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Des Moines superintendent could lose administrator’s license
Thomas Ahart (Des Moines Schools photo)
The superintendent of the Des Moines Community School District may lose his administrator’s license for failing to have students back in classrooms for much of the fall semester.
The Des Moines School Board voted to start the school year with online only instruction without a state waiver to do so. Students didn’t start returning to classrooms until October. WOI TV in Des Moines was first to report the Iowa Board of Educational Examiners has drawn up charges against superintendent Thomas Ahart.
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To be first in line to get vaccinations from their school district, staff in the Iowa City Community School District must be 50 or older and spend at least half the day at a school building.
In the Ames Community School District, teachers with medical conditions went to the front of the line.
In the Waukee Community School District, it s first come, first served.
School employees have been eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in Iowa since Feb. 1, when Phase 1B began in Iowa. But who gets the first doses of the scarce and sought-after vaccine and why they get to be first differs from place to place.
Iowa weather: What happened on Monday after snowstorm hit Des Moines Philip Joens and Amber Mohmand, Des Moines Register
Winter driving tips: Staying safe on Iowa roads
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12:14 a.m.: The National Weather Service says 10.3 inches of snow fell Monday at the Des Moines International Airport.
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Provided Monday s snowstorm is as severe as expected, winter 2020-21 is on track to be the snowiest in Des Moines in at least five years.
The storm could bring 10 to 14 inches of snow to Des Moines. By Tuesday, even the minimum forecast by the National Weather Service 7 inches would put it ahead of the total for three of the four winters preceding this one. After that, just average snowfall in February, March and April would put it ahead of the very snowy winter of 2018-19, when Des Moines saw a total of 48.8 inches, according to National Weather Service records.
Live updates: Test Iowa sites in Des Moines, Council Bluffs remain closed Philip Joens, Des Moines Register
Winter driving tips: Staying safe on Iowa roads
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A major winter storm lingered over central Iowa on Tuesday morning after parts of Iowa got almost a foot of snow.
Large portions of central and southern Iowa will be under winter storm warnings until noon. Des Moines got 10.3 inches of snow from Monday s large winter storm, according to the National Weather Service.
Return for more updates on the snowstorm.
To our readers: The Des Moines Register E-edition will be free on Tuesday. We are making it available to all in the wake of Monday s snowstorm, which caused delivery issues for some print subscribers across the state. Our drivers were unable to get most state trucks to their destinations on time for partner delivery. Deliveries outside of the Des Moines will be made on Wednesday. In the Des Moines metro area, deliveries will
Return for more updates on the snowstorm.
To our readers: The Des Moines Register E-edition will be free on Tuesday. We are making it available to all in the wake of Monday s snowstorm, which caused delivery issues for some print subscribers across the state. Our drivers were unable to get most state trucks to their destinations on time for partner delivery. Deliveries outside of the Des Moines will be made on Wednesday. In the Des Moines metro area, deliveries will be made throughout the day and on Wednesday once there is access to residential streets.
Readers may report delivery issues to customer service at help.DesMoinesRegister.com or 1-877-424-0225.