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We want to shoutout all of our support staff for National Support Staff Day. We couldn’t keep our buildings running without you! ✨ Fun fact! Did you know our cafeteria staff serves around 16,000 meals and around 1,000 snacks every day, keeping everyone fueled and ready to go? Thank you for all you do! 👏💙 #SupportStaffAppreciation #ThankYou #wearecrcsd
Yay, Doug Thompson made this spotlight! A strong support staff is vital for any school! Thanks to ALL our Grant Wood custodial and cafeteria staff!💚💛
We ❤️ Mr. Thompson!
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Thank you for all you do!❤️
Gahhhh that's my Tammy Scott!!!
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Keep in mind that it only currently serves 100 students. The cost per student has to be staggering. I am betting that private/charter schools could do the same for a fraction of the cost.
I wish thos district, or any other close by for that matter, offered private school education. There are a few, however, they are religion based which we don't do. Having gone to both public and private I'd pay for private hands down. Why is this? I have lived in many places and I've never loved in an area that does not offer multiple private school options.
The private and charter school options are coming! cedar Rapids Prep is one of them. I agree that we need some options that are not religion based and that is changing. I can see private/charter schools getting a 25% market share within a handful of years. If a current supplier (public schools) is not giving customers (families) what they want, the market will come up with alternatives. What we are seeing now is years of the public system going downhill and families wanting other options. It is not about public/private, as much as it is about a sound education with discipline.
Including all of the expenses (including leasehold improvements) what is the cost per pupil for City View? If we have excess capacity in the schools that we own, why would we have leased this and spent $700k on improvements. I question the validity of City View when we have so many other needs in our schools. Decisions like this is why I need to VOTE NO on the upcoming bond issue.
Correct answer: Fiction. CRCSD has 19 Elementary schools, 6 middle schools, 5 high schools and 1 preschool building.
🔍 Fact or Fiction? 🤔
CRCSD has 21 elementary schools, 6 middle schools, 5 high schools and one pre-school?🧠📚
What do you think—fact or fiction? Drop your guess in the comments! ⬇️ The correct answer will be revealed in 24 hours! ⏳ #FactOrFiction #GuessTheTruth #wearecrcsd
Fiction, only 19 elementary schools now.
Fiction you are missing the 1 virtual academy
Utter confusion at about every level, so lets go build another $117.5M middle school and tear down a perfectly good school, just because we do not want it to get in the hands of a private or charter school. Is it really about education?
Fiction- they have one all day pre-school
There are preschool programs within multiple of the elementary schools… But there is only one early learning center building… So I would say that could be fact or fiction 
I think we're down to 19 elementaries?
Fiction 100%
Fiction
Fiction
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Fact
Fiction
Only 4 HS’s
Fiction
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Charter schools will cut this by half.
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Are behaviors rewarded with candy? Candy that children aren’t supposed to bring to school? Guessing Cedar Rapids Community School District won’t respond. But making others aware. Children that are on a certain program get rewarded with candy… what is that teaching them? Why is candy a reward?
Bravo, Ash and the Van Buren team!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Cedar Rapids Community School District did you hear that Franklin Middle School CR students placed 4th in their last Show Choir today?
Yeah Ash and Kristi Niebuhr Rummel!!!
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She sure is a very generous Sweetheart!!
CRCSD Alert – The start of classes will be DELAYED by TWO HOURS today, Friday, March 7th, 2025, because of current weather conditions. Buses will run on hard surface routes only. Middle and High School will begin at 9:50 AM and Elementary School will begin at 10:50 AM. Thank you.
It'll be snowing and raining all day, a delay seems a little too optimistic.
As a senior myself, I will be staying home because I don't think driving in this will be very safe. Just cancel school, we got less snow on Wednesday and you canceled…
Cedar Rapids Community School District If this morning warranted a delay(I agree it did), how do the projected conditions for the next several hours(until after lunch) not warrant cancellation? The temperature is not expected rise, it will still be SNOWING until at least lunch so the streets won't improve in any way and we are still under the same weather advisory until 3pm. How is this safer than a few hours ago?
I've called my child in, since the conditions are potentially hazardous for the mid-morning commute according to the advisory. I'm also concerned about potential road conditions later in the day, if the temperature wavers and we get icy rain. Doesn't seem worth it.
Cancel and just get it over with
It’s time to cancel for the day. It’s not getting any better and is dangerous.
It's not too late to cancel all together. I'll bet a lot of people aren't sending their kids. I for one don't believe in 2 hour delays. Just cancel. It's too inconvenient pushing things back 2 hours. Mine are staying home today.
Cedar Rapids Community School District If you need a new person to call the weather days, I'll apply and make wiser choices for our students. The last 2 months you guys have done a terrible job at determining whether school should be in session. Do better.
