The district's select local indicator impacting student learning is its record of parent involvement as evidenced by parent-teacher conference attendance.

Southeast Polk uses Iowa Early Intervention block grant funds to pay for part of the district-wide Reading Intervention program. Each elementary building has at least one reading specialist who provides supplemental reading instruction to struggling readers and works with classroom teachers to design and deliver appropriate reading interventions. The program directs efforts to phonemic awareness and pre-reading assistance for kindergartners, and early reading help for first, second and some third graders.

The district's Early Intervention goal is to reduce the class size of groups for reading instruction toward attainment of our 3rd grade reading goal.

From 2007 to 2008 3rd grade proficiency among ALL students decreased from 80 to 76%, among low SES students from 68 to 58%, and among students with IEPs from 48 to 41%.

Student athletes must pass all subjects. Student athletes must attend school 5 periods of 8 on days they participate in an athletic activity. Students suspended out of school are not allowed to participate for the duration of the suspension.

Students suspended in school are allowed to practice, but not to enter competition for the duration of the suspension. Student athletes must have a physical form on file and proof of insurance. (The school offers insurance for families who do not have coverage).

All students involved in extra-curricular activities must adhere to the district's code of conduct. Other rules pertaining to athletic eligibility match department of education and boys' and girls' association guidelines and Iowa State Board of Education rules.