Articles Tagged: Cedar Rapids Community School District

Cedar Rapids school board indicates strong support for plan ahead of May 12 vote

Cedar Rapids schools to continue to offer free, half-day preschool at Truman and other elementary schools while state lawmakers have not acted on funding for full-day programs.

Renovations to the Roosevelt Creative Corridor Business Academy added to the plan with the intent to combine the middle school with Wilson, which would become an elementary school.

Officials are hopeful that a wetlands restoration project can help reduce erosion and improve water quality near Morgan Creek Park.

Superintendent Dr. Tawana Grover delivered an update on the progress and plans of the Cedar Rapids Community School District

At an annual address, leaders cite progress in grad rates and steps for school safety. Cedar Rapids Community Schools Superintendent Tawana Grover says the district ‘is not perfect ... but is progressing’ toward goals.

Cedar Rapids schools officials will spend the next several weeks speaking with staff, parents and community members to consider ways the district can reduce the cost of a proposed $211 million bond measure that seeks to support future operations, including building a new middle school.

The move will allow the Cedar Rapids nonprofit to increase the quality and quantity of low-cost arts programming for area youth and adults.

Boshra Saifi, a seventh grader at McKinley middle school and 14 Under 14 honoree, has become fluent in English quickly. But it’s not her academic skills that have endeared her to students and teachers alike.

As a Nature Everywhere Community, Cedar Rapids schools will add “greenery” to some school yards and playgrounds. That could be anything from nature — like putting down more grass or installing a garden — to building infrastructure that’s stormwater and flood resistant and incorporates heat protection.

A poll of area residents commissioned by the Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance revealed lukewarm sentiment toward a proposed $211 million bond meant to support future operations in the Cedar Rapids school district.

Cedar Rapids schools will reduce building staff positions by 6 percent and cut $7M in administrative expenses to adjust to a budget deficit that district officials said is the result of declining enrollment and decreases in state and federal funding.

The group hopes to expand the 3 Dimensions of Education program to a total of 22 Iowa schools and 13,640 student by 2030.

Also, Cedar Rapids schools names new principals at Washington High, Taft Middle schools

Construction is set to start next week at Jefferson High School to begin an expansion that will provide extra space for the Cedar Rapids Community School District’s future College & Career Pathways program.