The two top vote-getters were Molly Abraham and Lisa Williams, both with about 23%. Charlie Eastham and Mitchell Lingo both had about 21%. The next-highest was Micah Broekemeier with 5%.
For about two and a half years, the Iowa City Community School District was able to provide free lunches for all students thanks to federal COVID-relief funding. But with that money no longer available and faced with losing money because of negative student accounts, the district was forced to return to its pre-COVID school lunch.
A program in the Iowa City Community School District is continuing to guide K-12 students who show an interest in teaching. The program, Educators Rising, aims to partially solve the national teacher shortage and inspire a new generation of teachers by helping students determine what kind of educator they want to be. The program comes.
The Iowa City Community School District administration is working on recruiting and retaining diversity in their staff, but has hit some obstacles, a school board equity update indicated. During the equity update Tuesday night, the board reflected on retention and diversity initiatives. The district has goals to recruit and retain diverse and culturally proficient teachers,.