Articles Tagged: Cedar Rapids Community School District

Members of the Cedar Rapids City Council have signed onto a letter of support for the Cedar Rapids Community School District’s $117 million bond referendum that goes before voters Nov. 4.

Some Head Start programs in Iowa that provide child care and early learning that “serves Iowa’s most vulnerable families” at no cost, have reduced operations — with a few even closing classrooms — because of compounding funding challenges.

Engagement surveys given to new Cedar Rapids school district teachers and “milestone” teachers who have been with the district for five, 10, 15, and 20 years or more, highlighted two areas of concern for staff: student behavior and input in decision-making at the building and district level.

The Cedar Rapids school board Monday approved a resolution ordering an election on a $117 million bond proposal after receiving 6,199 signatures from voters in the district, verified by board secretary Jillian Schulte.

The first 10th graders to attend Washington High School in 1957 are celebrating their 65th high school reunion this month. The class wrote the school’s inaugural student government charter, school fight song and alma mater. They also established the school’s newspaper, which continues publishing today, and they chose the school’s colors.

A multiyear strategic communication plan aims to build trust in the Cedar Rapids Community School District between the district and schools, and the district and the community.

The Cedar Rapids Police Department is investigating a shots fired incident that happened near Johnson STEAM Academy Tuesday afternoon, causing the school to delay student dismissal.

More than 200 Kennedy High School students enrolled in Freshman Seminar — a new and optional class this year — will get a little more guidance in starting their high school journey. The class, also being offered at Jefferson and Washington high schools, aims to teach ninth-graders about career opportunities and how they can explore their interests.

Barry Wilson has been teaching at Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids since 1972. The industrial technology and electric car teacher is the longest tenured teacher in the Cedar Rapids district. Here’s why he has no plans to retire.

As school buses return to their routes this fall, a Cedar Rapids resident wondered what measures are taken to ensure the vehicles are safe for students.

Goal almost met with more than 5,000 signatures collected to get bond to fund facility needs placed on November ballot

Hoover Elementary School teachers and families Monday spoke about the dire need for a new facility after plans for construction were temporarily delayed last month when neighbors voiced concerns about the project.

Students and staff in Cedar Rapids and Iowa City schools who are exposed to measles and do not have proof of vaccination will be required to stay home 21 days after exposure.

The number of students in Cedar Rapids schools charged with a crime fell by nearly 50 percent last school year, the result of work by a group violence intervention program that aims to prevent crime.

Also in this week’s Government Notes, Cedar Rapids has been recognized for its McLoud Run flood control project