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

Cedar Rapids Community School District superintendent Dr. Tawana Grover (left) shares a light moment with Doug Neumann executive director of the Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance during the district’s 2025 Educational Address at the Educational Leadership and Support Center (ELSC), 2500 Edgewood Rd NW, in northwest Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Mindy Thornton director of the Kirkwood Community College Regional Center applauds Harrison music teacher Avery Anderson after her vocal performance to close the Cedar Rapids Community School District’s 2025 Educational Address at the Educational Leadership and Support Center (ELSC), 2500 Edgewood Rd NW, in northwest Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Foundation 2 chief operating officer Erin Langdon (right) slaps hands with safe & secure learning administrator Janessa Carr after Carr spoke during at the Cedar Rapids Community School District’s 2025 Educational Address at the Educational Leadership and Support Center (ELSC), 2500 Edgewood Rd NW, in northwest Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Cedar Rapids Mayor Tiffany O’Donnell compliments students from the McKinley Middle School Orchestra on its performance during the district’s 2025 Educational Address at the Educational Leadership and Support Center (ELSC), 2500 Edgewood Rd NW, in northwest Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

McKinley STEAM Academy orchestra eighth grader Emily Kennedy plays bass during the Cedar Rapids Community School District’s 2025 Educational Address at the Educational Leadership and Support Center (ELSC), 2500 Edgewood Rd NW, in northwest Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

McKinley STEAM Academy orchestra eighth grader Lucy Peterson plays violin during the Cedar Rapids Community School District’s 2025 Educational Address at the Educational Leadership and Support Center (ELSC), 2500 Edgewood Rd NW, in northwest Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Cedar Rapids Community School District superintendent Dr. Tawana Grover thanks the students of the McKinley Middle School Orchestra on its performance during the district’s 2025 Educational Address at the Educational Leadership and Support Center (ELSC), 2500 Edgewood Rd NW, in northwest Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Orchestra teacher Jerry Young directs the McKinley STEAM Academy orchestra during the Cedar Rapids Community School District’s 2025 Educational Address at the Educational Leadership and Support Center (ELSC), 2500 Edgewood Rd NW, in northwest Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Kennedy High School junior Malick Sogur speaks during the Cedar Rapids Community School District’s 2025 Educational Address at the Educational Leadership and Support Center (ELSC), 2500 Edgewood Rd NW, in northwest Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Cedar Rapids Community School District superintendent Dr. Tawana Grover makes some closing thoughts during the district’s 2025 Educational Address at the Educational Leadership and Support Center (ELSC), 2500 Edgewood Rd NW, in northwest Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Cedar Rapids Community School District superintendent Dr. Tawana Grover (left) introduces Doug Neumann executive director of the Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance during the district’s 2025 Educational Address at the Educational Leadership and Support Center (ELSC), 2500 Edgewood Rd NW, in northwest Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Safe & secure learning administrator Janessa Carr speaks during at the Cedar Rapids Community School District’s 2025 Educational Address at the Educational Leadership and Support Center (ELSC), 2500 Edgewood Rd NW, in northwest Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Tuesday, April 8, 2025. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

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