Cedar Rapids district weighs Eisenhower lease and Noelridge use
The Cedar Rapids Community School District presented to the board proposals to lease Eisenhower Elementary next year and to keep Noelridge as the Kennedy High School Work Study Laboratory site. The plan, tied to a Kirkwood Community College agreement for Metro High School expansion, faces opposition from Eisenhower parents and conflicts with the School Facilities Task Force. A May 25 DPI hearing on Eisenhower’s closing looms amid leasing discussions and escalation of district insurance costs.
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Eisenhower Elementary
Cedar Rapids Community School
Noelridge
Kennedy High School
Eisenhower
Kirkwood Community College
Metro
Kirkwood
Lincoln Learning Center
Wright
Kenwood
Kennedy
Marvin Maire
Maire
Richard Schulz
Wood Community College
Kirkwood-owned
OAK
Metro High School
17Th Street
James Pettitt
Navajo Drive
Wendell Maakestad
State Department of Public Instruction
Richard Cooper
American Insurance Associates Inc
District Eyes Premium Adjustments and Education Priorities
Cooper projects possible savings of 167 787 in a premium change while noting no carrier will accept the proposal. He also suggests raising the deductible to 5 000, potentially saving 4 000 annually with future credits. The board plans to study alternatives and revisit math, language arts, and high school achievement priorities, with Weinhardt promising revised statements and Howes urging evaluation.
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Cooper
Robert Weinhardt
Wayne Howes
Weinhardt
Insurance bid questioned delays contract award by district
Cedar Rapids Community School District faces legal review before awarding a prescription drug insurance contract. Four bids ranged from 75 370 to 139 567 annually with dispute over a Blue Cross Blue Shield reduction tied to Iowa Pharmacy. The board meets again May 22 to decide.
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Cedar Rapids Community
Major Medical
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Iowa
Cians
Cedar Rapids Education Association
Lou Shepard
United of Omaha
Iowa Pharmacy Service Corp
Shepard
Iowa Pharmacy
Paul Newmarch
Newell Lash
Mount Vernon German class to study in Mulheim Germany
Mount Vernon High School plans a four month German exchange with Mulheim beginning May 29 with teacher Charles Silliman supervising five students for a month. Afterward they tour Germany Austria and Switzerland for two weeks. Twenty Mulheim students will visit Mount Vernon for four weeks in early autumn. The board also hired Nyla Christiansen Katherine Mainz and Beulah Dvorak for 1978 79 and approved the graduating seniors list and a May 23 24 senior trip to St Louis.
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Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon Community School
Mulheim
Germany
Charles Silliman
Austria
Switzerland
Nyla Christiansen
Katherine Mainz
Beulah Dvorak
St. Louis
Cedar Rapids school board approves bond survey plan
The Cedar Rapids Community School Board approves a 14500 survey cost to gauge public opinion on a 9.5 million bond and a 17.8 million school plant program. Jefferson Davis Associates will conduct about 435 hour long interviews across Franklin McKinley Roosevelt and Wilson sites.
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Cedar Rapids Community School Board
Jefferson Davis Associates
Cedar Rapids
Franklin, McKinley
Roosevelt
Wilson
Davis
Supervisors and Technicians Win School Board Pact
The Cedar Rapids Community School Board approved the 1978-79 terms for supervisors and technicians. Employees will gain a 7 percent salary increase with new ranges for classified supervisors $11,500 to $20,000 and technicians $10,000 to $16,500. Hospital plan caps rise to 30 dollars single and 45 dollars family per month with added drug prescription coverage.
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Cedar Rapids
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