Not to stop before 2 so might as well call school out that way they can clear roads
There is no preschool at all today. It is Friday!
All the schools around are canceling
LET'S ALL CALL Cedar Rapids Community School District ROADS WILL NOT BE SAFE TODAY JUST AS BAD AS WEDNESDAY LETS GET CLASSES CANCELLED. PUT OUR STUDENTS FIRST. #SAFETYFIRST
Why are we not
I may stay in too n not go cuz I don't do snow . Not at all
Rain delays now
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Still waiting to see the rest of the Homegrown Hero’s!
Anatomy and Physiology with Craig Mallicoat ! He was the best and made learning about the human body so fascinating and engaging! 🧠💪🏽
Awww, love you, Candra!! So proud of you!!🥰❤️
Recess. I'm retired.
Beth Sheets at Washington HS. She taught a combination of finance, balancing a checkbook and typing? I was awful at typing. I think it was called careers something? It was my biggest take away. I budget because of her. I assist other's at creating and sticking to a budget and started a successful child care home businesses.
Sarah Kolaas, Jenn Tungesvik Hamel, Lorie Bateman, Susan Covington! Math, but I am the educator I am today because of these women!
I took both AP US History and AP Government from the great Dr. Francis McMann at Washington High School. Over the last 33 years I have taught both as a high school social studies teacher!
Mine was an English teacher, which is why I became an English teacher, but I didn’t graduate from CR.
AP psych with Dana Cathleen
CRCSD Alert – Classes are CANCELLED for today, Wednesday, March 5, 2025, because of the forecasted weather conditions.
Complainers if they do, complainers if they don't. 🤦♀️
So we cancel for wind and up to an inch of snow but negative 45 windshield we risk and put our children at risk . You guys are one confused district
Thank you for calling it. All reports and agencies are saying to stay off the roads if at all possible as even an inch of snow can constitute a blizzard environment. The call last night would have helped families plan…as that was clear last night per weather and safety agencies. Thank you for valuing staff and student safety today. Otherwise I'm sure there would have been significant absences, just like the dangerously cold day we had classes a few weeks ago.
Last min on everything anymore here. Can go to school with windchills below -20 but little snow and wind and call it
I think they made a good call. Weather like this can be unpredictable and is difficult to call. High winds make it dangerous for busses to be on the road. Forecast is for low visibility as well.
Thank you district for keeping us safe. Decisions have been made plenty ahead of time and we most certainly have not gone to school in -45 windchill. I walk home from school almost daily and it hasn’t been that cold without them cancelling. I have two teenagers that drive to school and keeping them safe and off the streets is more than fine by me. So, again, thank you.
Thank you for helping keep our kids safe today! Many children have to walk up to two miles to school daily and this weather is terrible!
Thank you for making the best decision you can for the students and families.
At this point, what is the last day of school? Asking for a friend…lol
Seriously? For 2 inches of snow that hasn't started yet and will be done before school gets out.
No matter what the call is someone will always be mad.
Huh, snow in winter who would of thought.
its also visibility. you cant see jack outside
I invite anyone here complaining about the closure today to go out to 511ia.org and look at the map to the west of us. THAT is what's coming. THAT is what they are anticipating. THAT is why they cancelled. THAT is what they are keeping kids and staff safe from. Let's give them some grace and some THANKS how about?
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Bonjour.
German starting in 3rd grade all through high school and one year in college!
I still question the need for a foreign language when our ranking in reading, writing, and arithmetic has fallen way below students in other parts of the world. Foreign language should be a choice, but I believe that 3 years are required for graduation at Iowa, Iowa State, and UNI. Seems ridiculous.
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We’re in the final stretch with just a couple days remaining! Please take a moment to complete the communitywide survey about investing in our students, school, and community. The deadline is March 5. THANK YOU!
If you didn’t receive the survey, please contact us at futurereadyfacilites@crschools.us
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The "survey" is more of a pre-election propaganda piece than an actual survey. The questions are skewed towards looking for a yes vote. They speak of several items in the piece that ARE NOT covered by this bond issue, but if they can get folks to believe it they can get more yes votes. It is just 5 projects. If the "savings" will be $130M, why would they not want a $80M bond issue, borrow the remainder, and then pay it back over time with savings. The reason is there will be no savings, it will ALL be spent. We have to vote this down and hope that there is a better one down the road. Vote NO
Once they start to address the elementary schools and their needs I'll start looking at these. Rediculous. We are having to change school districts because of the lack of funding for schools in desperate need of funding.
