Bond issue shelved for nine months by Cedar Rapids school board
Cedar Rapids Community School Board votes to table a proposed 9.5 million bond for nine months after a community survey shows current voter opposition. Earlier, administration proposed 17.8 million in building projects at Franklin, McKinley, Roosevelt and Wilson junior high schools with a 9.5 million bond component.
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Cedar Rapids
Franklin
McKinley
Roosevelt
Wilson
District weighs bond viability amid funding uncertainties
Superintendent Maire questions how to package programs for a bond issue as the board reviews the junior high remodel and 34 other projects in the March report to set priorities and funding sources. Board members weigh inflation risk and voter support while energy conservation plans seek federal aid and lower utility costs after a 67 percent rise over five years.
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Marvin Maire
Robert Weinhardt
Newell Lash
Lash
Four groups vie to use Eisenhower School in Cedar Rapids
Four agencies eye leasing Eisenhower Elementary as voters must approve a Sept 12 school election measure. Groups include Seventh day Adventist Church First Covenant Church Sokol Gymnastic Association and Montessori Preschool. Lash notes rental terms depend on tax status with rough annual charges about 1 per square foot for the 24 700 square foot building.
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Cedar Rapids
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Montessori Preschool
Lash
Cedar Rapids high schools may shift graduation to Five Seasons site
Cedar Rapids Community School Board considers holding Jefferson Kennedy and Washington high school graduations at Five Seasons Community Center to save money. A survey will decide whether to move from Kingston Stadium with decisions delayed on timing and location.
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Cedar Rapids
Jefferson, Kennedy
Washington
Kingston Stadium
Curran Rosser
Parent Teacher Student Association
Kingston
Write-in resignation plan shadows Linn-Mar race
Linn-Mar School Board candidate Jody Cutler faces an impossible ballot situation after a Sept. 11 relocation to New Jersey. He proposes a write-in defeat to avoid staying on the ballot, and district officials say a replacement would be named if he loses. Cutler, Northwestern Bell customer services manager, would soon join AT&T HQ staff in New Jersey.
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Linn-Mar
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Windsor Drive
the Gazette
New Jersey
County Elections Office
Jerry Tharp
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Mideast
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Basking Ridge
N.J
Linn-Mar Board
Cedar Rapids District Approves Field Test of New Report Cards
The Cedar Rapids Community School District moves to trial redesigned report cards for first to sixth graders. Students will receive E S or N ratings in core subjects and a reading level indicator, with art music and PE on a separate insert. Fifth and sixth graders keep traditional grades.
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Cedar Rapids
Aldrich Drahos
Drahos
Flag Football Meeting Set at Marion YMCA
A flag football organizational meeting is planned for Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the Marion branch YMCA. It invites interested parents and children. Two divisions will run: second to fourth grades and fifth to sixth grades. Fees are 7 dollars for YMCA members and 14 dollars for non-members.
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YMCA
Marion Branch
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