Iowa Principal Spends School Day on Roof After Fundraising Goal Is Exceeded
Principal Casey Kettman of Saint Joseph's Elementary in Marion, Iowa, spent a school day on the school's roof as a reward for students exceeding their fundraising goal for a new HVAC system.
Cedar Rapids Waterloo Iowa City & Dubuque, IA, October 19, 2026 —
Principal Casey Kettman of Saint Joseph’s Elementary in Marion, Iowa, spent a school day on the school’s roof as a reward after students exceeded their fundraising goal for a new heating, ventilation and air conditioning system.
The arrangement linked the students’ fundraising achievement to a school-day reward for Kettman. The available information does not specify when the event took place or how long Kettman remained on the roof beyond saying that he spent a school day there.
Details about the fundraising effort are also limited. The amount students set out to raise, the total they collected and the cost of the planned HVAC system were not provided. The information does not identify how the fundraising was conducted or explain the school’s plans for installing the system.
Saint Joseph’s Elementary is identified as being in Marion, Iowa, and Kettman is identified as its principal. No further details were provided about the students’ participation in the roof-side reward or the school’s response to the fundraising milestone.
The reported event centers on students surpassing a goal intended to support a new HVAC system and the principal’s day on the roof in recognition of that result. Additional information about the timing, fundraising totals and project schedule was not available.
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