Mr. Tom Rubel

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  11% of students fail to get a high school diploma - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 6/10/2001    Last Visited: 6/16/2001  

  The thing we have to work on as educators is to make sure every kid has a significant adult in their life , Ottumwa Superintendent Tom Rubel said , referring to research that shows many students drop out of high school because they said no one cared whether they attended.
  
  I don't think every Iowan understands that there are kids who don't have that significant adult in their life , Rubel said.
  
  High schools must change the way they operate , or students will continue to drop out , he said.
  
  Teen-agers who drop out of school face a bleak future.
  
  According to the U.S. Census Bureau , people who end their education with a high school diploma earn 67 percent more a year than people who don't have a diploma.
  
  Men with just a high school diploma were paid nearly $10 , 000 more a year than those who did not graduate from high school.Women with just a high school diploma earned an average of $5 , 000 more a year than those who dropped out of high school.

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  DesMoinesRegister.com - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 5/2/2006    Last Visited: 5/2/2006  

  Ottumwa Superintendent Tom Rubel, said the 9 percent of students - about 440 people - who missed school Monday will get an absence.Rubel said school officials treated the Day Without Immigrants as they would any family event.

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  GazetteOnline - Amber Alert suspect located;... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 10/7/2005    Last Visited: 10/8/2005  

  Ottumwa Superintendent Tom Rubel said Stanley was a former employee of the school.

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  Iowa's Governor Visits Ottumwa For A Town Hall Meeting - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 11/29/2001    Last Visited: 11/29/2001  

  Ottumwa Schools Superintendent Tom Rubel began Wednesday's meeting accepting almost a million dollars in Vision Iowa money to help renovate the Ottumwa High School Auditorium.Governor Vilsack says if people want to protect some of the programs that have been targeted by the budget, they have a powerful weapon in their voice.He's telling people to call their representatives, call their state senators, call the chief justice and make sure they know what's important to voters.

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  Ottumwa Courier - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 11/11/2004    Last Visited: 11/11/2004  

  School Superintendent Tom Rubel told The Courier that board of education wants to be sensitive to historical considerations. The district also found out that new stairs would cost up to $556,000.He said administrators had looked at repairing the steps, replacing the steps or some other options.But they felt the community had to be involved."The best way, we thought, was to form a committee made up of [staff], students and community members," said Rubel.

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  Ottumwa Courier - News - 01/11/2005 - OHS stairs will... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 1/11/2005    Last Visited: 1/12/2005  

  That was one of the statements made by Ottumwa Superintendent Tom Rubel before he made his official recommendation to the board of education Monday night: It's time for a new entrance to Ottumwa High School.The board voted 4-2 to accept the recommendation of the superintendent.Over the past two years, the majority of school board votes have been unanimous.Rubel's recommendation was the same as that made by a committee assigned to study the question.That question was whether or not to rebuild the worn steps on the front of OHS, or to put in a less expensive ground level entrance.The choice brought a lot of feedback from the public, Rubel told the board. But Monday, only one Wapello County resident showed up to voice his opinion.
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  Earlier in the meeting, Rubel told the board members that the school has changed over the years to meet the needs of the educational body."It isn't the same 1923 building as when it was first built," he said, citing additions, the renovated auditorium and other changes."There isn't any doubt that Ottumwa High School has a great tradition, and that [subject] did surface," said Rubel.

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  Ottumwa Courier - News - 04/04/2005 - Child welfare... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 4/4/2005    Last Visited: 4/6/2005  

  Ottumwa School District Superintendent Tom Rubel brought up the need for early childhood education programs. "Preschool-type programs have proven to have monumental benefits to kids ... any support you could give creating something like this would help ... this is our children's future, we don't get a second chance," he said.

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  Ottumwa Courier - News - 06/14/2005 - Early childhood... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 6/14/2005    Last Visited: 6/17/2005  

  "As an educator, I'm extremely appreciative, and so are many other educators, both in the Ottumwa schools and the immediate area, for both the governor's work and the legislators who saw fit to provide funding for our youngest children," said Ottumwa Superintendent Tom Rubel.
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  "Governor and Mrs. Vilsack have been extremely strong advocates for effective and appropriate preschool opportunities for Iowa's preschool children," said Rubel, "especially those that live in poverty, those that are 'at-risk' or those that have language barriers."
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  And, said Rubel, the Vilsacks know that."Their advocacy for this has been based upon some very solid scientific research that soundly supports meaningful preschool experiences and how those positive experiences impact future learning," said Rubel.

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  Ottumwa Courier: News Column - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 5/17/2002    Last Visited: 5/17/2002  

  Superintendent Tom Rubel believes Hanson's experience as associate principal at OHS is a great advantage to the high school students and staff.
  
  "I have a high degree of respect for Steven's advocacy for all students, his enthusiasm and his work ethic," Rubel said.

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  Ottumwa Courier: News Column - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 1/5/2002    Last Visited: 1/5/2002  

  On the local board are: Tom Awtry (board president), South Ottumwa Savings Bank, Jean Dell, retired, Department of Human Services (DHS); John Donner, Ottumwa Schools; Linda Goode, Southern Prairie AEA; Linda Grathwohl, Legal Services Corporation of Iowa; Dianne Haas, community leader; Eric Johnson, Cargill; Rick Johnson, DHS; Cynthia Lord, Alliant Energy; Paul Madsen, retired, NOEL Insurance; John Ohlinger, Alternative High School principal; Marsha Parker, John Deere Ottumwa Works; Deb Pilcher, Ottumwa Schools; Tom Rubel, Ottumwa Schools superintendent; Dale Uehling; Roger Williams, retired, AT&T; Don Wyngarden, Juvenile Court Services; and Peg Campbell, executive director.

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