Articles Tagged: Cedar Rapids Community School District

Hundreds of students were referred to and waiting for school-based therapy services, the Cedar Rapids Community School District last month reported.

Certified teacher added to the 10-week summer school program this year to help address K-5 graders gaps in reading and math.

Cedar Rapids school board votes to reduce the number of school resource officers in schools from seven to five

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Kids on Course University distributing free meals Friday with Cedar Rapids Community School District summer school programs closed because of a cybersecurity breach

As a vote approaches on the school district’s school resource officer agreement with the Cedar Rapids police, the school board agreed to prioritize convening community stakeholders to identify solutions addressing the root causes to behavioral issues in schools.

Summer programs closed for the remainder of the week as district officials work with experts to find a solution

Cedar Rapids school district officials expect regularly scheduled summer activities to resume Monday but are declining to answer questions posted by parents about what is affected.

The district did not describe the nature of the attack or say which systems it targeted.

The city of Cedar Rapids and the Cedar Rapids school district are thinking about options for historic school buildings that will be retired as new schools open in the coming years

As some school board members question whether police in schools promote a safer learning environment, city officials are unanimous in their backing of school resource officers. The school board has a work session Wednesday to guide its impending vote on school resource officers.

The city will try for a third time to sell and repurpose an old brick building at 2000 Mount Vernon Rd. SE that has been vacant for more than five years. The building once housed Buchanan Elementary School and then the Ambroz Recreation Center.

Council and school district proposals differ on keeping police in middle schools. “If we were ever going to be accused of overprotecting, overspending, wouldn’t we do it for our kids?” Mayor O’Donnell said as the council OK’d a new contract for school resource officers.

Incidences of Black and white students suspended in Cedar Rapids schools are almost equal despite Black students making up only 18 percent of student body

The Cedar Rapids Community School District lost 126 teachers at the end of the 2021-2022 school year, up from 100 teachers last year. Now the district is making it harder for teachers to break their contracts.