Roosevelt's discipline team leads Cedar Rapids student support
Roosevelt and Cedar Rapids middle schools bolster discipline with staff teams, counseling, and behavior programs. They address chaos at home, train for conflict management, and involve parents to boost student prospects and safety across districts.
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Programs offer alternatives for students with difficulties
Cedar Rapids school district runs two alternative schools Metro High School and Taft Alternative Middle School and contracts with Harambee House and Lincoln Learning Center to educate students facing difficulties. Lincoln offers structured and independent study. some return to their school, others pursue a GED. Harambee House provides a short transition program with counseling and parental involvement. Metro serves about 750 students with an altered grading system, half day schedule and small classes. Taft Middle School uses a highly structured program with seven or fewer students per class and behavior management for students with serious behavior problems. Enrollment at Taft is 26.
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Principals Push Parental Involvement in Education
Rosevelt Principal Carolyn Cleveland recalls driving from bar to bar with a student to find an alcoholic father and telephoning the misbehaving boy’s parent. She notes educators spend energy engaging parents and insist it is not optional for students to misbehave.
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