“This is a five year process,” he said.Īs a part of a $14.5 million federal Magnet School Assistance Program Grant the district was awarded in October 2022 for City View, the district will have to report annually the school’s demographics.įriday, the district announced it was extending its K-12 magnet school lottery for the 2023-24 school year by one week. Merschbrock voiced concern that with more students of color at City View, historically marginalized students at the other high schools might be isolated.Ĭity View Principal Dan DeVore said he is reaching out to historically Black churches and community leaders to help spread the word about the magnet school.Īdam Zimmermann, Cedar Rapids executive director of middle schools, said it will take time to build trust in City View with the whole community. “I want to bring to your attention how serious this really is to make sure that children of color and from every economic background have the opportunity to be part of something so beautiful in our district,” Roundtree said. They stressed the need for more intentional recruiting. School board members Nancy Humbles and Marcy Roundtree expressed concern with the low number of Black students enrolled in City View. Out of the 33 new applicants, 55.3 percent of the students are white, 29.8 percent of the students are Black and 12.8 percent are two or more races.Ībout 60 percent of students in the Cedar Rapids Community School District are white, 20 percent are Black, 10 percent are two or more races, 8 percent are Hispanic and 2 percent are Asian. One of the goals of the school is to prevent historically marginalized students from being isolated.Ībout 75 percent of the students who have been accepted to City View are white, 5.7 percent - three students - are Black, and 17 percent are two or more races. You will begin to receive our Daily News updates. Add your contacts. With administrative turnover and potential budget cuts on the table for next year, we risk taking from one group of students to support another by putting so much focus on promoting this new idea.” “While I support the idea behind the City View program, my belief is the time and money would be better spent supporting our core mission. “I plan to vote against the agreement at this time,” Merschbrock told The Gazette.
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Most of the space is used by the public for professional use.Ĭedar Rapids school board member Dexter Merschbrock said the proposed lease agreement includes the district spending $600,000 on renovating the space. The Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance has 17,500 square feet of space, which Doug said his staff of 23 does not need. Doug also is husband to Cedar Rapids school board member Jen Neumann. Students who meet the academic criteria will be invited to audition for the Arts program.“Very few places have a school like this, and the places that do are growth communities, aspirational places people want to be,” said Doug Neumann executive director of the Economic Alliance. Students applying to magnet programs at Blake High School, please see below for important information.Īrts program applicants - students must submit an application and participate in an audition.Test scores: standardized reading and math test scores from 6th and/or 7th gradeĬollegiate Academy, IB, and Middleton applicants: students must have taken and passed Algebra I or Algebra I Honors GPA: grades earned in core subjects from 7th grade and part of 8th grade (language arts, math, science and social studies) Apply during an open application period.Attend a District Exploration Night or High School Information Night.Learn about the many competitive High School Magnet programs Hillsborough Public Schools offers to students.Ridgewood Cemetery - Historical Response Committee.Resiliency, Character and Life Skills Education.Fire Inspection, Safety & Risk Management Office.Realizing Exceptional Achievements at a Community Hospital (REACH).Non-Traditional Programs K-12 Career & Technical Pathways.HOST (Before and After School, Summer Care) Programs.Florida Diagnostic and Learning Resources System (FDLRS).Exceptional Student Education (Special Education).Education, Prevention, and Intervention Centers (EPIC).Early Childhood Programs and Kindergarten.Assessment, Accountability, Research and Measurement.
South Tampa Academy at Monroe Middle Magnet.South County Career Acceleration Academy.Riverwalk STEM Academy at Just Elementary.Rampello K-8 Downtown Partnership Magnet.Mort Elementary A Community Partnership School.Hospital Homebound and Homebased Program.Franklin Boys Preparatory Academy Middle.Ferrell Girls Preparatory Academy Middle.Building Construction Academy at Bowers/Whitley.
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