The Iowa City Community School District will be holding a series of graduation ceremonies over a three-day period for the class of 2020, the district announced in an email to families and staff on Friday. “We have decided to conduct graduation this year in a series of in-person, individual ceremonies at each high school,” Kristin […]
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High school seniors long for a ‘feeling of closure’ while awaiting graduation ceremony decision
High schoolers in the Iowa City Community School District spend four years in a variety of different clubs and classes, but in May of their senior year, they all expect to walk across the stage and receive their diploma at Carver Hawkeye Arena. That is, until this year. As seniors finish the last weeks of […]
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Iowa City School Board selects Matt Degner as interim superintendent
At its meeting on Tuesday night, the Iowa City Community School District Board of Directors selected ICCSD Assistant Superintendent Matt Degner to serve as interim superintendent while the district searches for a replacement for Stephen Murley. Murley announced in October he wouldn’t seek to extend his contract with ICCSD, which expires in June. At the […]
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Iowa City schools’ meals-to-go program makes a change, after construction worker at West High tests positive for COVID-19
The Iowa City Community School District is temporarily moving one of its grab-and-go meal sites, after a worker at a construction project in one of its schools tested positive for COVID-19. It is ICCSD’s first confirmed case of the virus. “This evening, we were notified that an individual working on the construction project at West […]
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From grades to wi-fi access, ICCSD Superintendent Stephen Murley outlines changes to online learning for high school students
The Iowa City Community School District sent an email to staff and parents on Friday informing them it is “moving from Voluntary Educational Enrichment Opportunities to Required Learning Opportunities at the high school level.” For younger students, the at-home learning opportunities the district offers will remain voluntary. The change will go into effect on Monday, […]
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School district announces change to Iowa City graduation ceremony
Graduating Iowa City high school seniors won’t be receiving their diplomas at Carver Hawkeye Arena this spring as planned, the Iowa City Community School District announced on Friday. “As of right now, we know that we will not be holding graduation ceremonies at Carver Hawkeye Arena as originally planned,” ICCSD Director of Community Relation Kristin […]
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Iowa City Community School District announces changes to its grab-and-go meal program
As the Iowa City Community School District begins its second week of distributing grab-and-go meals during the school shutdown, there’s been a major change to the program. The program distributes prepacked lunches and breakfast for the following day to anyone 18 or younger — they do not have to be enrolled in one of the district’s schools to receive the meals. When it was launched last week, U.S. Department of Agriculture rules required the child to be present to receive a meal. But in an email sent to parents on Sunday night, the district said that has changed.
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Iowa City Community School District announces pick-up locations for student lunches during the school shutdown
The Iowa City Community School District has announced the locations where students can pick-up free lunches while schools are closed. The meal distribution program begins on Monday, March 23. “The District will provide a number of meals based on the number of children in the car ages 1-18,” according to ICCSD.
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Iowa City and Cedar Rapids schools are closing in response to COVID-19
The Iowa City Community School District announced on Monday morning it will be closing its schools until April 13, in order to help limit the spread of coronavius. In an email to parents and district staff, Director of Community Relations Kristin Pedersen said the district made its decisions following the advice Gov. Kim Reynolds offered on Sunday night.
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From classes to concerts, Iowans are hunkering down in the face of COVID-19, as the president shares misinformation (Updated)
Update: On Thursday evening, the Iowa Department of Public Health reported that two more Iowans have tested positive for COVID-19. Both newly diagnosed patients are between 61-80 years old. One lives in Johnson County, the other in Carroll County. Both are being treated at their homes. The two new cases bring the total of diagnosed […]
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How do kids learn to read? UI researchers hope their eye tracking study will provide insight
The education system evaluates teachers, facilities, budgets, curricula and students’ progress. But Bob McMurray believes there needs to be more to the discussion. “Does anybody talk about how children actually learn? Or about how children actually read?” McMurray, a University of Iowa professor of psychological and brain sciences, asked. “We don’t
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An Election Day guide for Iowa City voters
Voting in the combined city and school election starts at 7 a.m. on Tuesday morning, and the polls will remain open until 8 p.m. Voters in Iowa City will choose two city council members, and four out of seven members of the Iowa City Community School District Board. Voters must cast their ballots at their designated polling place on Tuesday. The Johnson County Auditor’s Office has an online look-up tool for anyone uncertain of where to vote.
