In This Issue
School Board Recognition Month

May is School Board Recognition Month. Thank you Jenny Leeper, Joyce Coil, Susie Hines, Susan Lantz, Jeff Hassman, Doug Shaw and Jim Kenyon for serving our children and our community as school board members!
Thank you for your dedication and service!  #CelebrateIASchoolBoards
Conlee Named Associate Principal for Hansen and Lincoln
Dr. Andy Pattee is pleased to announce Savannah Conlee has been approved by the Cedar Falls Schools Board of Education as the new Associate Principal for Hansen Elementary and Lincoln Elementary. She will assume her role July 1. "We are excited to have such a tremendous administrator and person join the Cedar Falls Community School District", Dr. Pattee said.

"I am excited for the opportunity to join an incredible team of dedicated educators within the Cedar Falls Community School District! I look forward to meeting all of the students and their families and becoming an active member of two great school communities!" Ms. Conlee said.

Conlee is currently the Principal at Shimek Elementary in the Iowa City School District and has been with the district for eight years. She also serves as a coordinator helping the district meet Iowa's Early Literacy Implementation initiative requirements. She began her career working as a special education teacher at Van Allen Elementary, where she also was a kindergarten teacher before working as an elementary special education coordinator.

Conlee received her bachelor's degree in elementary and special education from the University of Northern Iowa and master's degree from Drake University in educational leadership.
Watch the 
Cedar Falls High School Honors Convocation
Watch the 
Tennis Complex Groundbreaking
Watch the groundbreaking ceremony for the Tennis Courts Complex at UNI. Great partnership of the District, City and University!  Thanks to a $500,000 grant from the  Black Hawk County Gaming Association , the  University of Northern Iowa  UNI, in collaboration with the City of Cedar Falls and  the Cedar Falls School District, are building new tennis courts.

CFHS Rocket Club Placed 5th in National Finals
The Cedar Falls High School Rocket Club traveled to Washington, D.C. to compete in the 15th annual National Finals of the Team America Rocketry Challenge (TARC) ( www.rocketcontest.org ). More than 800 teams competed throughout the school year for a spot in the Top 100. The 100 best teams in the country met on May 13th and competed for the title of National Finals Champions. The Cedar Falls Rocket Club placed 5th overall (receiving $9,000), but also took home 1st place in the Balsa Airplane Building contest that took place during the day while students weren't launching. The contest requires students to build and fly a rocket that carries a raw hen's egg  to 775 ft. with an overall flight time of 41 to 43 seconds, and bring the egg back safely. One point is given for each foot you are off from the 775 ft (high or low), and four points are given for every second you are outside of the two second window.  The goal is then to get a perfect score of zero. Our team was able to score 11 points and first place had a score of 6. Scores ranged anywhere from 6 to 150 during the finals. There are so many factors/variables that the students had to account for and adapt to in order to score so well at a launch site they had never been to.

Champions of Character
Congratulations to
Elementary Educator of Character: Marit Beisner, Cedar Heights Elementary
Junior High Educator of Character: Angela Wittmer, Holmes Junior High

The Cedar Valley held its annual Champions of Character award ceremony to celebrate individuals and organizations that have demonstrated commitment to positive character development.  The Robert D. and Billie Ray Center at Drake University serves as the central base of Iowa's Character Counts, and the program is directed by Waterloo native Scott Raecker.  An important element of Character Counts is positive role modeling where all stakeholders in the community share the same commitment to positive character development. Character Counts is a national ethics program for young people based on six pillars of character. It was founded in 1996 by the Josephson Institute Center for Youth Ethics in California and introduced to Iowa schools the very next year thanks to former Iowa Gov. Robert D. Ray.
Alabama Football Star Visits His CF Elementary

Senior Breakfast
Congratulations 2017 Graduates!  The Cedar Falls Schools Foundation will continue its tradition of partnering with Senior Leadership by paying for the graduation rehearsal breakfast of each senior that signs in to the CF Alumni Network. We will also place a list of all sponsors and tributes given in honor of those students on the breakfast tables.

If you would like to give a sponsor gift, or honor a graduate at the senior breakfast, please click here to donate. Any gift amount is welcomed.

Thank you for helping us make it possible for every graduate to attend!
Graduation Walk
This year we are beginning a new tradition in Cedar Falls Schools - Graduation Walk! This is an opportunity for seniors to walk the halls in their caps and gowns at their elementary alma maters. Following commencement rehearsal on Friday, May 26, all the seniors will have the opportunity to board buses and travel to their elementary alma mater to be greeted by students and teachers who will line the halls to celebrate the seniors' accomplishments. We hope this will show appreciation to teachers and inspire younger students! Senior students and parents - seniors will not need their cap/gown for practice, but will need it for the Graduation Walk.
Promise of Iowa
Celebrate public education with the Promise of Iowa campaign graduation toolkit!

Seniors: We made it easy for you to celebrate being a "Proud Iowa Public School Grad" via social media! Use the  resources  to help thank Iowans for their investment in your public education. Be sure to use #ThankYouIA in your social media posts!

Parents: We want to help you commemorate this special day and celebrate your seniors. Use this  toolkit  to #ThankYouIA for Iowans' investment in public education and celebrate your public school graduate with a "Proud Parent of an Iowa Public School Grad" social media graphic!

Visit  www.promiseiowa.org/grad-blitz  for these resources.    
CFHS Class Reunions
The Foundation posts class reunion schedules and news on the  Alumni Class Reunion  page. If you are a CFHS alumni, register with the  CF Alumni Network  to receive updates about your reunion plans.
CF Partners Update

Gateway Academy

Pat Michell Memorial Golf Outing

Sign up NOW for the Sturgis Falls Half Marathon & 5K!
ALL proceeds  support the Cedar Falls Booster Club!

Fliers

Don't forget to check the District's Flier page for upcoming events and activities!



Board Brief
Watch the May 8 board meeting.

The next Cedar Falls Schools Board of Education meeting will be May 22, 2017,
7 p.m. at Cedar Falls City Hall and will be shown on Cedar Falls Channel 15.   Agendas, documents and materials for all board of education meetings can be found on the Cedar Falls Schools website . Watch previous meetings on the District's YouTube Channel.

Meetings will be available live at www.cedarfalls.com/live. This format works best with Internet Explorer.
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New State Law for Meningococal Vaccine - Incoming 7th and 12 grade Students

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It is the policy of the Cedar Falls Community School District not to illegally discriminate in either: its educational programs on the basis of race, religion, creed, socioeconomic status, color, sex, marital status, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or genetic information; or its employment practices on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ethnic background, age, disability, or genetic information. There is a grievance procedure for processing complaints of discrimination. If you have questions or a grievance related to this policy please contact the district's Equity Coordinator, Dr. Adrian Talbot, Director of Human Resources, James L. Robinson Administrative Center, 1002 West First St. Cedar Falls, Iowa 50613, 319-553-3000.