Ready, set go! Take an important survey May 2nd.

CRCSD values your feedback! This May 2nd, we will be asking you to take a brief survey to tell us about your experience with the Cedar Rapids Community School District. To ensure we continue to provide high quality, rigorous learning experiences that meet the needs of our learners and prepare them for college and career, we need your feedback. We want to know what you think.

The survey will begin on May 2 and close on May 20. You will be able to take the survey online at home, or when you come to your school’s parent-teacher conferences. More information to come!

We thank you in advance for your thoughtful responses. If you have any questions about the survey administration, please don’t hesitate to contact us, at the buttons below.

National Champions! 

The Jefferson Academic Decathlon Team is the 2022 Division II National Champion. This occurred after winning the state competition for the 22nd consecutive year. Oh, and they were first in the nation for the “Super Quiz” component of the competition! 

The decathlon team is tested and judged in ten different categories including speeches, essays, interviews, science, literature and math. Kevin Darrow, a language arts teacher at Jefferson, is the team’s coach.

All this accomplishment deserved a celebration - and Jefferson showed the love with a parade. Take a look at the video . . . we think it will make you smile.

Monday, May 9: 5:30 p.m.

Board of Education meeting

Thursday, May 26: 7:00 p.m.

Jefferson High School Graduation

Alliant Energy Power House

Friday, May 27: 7:00 p.m.

Kennedy High School Graduation

Alliant Energy Power House

Saturday, May 28: 2:00 p.m.

Metro High School Graduation

DoubleTree by Hilton

Saturday, May 28: 7:00 p.m.

Washington High School Graduation

Alliant Energy Power House

Wednesday, June 1: Last Day of School (Half day)

U.S. News and World Report best high schools in the Cedar Rapids area 

The top five high schools in the Cedar Rapids area include two CRCSD high schools, according to the U.S. News and World Report. 

1. Kennedy High School
2. Linn-Mar High School
3. Mount Vernon High School
4. George Washington High School
5. Marion High School

According to U.S. News and World Report, “How we rank the best high schools” is based on the following methodology:

• College Readiness 30%
• State Assessment Proficiency 20%
• State Assessment Performance 20%
• Underserved Student Performance 10%
• College Curriculum Breadth 10%
• Graduation Rate 10%

Drake Relays are up and running!

CRCSD sends best wishes to all of our track and field athletes who are participating in the Drake Relays. Congratulations on your accomplishments to get into this prestigious event. To follow along with the track and field results, you can visit here. 

Metro STEAM Academy students develop their "green thumbs" 

Students at the Metro STEAM Academy have been busy developing their “green thumbs” this spring by working on two projects.

The first project is the Feed Iowa First seedlings. These seed starts will be planted out in community gardens around the city. Produce collected will go to families needing fresh produce via Feed Iowa First’s distribution system. 

The second project dealing with seeds involves growing plant starts to be sold at the NewBo City Market during their new Farmers at the Market events this May. The plant starts are being grown in recycled CRCSD milk cartons collected by Metro from Erskine Elementary School, and Cedar River Academy cafeterias. 

Volunteers, you are so appreciated!

2022 Recognition of Outstanding Building Volunteers

This past week, CRCSD formally celebrated what we like to acknowledge every day - volunteers are so appreciated!  You can read about all the Outstanding Building Volunteers here. 

Be watching for the honorees' social media features on CRCSD Facebook, Twitter and Instagram

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