Convenience drives few Academic transfer requests under Iowa open enrollment
Survey of 417 of Iowa districts shows about 340 of 1 570 transfer requests for 1990 91 cite improved academic opportunity while 134 for convenience and 288 for geography. Officials expect total transfers to rise slightly as awareness grows and note most moves are not for academics.
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Wayne Beal
IASB
Beal
Dave Bechtel
The
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Napper a 4-year-old cockapoo up for adoption
Napper is a vaccinated 4-year-old neutered male cockapoo with basic training and housebroken. He has experience with young children and is available for adoption for $80 from the Humane Society of Linn County at 362-6288.
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Humane Society of
Linn County
Environment talk on Oregon wilderness at Cornell
Mount Vernon program features Lou Gold discussing the Siskiyou National Park Campaign and ecological land use critiques. The free presentation is at 8 p.m. in Hedges Lounge The Commons on the Cornell campus.
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Lou Gold
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Cornell
Siskiyou National Park
Gold
America
Nominations Open for Celebrate Literacy Award in Cedar Rapids
Nominations through April 1 are invited for the Celebrate Literacy Award by the Cedar Rapids Area Reading Council. Two categories exist community and education. nominees must live or work in Linn or Benton counties. Send nomination papers with names, addresses, and letters of nomination to Sharron McElmeel at Wright Elementary School Cedar Rapids.
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Linn County High School Essay Contest Opens for 9th–12th Grade
The Linn County chapter of the United Nations Association invites entries by March 1 for its fifth annual High School Essay Contest. Students in grades nine through 12 will compose a 2000 word report on the United Nations and the environment as if serving as secretary general. Top prize is 100 dollars with local judges Marion Patterson Elisabeth Young and Floyd Sandford among the panel.
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Linn County
United Nations Association
United Nations
U.N
Marion Patterson
Elisabeth Young
Floyd Sandford
College Community board member loses suit against district
College Community board member Glenn Selzer lost his suit against the College Community School District and former superintendent William Bach. District Judge Lynne Brady dismissed the case and ordered Selzer to pay court costs.
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Dick Hogan
Gazette Courts Reporter
Glenn Selzer
College Community School District
William Bach
Lynne Brady
Brady
Selzer
Bach
Iowa
Superintendent pact extends Bostwick contract at CCCSD
The College Community School District board approves a one year extension for Superintendent Robert Bostwick effective after the current contract ends June 30. Salary terms await a settled contract with the College Community Education Association and a fact finder’s report is expected by Friday. A public informational meeting on a $4.9 million bond issue is set for Feb 19 in the high school library, despite potential schedule conflicts with a district band concert.
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Robert Bostwick
College Community School District
Bostwick
William Bach
College Community Education Association
CCEA
Absentee Ballots Open for Prairie High School Bond Vote
Voters in the College Community School District may request mail ballots or cast them at Linn County Auditor's Office before February 27 to decide on a 4.9 million bond for Prairie High School expansion. Call 398-3485 for details. office hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays.
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Linn County
Prairie High School
Auditor’s Office
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