College district tackles curriculum confusion at meeting
Acting superintendent Robert Bostwick and three elementary principals led a Thursday night session to address confusion over the College Community School District's curriculum. Over 100 parents attended as principals outlined classroom curricula and discussed Iowa Basic Skills results withPrairie Elementary second graders scoring in the 11th percentile nationally.
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College Community School
Robert Bostwick
Prairie Elementary School
Gene Holthaus
Iowa
Holthaus
Prairie schools outline progressive reading and curriculum structure
Prairie schools report varied class formats from traditional to individualized across Prairie Elementary Prairie View Elementary and Prairie Intermediate. Reading focused instruction per grade, tests used to place students, and skill grouping to address deficiencies. a five hour 45 minute day includes substantial reading time. Fifth and sixth graders edit the 76th Street Journal. separate reading and language arts taught from grade four. A secondary curriculum meeting is planned for Monday at 7 15 p.m.
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Holthaus
Prairie Elementary
Prairie View Elementary
Prairie Intermediate
Chuck Swaney
Swaney
Jim Barger
Prairie Intermediate School
76Th Street Journal
Barger
Prairie Junior High
Parks elected president of Symphony Association
Tom Parks of Swisher was chosen president of the Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra Association Inc at the annual meeting. Also elected were Barnes O'Donnell as vice president and president elect Minor Barnes as treasurer, with Marilyn Magid as secretary. Several board members were re elected and new ones named.
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Tom Parks
Swisher
Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra Association Inc
Barnes O'Donnell
Minor Barnes
Marilyn Magid
Larrayne Bezanson
Karla Koettel
J. Taylor Hersey
Jan Kazimour
Charlie Kolkmeier
William Medley
Elizabeth Moore
Paul Orcutt
Paul Phelan
Georgene Robb
James Westcot
Parks
Bonnie Adams
al Gravelie
Don Campbell
David Wick
Foundation 2 seeks volunteer crisis counselors in Cedar Rapids
Foundation 2 the crisis intervention service at 1336 C Ave NE seeks volunteers for daytime and weekend hours. A 10 week 55 hour training starts March 26 with four self awareness sessions crisis intervention instruction and listening role plays. Volunteers commit four hours weekly for at least six months after training contact Jacquie Martin or Tom Meade at 362-2174 weekdays 10 am to 5 pm.
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Foundation
C Ave. NE
Jacquie Martin
Tom Meade
Meade
Martin
Foundation 2
Cedar Rapids Gazette Details and Subscription Rates
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established 1883 lists daily and Sunday publication at 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids IA 52406. It outlines subscription rates: carrier 1.15 weekly. by mail 5.74 per week or 56.00 for 52 weeks. out of state 80.00 for 52 weeks. AP holds exclusive republication rights for local and AP dispatches.
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The
Gazette Company
Third Ave. SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
U.S
Gazette
Associated Press
Kirkwood okays smaller budget with higher millage
Kirkwood Community College board approves a 1978–79 budget of 12.696 million, slightly lower than this year, funded mainly by a 0.4154 per $1,000 tax levy. The plan includes program shifts to implementation, a respiratory therapy expansion, and ongoing building work at Jones and Washington halls with multiple contract payments and change orders.
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Kirkwood Community College Board of Directors
Jones and
Washington Halls
State Department of Public Instruction
Alice Davis
Cedar Rapids
Jones
Jones Hall
Washington Hall
O.F. Paulson Construction Co
Chairpar Plumbing Inc
Modern Piping Inc
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Luzerne
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Mechanicsville
B.A. Jensen
Jones Welding Laboratory
Jones Laboratory
Charipar
P.E. Fowler Electric
E & S Electrical
Burpee
Ferry Morse
Northrup King Flower &Vegetable Seeds
Ortho Lawn & Garden Books
Green Thumb Nursery
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