But referred us to a recent article in the register. 6 24. In that article, it said that des moines had reached out to waterloo and a principal and a teacher had given a positive reference. But in the article, Waterloo School leaders say they never received a formal reference request from des moines. At the time, districts were not required to conduct criminal background checks of new hires. That changed in 2014. But the iowa board of educational examiners which licenses teachers in the state cant legally share criminal backgrounds with districts. And the board only revokes s aching licenses for certain criminal convictions, which is why madson was able to still teach after pleading guilty to trespassing. Thats why referevce checks are so vital. Waterloo schools provided kcrgtv9 with its twopage document for how administrator s screen potential candidates. But few districts are willing to talk about such a sensitive topic. I thinkhwhere weve seen problems, in education in general and,
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Iowa City Booster Club news release The Iowa City Athletic Booster Club's Pancake Day breakfast fundraiser will be held Saturday, April 6th from 6:30 am – 2:00