Articles Tagged: Cedar Rapids Community School District

2023 legislative priorities include fully funding 4-year-old preschool, mental health

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Late addition to Wilson Middle School seventh grade girls basketball coaching staff left kids wondering if they would get to play

For schools, increased ransomware attacks bring steep insurance costs, rigorous requirements to qualify for insurance and, in some cases, disruptions in education.

School board expected to approve bringing $312 million general obligation bond in a referendum to voters

Educators continue to see value in offering the option to some students three years in to the pandemic.

A profile of desired characteristics in a superintendent being presented to the Cedar Rapids school board Monday.

‘Our kids are worth us investing in these schools,’ said Scott Drzycimski, who is leading the yes committee for a $312 million bond referendum.

The “process we followed was flawed’ in selecting interim superintendent, school board member Jennifer Borcherding said in approving the contract Monday.

Sathoff leading district in continuing secondary facility master plan, which could include a bond referendum next year.

Retired Indianola superintendent ‘successful’ in getting bonds passed as Cedar Rapids pursues possible $312 million referendum

Friends, colleagues will greatly miss leadership of Bush, a ‘small woman with the largest shoes ever’ to fill

New superintendent -- who would start July 1 -- could be identified by January

Superintendent Noreen Bush on family medical leave, to resign June 30, 2023.

No student data impacted in summer cybersecurity breach; staff names and Social Security numbers may have been stolen. While the school district has no evidence of actual or attempted misuse of any information, they could not rule out the possibility of an unknown actor gaining access to 5,698 current and former employees data.