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🌎✨ Happy National Foreign Language Week! 🗣️📚
What foreign language did you study in school? Do you know any more languages? Have you had the chance to use your knowledge in real life? 🌍💬 Let’s celebrate the beauty of different languages and cultures! Drop your answers in the comments! ⬇️
#NationalForeignLanguageWeek #LanguageLovers #Multilingual #CulturalConnections #WeAreCRCSD
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
#proposedbond2025 #wearecrcsd
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
🌟 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.
#HealthyBreakfast #StudentSuccess #WeAreCRCSD #FuelForLearning #EveryLearnerFutureReady
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!
#proposedbond2025 #wearecrcsd
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.
#proposedbond2025 #WeAreCRCSD
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”
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 !!!
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
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!!!!
🎳 Congratulations to the Kennedy High School girls’ bowling team on their historic state championship victory! 🏆 Your dedication and teamwork have made Cougar Nation proud. Here’s to many more strikes in the future! 🎉 #CougarPride #StateChamps #wearecrcsd
Big congratulations to our very own Iowa BIG for earning the STEM BEST® Program Award! Recognized by the Governor’s STEM Advisory Council, this honor celebrates our commitment to career-connected learning and hands-on STEM education. Thank you to our amazing partners—businesses, non-profits, and government agencies—for helping our students build networks, strengthen collaboration skills, and gain invaluable real-world experience. Together, we’re building a brighter future for Iowa’s workforce! #STEMBEST #IowaBIG #STEMEducation #FutureWorkforce #WeAreCRCSD
Four years in a row! 🎉 Washington’s Speech Team clinched the Critic’s Choice award in Choral Reading – the equivalent of a state championship, with every school competing for the same honor. We couldn’t be prouder! #ChoralReading #CriticsChoice #wearecrcsd #speechteamsuccess
Congratulations to all!!!!
Excellent job!!
A great day to be a WARRIOR!!!
Congratulations!!!
That’s awesome…congrats!
📢 Please Offer Your Feedback!
Last spring, we conducted a communitywide survey to gather input and feedback from you regarding our facilities and potential bond planning. Since then, we met for several months with a task force of members, representing our community, who helped create a possible bond plan for CRCSD.
Now, we’re gathering your feedback – via the communitywide survey that hit your mailboxes – on the next step! Please complete the survey online or use the paper survey sent to your household.
📅 Deadline: March 5, 2025
Thank you for collaborating with us to shape the future of our schools and our community!
#proposedbond2025 #WeAreCRCSD
Before entrusting the Administration with $200M, I woudl like far more details. Why did they buy land (overpriced) on the wrong side of Blairs Ferry Road if they were concerned about safety for kids walking to school? Why do the want to build the best middle school in the most affluent area of town? Why woudl they build a new school in the most academically successful district in the City? Why would we not better support our front line educators first? Why did they find money to build new elementary schools after the last failed bond issue? Why did they sell Garfield for $350k in a back room deal without any public notification of it being for sale? Why woudl we take $7,5M out of the PPEL fund to buy the land rather than to use it to maintain and upgrade existing schools? Why are we way below average on virtually every educational metric that the state measures? Why do they think that folks would rather go to College Community or Lin Mar when it has little to do with the school, and more to do with the education inside the schools? If the bond passes, why would we tear down Harding and seed it with grass rather than sell it? I would offer to purchase it today for the same deal as Garfield was sold for. Why don't we wait a few years to see how many families decide to go the private or charter school route in place of the public schools? Why would we convince ourselves that we should raise taxes when other communities around us have higher taxes? By the way, those communities also have higher test scores in almost all academic areas. How woudl you feel if you had kids on the southwest side of town? I totally agree with getting the trades back in schools, but that money comes from another "bucket". If the Task Force was charged with making recommendations as far as any new schools, why was the 50 acres purchased before the Task Force had a say in it? Why did they buy 50 acres when most middle schools use 16-18 acres? Why did we pay $150,000 per acre for land that is worth 25% of that? Another back room deal? There are just so many questions. I am not against public education and certainly not against kids, but we need to spend our money wisely. Early childhood education (at no charge) is a critical element in determining success, especially in challenged neighborhoods, but this bond issue does not address it. Our test scores are lousy, but it does not address it. lets make an investment into our kids, but I do not see thsi as a good investment. OK, sorry to rant, but raising taxes for these projects, especially the new middle school, just seems reckless. I am voting "Absolutely NO"
My feedback is you NEED to worry more about bullying and helping the teachers. If you had the money to buy a big plot of land to build a new school, and from what I'm hearing the bond won't pass, so it's just going to sit there. You had more than enough money to increase teacher pay and give them more resources!! At the begging of the year, about a month or 2 in. There were 2 fights w/in a matter of minutes, cops called, ambulances , my son on his chat thing w his friends "Guy's we're only a month in. How are we going to survive the school year". You should have spent all the excess money on helping students, teachers and families.
Why can't harding become an elementary school and peirce be a middle school?
