Articles Tagged: Cedar Rapids Community School District

Noreen Bush, ‘a leader of leaders,’ was nominated for the award by her peers

The general obligation bond would provide funding for the next step in the district’s master facility plan, which includes secondary schools.

Goal is for students to learn tools to regulate their emotions and even collaborate and problem-solve together better

Historically, one person has been tasked with building relationships and finding ways to meet the needs of these families in all 32 Cedar Rapids schools. This year, all that is changing.

Board member Dexter Merschbrock said the amended agreement is a “good first step” but said the board needs to be intentional about reviewing data about the program monthly, which will be provided as a part of the contract.

Nonetheless, with little public discussion so far, the board is scheduled to vote on the contentious issue of school resource officers.

The school district and police department have been working to revise the current agreement to make 13 recommended changes, with the goal of reducing arrests and charges against all students by half or more, and of bringing a 50 percent or greater reduction in the disproportionality of arrests of Black students.

District establishes metrics to be considered in determining when mask requirement for students and staff can safely end.

While Eastern Iowa’s two largest school districts — Cedar Rapids and Iowa City — reinstated a mask mandate this week for all students, staff and visitors, other area districts are waiting for a decision from their school board or have decided to forgo a mask mandate for now.

Also, Iowa City schools Superintendent Matt Degner said he “anticipates” the district implementing a mask requirement for all students and staff Tuesday during a 6 p.m. school board meeting.

Federal judge ordered Monday that the state immediately halt enforcement of a law that prevents school districts from requiring them to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.

A Cedar Rapids teacher, who’s been using technology in her elementary classrooms for a decade, says it can help children, but never replace in-person learning.

Cedar Rapids middle schools will have no school-designated, full-time police officers if a revised 28E Agreement between the school district and city of Cedar Rapids is approved later this month.

Police objected to officer removals from McKinley and Roosevelt

Parents frustrated that they don’t know whether their child is considered a close contact with someone who tested positive, and how to continue learning when in quarantine.