Catholic and Lutheran Private Schools in Cedar Rapids Face State Role
The Gazette examines enrollment figures across seven Catholic grade schools two Catholic high schools and Trinity Lutheran School in Cedar Rapids with 2100 Catholic students and 992 in Lutheran and related private schools. Debate centers on state certification cooperation funding tuition and curriculum standards among Catholic Lutheran and newer church basement schools.
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Virgil Kellogg
Iowa
Kellogg
Bleich
State Department of Public Instruction
Private Schools in Linn County List
Metropolitan Catholic Schools comprises seven elementary and two high schools with about 3100 students. Cedar Rapids Christian at 1203 Third Ave SW serves pre K to 12th grade. Cedar Valley Christian at 3636 Cottage Grove Ave SE includes preschool to ninth grade with 102 students. Cone Christian School in Walker has 40 students K-12. Good Shepherd Lutheran at 2900 42nd St NE serves K-6 with 12 students. Iowa Christian Academy in Central City has 31 students K-9. Seventh-Day Adventist at Route 1 Marion shows about 24 students. Trinity Lutheran at 1361 Seventh Ave SW serves pre K to 9th with 250 students.
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Linn County
Trinity Lutheran
Metropolitan Catholic
Cedar Rapids Christian
Third Ave
Department of Public Instruction
Cedar Valley Christian
Cottage Grove Ave
Cone Christian School
Walker
Good Shepherd Lutheran
42Nd St. NE
Iowa Christian Academy
Central City
Seventh-Day Adventist
Marion
DPI
Seventh Ave
Enrollment decline slows in Catholic private schools
The National Catholic Education Association reports 7,996 elementary and 1,498 secondary Catholic schools, down 65 from 1980-81, the smallest decline since the 1960s. National enrollment fell to 3,094,000, a 0.4 percent drop. In the Dubuque Archdiocese Cedar Rapids area there are 60 elementary and 11 secondary schools, with 14,920 elementary and 5,117 secondary students, including 2,100 in seven Cedar Rapids Marion elementary and 992 in two high schools.
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National Catholic Education Association
Association
Dubuque
Cedar Rapids
Russell Bleich
Bleich
Sunbelt
Parents Back Catholic Xavier School For Discipline And Attention
Dyersville parents praise St. Francis Xavier Catholic School for its discipline and individual attention. They note a shift from nuns to lay teachers, loss of kindergarten and fourth grade, and consolidation into Beckman High School. Community supports Catholic education despite higher private costs and limited sports, with parish aid and a 40 dollar annual book bill.
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Northeast
Iowa Bureau
Dyersville
St. Francis Xavier Catholic School
Joyce
Ron Olberding
Mary
Dick Lakeman
Jim Bonett
Helen Mayer
Xavier School
Beckman High School
Xavier
Lakemans
District eyes unchanged superintendent evaluation method
The College Community School District Board will consider keeping current evaluation methods for the superintendent, with input from staff not sought by district administrators and teachers. A three member ad hoc committee advised maintaining the present approach, and July remains the evaluation period.
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College Community School
Board of Education
Burglary at Leonila Routhe home on Fourth Street
Thieves entered an unlocked door at 821 Fourth St SW and stole a purse from Leonila Routhe containing a federal refund check for 1094 dollars and a payroll check for 280 dollars along with several credit cards. The theft occurred between 2 30 a.m. and 5 a.m. on Monday.
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Leonila Rourhe
Fourth St
Legion Lanes
Routhe
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