Articles Tagged: Iowa City Community School District

The two public measures provide funding for the Iowa City Community School District to continue making process on dozens of projects as a part of its facilities master plan.

Beef, chicken, breakfast pizza and waffles, bread, fruit and vegetables and paper products are just a few items Iowa school districts are struggling to get to provide varied, quality meals to students.

Here are Iowa City school board candidates top priorities if elected Nov. 2

New elementary schools, additions to existing schools and continued renovations at Iowa City High are just a few on a long list of projects the Iowa City Community School District hopes to complete if residents vote “yes” to renewing two existing tax levies next month.

Six of Iowa City schools’ 370 classrooms, including two classes at Horn Elementary and one at Wickham Elementary School, were affected by the Weighted Resource Allocation Model after the first day of school this year.

The school district’s new ombudsperson will be an informal resource for students, families and staff

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.

Students, staff and visitors in Iowa City schools will be required to wear masks on school grounds a day after a federal judge cleared the way at least temporarily for local officials to require masks in schools.

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.

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.

A state law against mask mandates in Iowa schools is putting “children’s health on the line,” Iowa State Education Association President Mike Beranek argued Monday before a federal judge put the law on hold.

Wear a mask in schools, remain home when sick or if in close contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19, and get tested.

If the district illegally put a mask mandate in place, it could be at risk of losing its accreditation, which could mean a loss of state and federal funding.

School district exploring potential legal paths to protect students, staff and families

Chicken, beef, cheese, pizza products, hamburger buns and individually packaged food items like condiments are harder to come by because of the COVID-19 pandemic, school officials say.