lower its fundraising goal for Phase II of the Riverside P...

Dear Parents and Guardians, As we head into the final stretch of the school year, we want to thank you for your continued partnership. Your support makes a real difference in y...

The Riverside Community School District celebrates Earth Day annually by collecting shoes for those in need. This year, the shoe drive collected 1,543 pairs of shoes to benefit i...

Enjoy our updates from across the district that took place in December and January! DECEMBER 24 JANUARY 25

Recently, the Riverside Community School District completed the process of testing its Carson Elementary building for radon. We recently received good news: Our test results came ...