MOUNT PLEASANT, Iowa — The Mount Pleasant Community School District Board of Education rejected pleas from community members and an offer to repurpose the beloved P.E.O. Memorial building, instead voting to move forward with demolition plans. Allowing another entity to repurpose the building could save the School District nearly a half-million dollars in demolition costs, […]
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Cedar Rapids School Board has fourth new...
UPDATED Aug. 26, 2025 with comments from School District spokeswoman Heather Butterfield. CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The Cedar Rapids Community School District Board of Education has appointed a new board secretary, the fourth person in that position this year. Jillian Schulte, who previously served as Director of Magnet Programming for the district, was sworn in […]
Hoover Elementary neighbors brace for ne...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Neighbors living next to Hoover Elementary pleaded to both the Cedar Rapids School Board and City Council this week to resolve their concerns about plans for a new school. The neighbors asked for a better location for a bus access road, planned to be built just feet from their backyards, and […]
Cedar Rapids Mayor: “I really don’t enjo
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Neighbors of Hoover Elementary School again turned out in force in front of the Cedar Rapids City Council to object to rezoning the school’s property to construct a larger school building. Seven neighbors spoke out against rezoning the property during a public hearing Tuesday, July 8, that was continued from the […]
Cedar Rapids School Board forges ahead o...
UPDATE: May 13, 2025, with comments from Cedar Rapids Community School District spokesperson. CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The Cedar Rapids Community School District Board of Education has agreed to ask voters to approve a $117 million bond proposal, while at the same time, moving forward with plans to build two new elementary schools, without a […]
Cedar Rapids school survey points to ano...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Survey results show voters would resoundingly defeat the latest Cedar Rapids Community School District bond proposal. The district’s Board of Education heard results of the survey, taken earlier this year, during a special board meeting on Monday, April 7, 2025. Of the 7,850 registered voters who responded to the survey, just […]
New middle school might be removed from ...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The Cedar Rapids Community School District could remove its biggest hurdle in passing a multi-million-dollar bond referendum by eliminating the construction of a new middle school from the proposal, according to a task force. Members of the task force convened to examine school bond options almost unanimously agreed that now is […]
Teachers consider moving own children fr...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Two teachers, concerned about the Cedar Rapids Community School District’s “right-sizing” efforts, were among speakers during the March 31, 2025, School Board meeting. Chris Rolwes and Kevin Darrow, both teachers at Jefferson High School, asked how the board will address new requirements for the upcoming school year in courses such as […]
Cedar Rapids School District Chief of St...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The Cedar Rapids Community School District Board of Directors has appointed a new board secretary to replace Ryan Rydstrom, who had served in that role, as well as chief of staff, for less than two years. Rydstrom, who was employed by the school district in both positions since April 2023, is […]
Cedar Rapids School District eyes land p...
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The Cedar Rapids Community School District is considering the purchase of 50 acres of land to build a new middle school. Chad Schumacher, the district’s director of operations, said the land would have to be annexed into the city, but would be in northeast Cedar Rapids. He didn’t cite the cost, […]