I see that Dr Grover is justifying spending $150,000 per acre for agricultural land just because it can be rezoned for "education". Garfield School sat on 5 1/2 acres which would, by that virtue, be worth $825,000 just for the land, let alone the value of the building. I have zero issue with the buyer, but we were certainly not very good "sellers". I am voting NO as they continue to make reckless decisions with our tax dollars.
🌟 Congratulations to Chuck Tonelli, the 2025 Iowa STEM Teacher Award recipient! 🌟
As a science teacher and STEAM Academy Coordinator at Metro Alternative High School in Cedar Rapids, Mr. Tonelli has spent 20 years inspiring students through real-world, project-based learning. Through the METRO STEAM Academy, he has connected students with over 100 community partners, helping them develop essential skills in communication, creativity, and entrepreneurship.
From museum installations at the National Czech & Slovak Museum to launching the Young Entrepreneurs Market at NewBo City Market, his dedication to hands-on learning is shaping the future for at-risk students—ensuring they graduate with confidence and career-ready skills.
👏 Thank you, Mr. Tonelli, for embodying Metro’s "Whatever It Takes" vision and for making a lasting impact on the next generation! #STEMExcellence #FutureReady #EducationMatters #IowaSTEM #WeAreCRCSD
That's awesome 👏 and well deserved!
Well deserved .. awesome educator!
Good job, son.You make mom proud
Congratulations Chuck!! You’re one of the best!!
Well deserved! Congratulations!!
That is so awesome! So nice when the recipient is so deserving!!
Congrats Chuck Tonelli !!
Goooo chuck
🗓️ Mark your calendars, CRCSD families! Here’s your March 2025 reminder of important dates, including holidays, no-school days, and upcoming events. Stay informed and plan ahead!
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🍎 Did you know? 7 out of 10 students eat breakfast regularly! Starting the day with a balanced breakfast not only fuels their bodies but also boosts focus, memory, and overall learning. Breakfast truly is the most important meal of the day! Let’s work together to ensure all students have the energy they need to succeed in the classroom.
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Yes!!! I wish all schools had free breakfast!
Yes a BALANCED breakfast is needed, not cinnamon rolls with frosting cup, pear cups, nature valley bars and juice… (tomorrows breakfast at school) spike sugar in morning and crash with outbursts. Bring back BALANCED real foods for our/your children. And see the difference it makes!! Grateful children are getting fed, but we need to teach them better nutrition as children so they can continue throughout their healthy lives.
Time is running out! Your feedback helps decide how we invest in our schools.
We are thankful for our community members who convened as a task force to co-create a plan that prioritizes safety, academic success, fiscal responsibility, and honors historic facilities. Their time commitment and dedication to this process is appreciated. And now we need to hear from you.
Please take a moment to complete the communitywide survey about investing in our students, school, and community. You can see the overview of projects here as well as cost savings.
The deadline is March 5. THANK YOU!
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We’ve sent ours back. What we need is an admin and board that can be trusted. The perception is that lots of ‘funny business’ goes on behind closed doors. If that is a false perception then the board and admin have a serious moral and civic obligation to be honest and above board in their dealings. Integrity and transparency are key!
In looking at the sizes of the current middle school grounds, McKinley is 12.7 acres, Harding is 17.72 acres, Wilson is 14.28 acres, Franklin is 13.96 acres, and Taft is about 30 acres (not including the timber on the back parcel which is not used. What in the world are we thinking that we need 50 acres of ground at $150,000 per care ($7.5M total) to build a new (proposed) middle school? Would it have made more sense to buy 20 acres north of Blairs Ferry so that kids walking do not cross Blairs Ferry? Why are we closing and paying for the land before the bond issue? Why are we using $7.5M earmarked for maintenance and upgrades to buy very overpriced land, in a bad location, without even knowing if it will pass. The answer that I see is that if it does not pass they will put the land into "inventory". I don't know about anybody else but I would rather see that $7.5M put into the schools that we already own! I support education, but I cannot support reckless spending. Definitely voting "NO".
It is not true that Harding is surrounded by the Linn-Mar district
Vote no
To clarify, is there a visual of the current Harding boundaries?
No
We need the survey
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Just find it odd that you all asked for all this money to fix up Harding's domes..just to tear it down, to build a new school. Seems like a lot of wasteful spending could have been prevented where you wouldn't have needed to ask for MORE of our money. Don't worry, I said as much in the survey I filled out. What about that meeting some of you all had the other night? I mean, didn't you all purchase land already? Oh wait, that's just rumors… 🤷🏼♀️
Vote no
No
The pamphlet I have states the survey can be completed online at: www.SPFeedback.com and a 16 letter login is provided. However, the site does not accept the login. Am I missing something?
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🔔 Reminder: There is no school for students tomorrow, February 28, 2025!
We hope you enjoy the day off, and we look forward to welcoming students back soon. If you have any questions, please reach out to your school office.