Where can I find the details from the last bond? Are all of those items completed?
Please copy and paste if you agree!
Did anybody else receive a phone call from a polling company asking about the upcoming bond issue? They asked horrible, leading questions that certainly seems like maybe the Administration is paying for the poll. Interesting…….
There is not one thing I like about this, but there are about ten things I loathe.
I think it’s really crazy how they are taking all the school away from the sw side of town I’m not driving across town and my kid is not riding a bus I know and have seen how them drivers be treating the kids!!!!!
Sarah Holstrom 🙂 Provides more information.
Unlock your future! High school course registration for 2025-2026 is now open for current 9th-11th grade students. Dive into the CRCSD Program of Studies, review your academic plan, and choose the classes that will shape your tomorrow. Don’t forget to chat with your family and supportive adults about your next steps. Ready, set, register!
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🌟 Celebrating Leadership in Violence Prevention! 🌟
The Cedar Rapids Community School District is incredibly proud to recognize Kennedy High School’s Jenny Wagner for receiving the inaugural Dan Marburger Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP) Advocacy Award! 🏆
Presented by the University of Northern Iowa’s Patricia A. Tomson Center for Violence Prevention, this award honors Wagner’s dedication to fostering a safer school environment through violence prevention education. Since launching Kennedy’s MVP program in 2017, she has empowered student leaders to create a culture of respect, safety, and proactive bystander intervention.
This award carries profound significance as it honors the legacy of Dan Marburger, the Perry High School principal who made the ultimate sacrifice protecting his students.
Congratulations, Ms. Wagner! Your commitment to making a difference does not go unnoticed. 💙 #MVPAdvocacyAward #ViolencePrevention #KennedyHighSchool #LeadershipMatters #WeAreCRCSD
Congratulations!!!! Wow. 🤩
Thank you so much, everyone! It’s really recognition for our student mentors all these years being willing to lead a brave conversation with peers, the principal for making it a priority, and our staff who’ve supported it in their classrooms during the year. 😊
Congratulations!!!!
Congratulations!
Congratulations, Jenny!! Well deserved 👏👏
Congratulations!
Congratulations 👏🎉
Congratulations!!!
Congratulations!!
Congratulations Jenny!! Amazing work you are doing!
Great job!!!
So very proud of my daughter!! ❤️❤️
Congratulations to you Jenny!! 👏🏼👏🏼
Congratulations, Jenny!🎉
Great work!!
Well deserved!
Congratulations Jenny!!!
Congratulations!
Very much deserved! Congratulations Jenny!
That's Fantastic!
Congratulations!!!
Congratulations!
Congratulations!
📢 February is Career & Technical Education (CTE) Month! 🚀🔧💻
At CRCSD, we’re proud to offer hands-on learning experiences that prepare students for high-demand careers in fields like healthcare, engineering, business, skilled trades, and more! 👩🏭👨💻🩺
✅ Real-world skills
✅ Industry certifications
✅ College & career readiness
💬 Parents, students, and alumni: What’s your favorite part of our CTE programs? Drop a comment below! ⬇️
#CTEMonth #CareerReady #HandsOnLearning #FutureLeaders #WeAreCRCSD
It is awesome to see the school system encouraging the trades by giving students the opportunity, while in high school, to explore different trades. College prep has been pounded in our public school students for years, so seeing this is a breath of fresh air. I believe that the community would support more investment into more curriculum that centered around the trades.
🍬 CRCSD Love Stories: Shawna & Brad Chandler 💙
A love story that started with sweet deals at the Taft school store! 😉 Shawna was in 7th grade, Brad was in 8th, and his candy discounts were just too good to resist. After some serious convincing, Shawna finally gave Brad a chance—and that chance turned into a lifelong love. 💕
From middle school sweethearts to Jefferson High graduates, a 2012 wedding, and now 12 years of marriage with three beautiful daughters in CRCSD schools, their story proves that young love can last a lifetime. 🥰 #wearecrcsd #CRCSDLoveStories #TaftToForever #JeffersonJ-Hawks #SchoolStoreToSoulmates
My husband and I dated at Taft Middle School as well. We have been married 34 years now. Two daughters and four beautiful grandchildren. I love this story!
I met my husband at Taft I was in 8th and he was in 9th. We married in 1990 have 4 wonderful children. Amazing story. Congratulations to the Chandler’s. Hope you have many more beautiful years together.
Awww congratulations
Here I thought this was another teacher marrying a former student story. Nice to read it wasn’t.
I met my husband at Harding middle school (12 years old) and married with four children! We are now 39 years old
Love Love this story about you ❤️ two Lovebirds how Adorable is this
His candy discounts 🤣🤣
This is so sweet!
Shawna Chandler love this!!!
Shawna Chandler
Nathan Chandler
Check these posts out!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️ John Fiester Lisa Person Randal Person Jenny Matta Nathan Matta
I’m glad to see your post love stories how about you post getting rid of that worthless superintendent. And the whole school board. Cedar Rapids school district is trash.
Why would anyone send their children to a failing school??