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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1977
Page
4
Cedar Rapids school board approved a proposal for a massive study of school boundaries student distribution and curriculum changes Supt. Marvin Maire said the study aims to provide a plan for determining facility utilization and related educational programming in the next several years a period described as one of declining en enrollment and resources.
Cedar Rapids Community School District re entered a lease with the city for the Elizabeth Bender swimming pool. The unanimous board vote kept the annual rent at 17 499.96 and moved Saturday pool use to the Cedar Rapids recreation commission for school sponsored instruction.
A district task force of 44 members including 36 parent representatives and four district residents will study enrollment trends, facility inventories, transportation needs, and alternative school organization. A steering committee and subcommittees will reassess boundaries and curricular shifts with interim reports due through September and a final recommendation to the board by February.
Mt Mercy College reports 98 percent of the class of 1976 employed or pursuing further studies. Of 164 graduates last May, 148 work or study, with 90 percent of those employed in their major field and nursing, criminal justice, education, and several other programs posting 100 percent employment for their graduates. The placement program offers career counseling resume help and interview scheduling plus an annual seminar.
The board unanimously approved terms for the coming school year detailing work year, day, leaves, holidays, health provisions and hiring. An in service credit system was debated with nine earned credits triggering an additional step and July 1 effective date. The pay scale ranges from $2.50 to $3.80 per hour across teacher aide to paraprofessional levels.
The school board voted Monday night to amend the general fund from 36 221 215 to 37 285 295 and the schoolhouse fund from 358 777 to 500 000 citing state growth variations unspent balances and other income. A public hearing on the increases is set for 7 30 p m June 13 at the Educational Service Center.
The Cedar Rapids school board approved sharing media personnel with the Grant Wood area education agency. Three part-time media specialists will combine to form a full-time project leader, with two providing three-tenths each and the third four-tenths. The project leader splits 40 percent to Grant Wood and 60 percent to Cedar Rapids. the plan runs July 1, 1977, to June 30, 1978.
Graduates Anne E. Meyer and John D. Ross are candidates for bachelor’s degrees at St Olaf College in Northfield Minnesota with ceremonies on Sunday. Rebecca Sue Herbert has received an associate of arts degree from Cottey College in Nevada Missouri.
Two longtime TM teachers Ray Clough and Burt Chojnowski speak on a breakthrough in human potential at Doctor's Court. They were named Executive Governors of the Age of Enlightenment by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and cite MERU research in Switzerland with claims of levitation and mastery over natural laws.
Eleven women entering Coe College as seniors have been elected to the Crescent honorary society. Members include Shelly Benford and Christine Lindsay from Cedar Rapids, Carla Groszkruger Belle Plaine, Cheryl Forester Strawberry Point, Kay Hensing Vinton, Heather Bailey Washington DC, Rebecca Pierce Glenview, Beth Gamse Baltimore, Kathleen OConnell Clinton, Teresa Engelbert North Oaks, and Ann Groskopf Green Bay.
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