The deadline to vote for your favorite student design for Iowa’s new education license plate is now two weeks away.
One of the proposed new designs for the education license plate. (Dept. of Education photo)
Department of Education director McKenzie Snow says the current plate has been used since 1997. “That’s why the Iowa Department of Education launched this first-of-its-kind design challenge to help us celebrate education across Iowa while recognizing and engaging the incredible artistic talent of our students,” she says. There are 16 finalists from four age groups that you can vote on at the Department of Education’s website.
“We ask that you select your top three favorite designs in grade bands, three through five, six through eight, nine through ten, and 11 through 12. There are four semifinalists in each of those grade bands, and then we invite you to select your top three overall favorite designs,” Snow says. She says the new plate will be chosen from those getting the most votes. “The winning design will be announced towards the end of the school year, replacing the current design, and the redesigned license plates will go into production with the Iowa Department of Transportation,” she says. The new plate could be available this summer.
Snow says all semifinalists will have their designs permanently displayed at the Department of Education. The fees collected from the sale of the education license plates will go to school districts with the highest per-pupil transportation costs.