School updates and features

A Message to the Community

Dear Cedar Rapids Community,

Cedar Rapids Community School District (CRCSD) shares with you that Superintendent Noreen Bush will begin a Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) beginning Monday, September 19, 2022. She will continue her title as superintendent throughout her medical leave.

Superintendent Bush has been on a 2.5 year cancer journey while steadfastly serving as CRCSD superintendent. The current part of her journey has led her to take a medical leave at this time.

“Noreen established a theme of ‘love and care’ for our district to begin this school year,” says Board President David Tominsky. “And we, as a school district and broader community, fully support her with all our love and care as she takes this important time to focus on her cancer journey.”

Sincerely,

Cedar Rapids Community School District

Every Learner. Future Ready.

Our Vision: Every Learner. Future Ready.

Opening a new community-based high school

The Cedar Rapids Community School District is excited to announce that a new magnet school is being added to the district. City View Community High School will open in the fall of 2023 in downtown Cedar Rapids (location soon to be announced) with a focus geared towards hands-on learning through community and business engagement.

Learn more about City View's vision for the future at the link below.

Read the full article here

Information for our Early Learning Families

CRCSD wanted to share with families and the community that if you need to inquire or register a child for early learning, we have made a change.

The office of Early Learning is no longer located at the Educational Leadership and Support Center on Edgewood Road. That office has moved to Truman Early Learning Center, located on 441 West Post Road NW in Cedar Rapids.

For more information, feel free to call 319-558-2375 or email earlylearning@crschools.us

Reminder: Kingston Stadium Student Expectations

We believe in a safe, supportive, collaborative environment in all CRCSD spaces. We are proud to

embrace that belief at Kingston Stadium. To ensure this environment, the following expectations are

required for students attending Kingston Stadium:

Be Respectful, Be Safe, Be Responsible

● Middle School and younger students must be accompanied by a paying adult

An adult must purchase a ticket and remain within Kingston Stadium as long as the student(s) they are responsible for are in attendance.
Security and school administrators will be checking to make sure an adult is present when an elementary or middle school student ticket is purchased and an adult is present when the student enters the ticket gate into the stadium.

● High School students must present an ID to enter (with $7 ticket or student activity pass)

● Students may not enter with backpacks and/or cinch sacks

● Students must stay on their assigned side of the stadium

● Students must leave school grounds immediately after the game ends, no loitering

FMP Community Virtual Open House

CRCSD has held four Facilities Master Plan (FMP) Open Houses, and all were well attended. We encourage you to join us for our last upcoming open house (this is a virtual session) to learn more about middle school and high school renovation, additions, new build, and repurposing. Please note that this will be a presentation-style session, and you will be able to submit questions via chat in the two-hour timeframe.

Virtual Open House: Wednesday, September 21st

5:00 – 7:00pm

Please sign up here by 5:00pm Tuesday, September 20th, and a link will be emailed to you the morning of September 21st to join.

We've put together a list of FAQ's based on our previous open house sessions. Please click the link below to review them.

Frequently asked questions

CRCSD High School Coach Spotlight

Maurice (Mo) Blue

Washington Football Coach

Maurice is in his 25th year of coaching football at his alma mater, and his 6th year as head coach. By day, you can find him working as an Engagement Specialist at Washington.

"High school has been the best 30+ years of my life" says Maurice Blue. "This is home for me."

Cheer on the Washington Football teams at their next games on Friday, 9/23 at 5pm & 7:30pm at Kingston Stadium.

Brian White

Kennedy Football Coach

Brian White is in his 28th year of coaching, and his 9th year as head coach at Kennedy. Brian also teaches US History and is the Assistant Athletic Director.

"There's so many things that carry over into life in the game of football, and the common goal is to be successful at the end," says Brian White.

Cheer on the Kennedy Football teams at their next games on Friday, 9/16 at 5pm & 7:30pm at Kingston Stadium.

Homecoming Week

Washington High School Homecoming Parade and Bonfire

School spirit hit the streets around Washington High School on Wednesday evening with the annual homecoming parade and bonfire. Washington fought hard against Linn-Mar on Thursday evening, Linn-Mar captured the victory by a score of 30-12.

Happy Homecoming, Warriors!

Check out images from the parade and bonfire.

Kennedy High School Homecoming Parade

Crank up the band! A celebration is in order. Wednesday afternoon, Kennedy High School held their annual homecoming parade in front of the school. Watch as Kennedy battles Jefferson tonight for their homecoming game.

Happy Homecoming, Cougars!

Check out images from the meet.

Important Reminders