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Meet the future leaders of Cleveland Elementary! 🌟 Our Student Ambassadors are making a difference every day—leading by example, spreading kindness, and building a stronger school community. 💙✨ Watch them in action! #ClevelandLeads #StudentAmbassadors #FutureLeaders #WeAreCRCSD
My daughter Kaidence is an ambassador at Cleveland and she LOVES it!!!! So proud of my girl and the other leaders at Cleveland!!!
I work here & these kids are awesome. They love their jobs& are super proud of their roles! The staff who started this& for see it all are amazing too. Definitely proud of my school & these kids!!!!!
These kids are amazing. They also take the snacks up to the classroom for the cafeteria. They even take out our recycling for us. They are amazing and are always willing to help.
Amazing kids and school!
In case you missed our post last week, we wanted to share this again!
The proposed bond plan is a new plan that emerged from our work over the course of a year, starting with last spring’s communitywide survey. This is the plan the task force developed to share with the community for feedback. This plan is not set in stone. While it’s a plan we feel meets many of the goals co-created with the task force, we want your feedback before finalizing a plan that would then be presented to the CRCSD board of directors this spring.
The new proposed plan combines elements of the 2018 facilities plan with the research that guided our task force meetings this year. It’s a different plan than what was presented to the community last fall for a vote. And the cost is also less than the plan that went to the community for a vote last fall. You can see the details of this plan in the attached images.
Again, thank you for providing your feedback! If you have not already done so, please complete your survey by March 5.
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I just returned home and have read the survey/propaganda. I am in hopes that somebody in the CRCSD can chime in and correct me if I am wrong: There is a 16 letter code that is tied to this “blind” survey. Is it tied back to the house it was sent to. What is the reason for this? The first page in substantiates this bond issue because our taxes are lower. Please explain to me how this has ANYTHING to do with justifying a bond issue. Second page says (in bold) that this bond referendum is required for 30+ sites when the only sites gaining from this is Wilson, McKinley, Franklin, Kennedy, and a new school. It DOES NOT cover anything else, contrary to what they tell us, it is just 5 items. Page 3 speaks of classrooms being too small- this bond issue does not cover that. “Some” schools lack a dedicated cafeteria- please spell out exactly what schools will get a new cafeteria as I only see Kennedy listed. Also on page 3 it says we have a 24,000 student capacity and only 15,000 students and probably less once more private schools are built. Let’s figure out how we can close and sell schools that are not needed. Page 4- Develop a plan to lower the overall bond issue amount. A few years ago, $220M was turned down and this bond issue is lowered way down to $210M. Great work, but certainly not substantial. Better Prepare Students for the future but this bond issue give zero to any of the trades. $130M in savings? Will this be able to reduce our property taxes? I think not as those savings will just be absorbed. That is how it usually works. The innovative new school they are talking about would be in the most affluent and successful academic districts in the City. Should we not do more to help the students in the other areas of town. In actuality, they may need more help. It is really not fair to those that are less fortunate. This bond issue will do very little to lift our well below average test scores. How about we fix up our buildings, close the ones we do not need and sell them on the OPEN market, and get back to concentrating on education, discipline, and supporting our from line educators. Once knowing the clear facts, I cannot see how anybody can support this bond issue. By all means, good people can disagree and I would like to hear your comments. Feel free to copy and paste if you wish. I am voting “Absolutely NO”
Cedar Rapids Community School District, in case you missed my survey result last week, I wanted to share this again! The public isn't happy with your board and decisions they've made without listening to the public. Hire an independent surveyor, publish the results and give us an actual plan to address those issues. Don't placate us with a meaningless survey that you assign a task force to handle.. but can't show any work. SHOW YOUR WORK CRCSD
I haven’t gotten a survey , I would like to know why we have not kept up on the maintenance on these buildings. Why do we need to build new building with all the disruption the school board has been doing moving all these kids around and busing them to different schools because they say they don’t have enough teachers to teach let’s invest in our teachers and our learning and stop trying to disrupt these kids fix the buildings you have pay the teachers . By all mean send out the surveys like you said you were going to !!!
Exactly whose input are you seeking on this survey? I am a CRCSD taxpayer but have seen nothing in the mail or via email, yet the deadline is March 5. Where is MY survey??
I wanna know why Cedar Rapids Community School District keeps so many secrets from parents and why we aren’t allowed to walk are children into the school and why it’s okay for the office people to talk rude to us and why it’s okay for teachers to let their kids go in the school but all the other kids have to wait out side when it’s super cold out! You guys need to get it together I don’t know about other parents but I’ll fight for mine and all the other kids ! Cedar Rapids community school district do better ! You guys so be ashamed of your selfs!!!!