Cedar Rapids district keeps Wednesday night rule as is
In Cedar Rapids, the school board kept the Wednesday night after school activity cutoff unchanged, while approving an 8:15 a.m. start for junior high and rejecting a move to tighten Wednesday hours. A nine member review panel advised none of the rules be altered.
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Cedar Rapids
Betty Briggs
Ronald Moore
Moore
Gerald Fatka
Fatka
Mary Ann Kucera
McKinley
Franklin
William Rainbow
Schools, churches clash over Wednesday after-hour rule
Cedar Rapids board debates after school activity limits as parents and officials spar over keeping the 5 pm Wednesday cutoff.改革 Monday night scheduling changes aim to reduce conflicts while a minority urges rolling back the rule.
Detectives to Watch Ten Schools This Summer
Cedar Rapids Community School Board plans a pilot program hiring Nighthawk Detective Agency to nightly check ten school buildings this summer for 2250 dollars. District aims to deter vandalism, with bids possible if successful and to spur increased building security by staff. Police helicopter patrols noted as ongoing background coverage.
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Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids engineers award two graduates $500 scholarships
Two Cedar Rapids high school graduates received $500 scholarships at the Cedar Rapids Chapter of the Iowa Engineering Society annual meeting. Recipients were Jon Lange and chatnrasban, chosen for financial need, scholastic ability, desire for education, personality and interest in engineering. Both intend to study at Iowa State University in Ames.
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Cedar Rapids
The
Iowa Engineering Society
Chatnrasban
10Th Ave
Hiawatha
Iowa State University
Ames
Cedar Rapids School District Moves Bus Garage to Ellis Site
The Cedar Rapids Community School District approved a 10.25 acre site at Ellis Boulevard and Edgewood Road NW for a new bus garage to replace the 3%acre parcels near Blairs Ferry Road NE and Fifth Ave in Hiawatha. The $180,300 project aims to centralize operations, cut mileage, gas costs, and vehicle depreciation while state funds cover about 38k to 40k of construction.
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Ellis Boulevard
Edgewood Road
Cedar Rapids
Blairs Ferry Road
Fifth Ave
Hiawatha
Arthur H. Conrad
James L. Akers
Daniel Lemon
Otto Wiedersberg
Robert Conrad
Ellis Road
Cedar Rapids approves sub teacher pay rule changes
The Cedar Rapids Community School Board approved revised substitute rules after a stalemate with employee representatives over illness pay and how service time counts. New rules cap illness impact after six consecutive days, grant one year’s pay boost for 120 days service in five years, and note sub pay remains 34 dollars for an eight hour day amid about 300 substitutes.
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