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This past weekend Cedar Falls had four wrestlers in the
Iowa Girls State Wrestling Tournament!
Raelynn Strelow finished with 6th place at 106, becoming the first Cedar Falls Tiger to ever medal at the Iowa Girls State Wrestling Championship!
Abbie Lyman finished with 4th place at 113! She is the second girl to ever medal at the Iowa Girls State Wrestling Championship!
Come and enjoy the Speech Showcase TONIGHT Friday, January 31, 7:30 pm in the Auditorium. They will feature some of the groups competing this year including musical theatre, one act play, and ensemble acting. Student tickets are $4 and adult tickets are $5. This is a fundraiser, activity passes will not be accepted.
Cedar Falls Schools had great representation at the Iowa Capitol for the Iowa School Board Association's Day on the Hill! Thank you especially to our board members for your advocacy!
NOMINATIONS OPEN FOR
2020 GOLD STAR AWARDS
FOR OUTSTANDING TEACHING

Nominations are open for the 2020 Gold Star Awards for Outstanding Teaching. The program honors ten outstanding teachers in Black Hawk County every year.

Eligible nominees must teach in Black Hawk County schools as full or part-time non-administrative staff. They must teach at preschools, elementary, intermediate or high schools certified by the Iowa Department of Education.

Gold Star teachers are chosen by the Gold Star Awards committee from all nominations and teacher applications. Each winner receives a $1,000 cash award and a $500 classroom grant. This year’s awards will be presented at the Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center on May 19, 2020.

The Gold Star Awards was created in 1989 by the R. J. McElroy Trust and KWWL. “Great teaching is so important to our community,” said McElroy Trust executive director Megan McKenzie. “The program honors all teachers and highlights the work of ten of our best. The awards ceremony is fast and fun and something that surprises everyone, every year—especially the teachers.”

Nomination forms are available online at www.goldstarteacher.com . Anyone may submit nominations. Nomination deadline is February 20. Nominees will be notified and have until March 23 to apply.
A special election date has been set for March 3, 2020, to approve the 1% sales tax revenue purpose statement. All Iowa school districts are required to have a public vote that authorizes expenditures from the revenue received from the SAVE tax. A simple majority is required. The RPS is not additional funding or a tax increase. The Revenue Purpose Statement simply allows the district to spend the funds as allowed by Iowa law.
Stay up to date on the planning and process for the new high school!
Digital Refresh...with the new year comes the opportunity to discuss cleaning up our digital lives. For a quick read, check out Psychology Today , with an in-depth look on how to declutter your social media.
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Consider a gift to the Cedar Falls Schools Foundation through your retirement account; i f you are 70½ years of age or older and believe in our mission, you can make a direct, tax-free gift from your IRA to CFSF. Giving from an IRA is an easy and convenient way to make a gift, with the amount of your gift excluded from gross income as a tax-free rollover and it counts toward your annual required minimum distribution.
Board of Education Meeting January 27, 2020

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