Education advocates this week urged Iowa lawmakers to set the funding rate for public schools quickly to help school districts budget for the upcoming school year amid other potential education funding changes.
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Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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2/14/24
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North Scott School District’s $5.5 million expansion of Shepard Elementary will bring more staff to a school with room to welcome additional Eldridge and Long Grove students.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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2/13/24
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Lower than expected bids on the Neil Armstrong project made several North Scott Board members more amenable to expanding the scope of another facility.
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Erin M. Gentz, NSP Editor
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2/13/24
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Many of the opponents of Gov. Kim Reynolds’ proposal to modify the states’ Area Education Agencies asked Wednesday in subcommittee meetings for more time to study the problems raised by some school districts and a consultant hired by the governor’s office.
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Robin Opsahl & Kathie Obradovich, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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2/7/24
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Republican senators moved forward with this year’s State Supplemental Aid bill providing funding for Iowa’s K-12 schools — without specifying how much money they will provide.
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Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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2/7/24
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John Glenn Elementary School student Cora Rathjen is the proud winner of Artsonia’s Artist of the Week contest, a voting competition held on Artsonia.com, the world’s largest collection of student art portfolios, exhibiting more than 100 million pieces of student art.
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1/31/24
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Lancer Productions welcomed North Scott's third graders to the Fine Arts Auditorium for a morning preview of “Charlotte's Web” on Wednesday, Jan. 24.
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1/30/24
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North Scott’s youngest students will start new traditions this year, as the district rolls out changes to Pre-K and kindergarten registration.
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Erin M. Gentz, NSP Editor
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1/30/24
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School alarms meant for fire safety may inadvertently jeopardize lives if Iowa legislators do not pass a bill crafted around North Scott schools’ alarm policy.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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1/30/24
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High School Seniors intending to further their education, while pursuing programs of study in any field of agriculture, environmental science, or natural resources, have until Friday, February 23, 2024 to apply.
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1/24/24
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North Scott School Board members faced an age-old question at Monday’s meeting as they considered whether to add a visitors’ locker room to the Lancer Stadium complex during upcoming renovations: Is it a need or a want?
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Erin M. Gentz, NSP Editor
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1/23/24
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A beloved children’s classic comes to life this weekend as Lancer Productions presents E.B. White’s “Charlotte’s Web” as its Children’s Theatre production.
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Erin M. Gentz, NSP Editor
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1/23/24
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The North Scott School District is in a strong financial position, which gave the district a boost as it finalized the sale of $25 million in general obligation bonds at the Jan. 8 meeting.
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Erin M. Gentz, NSP Editor
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1/16/24
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Several North Scott High School and Junior High School students have been selected to participate in the South Eastern Iowa String Teachers Association Honor Orchestra on Saturday, Jan. 13, at Bettendorf High School.
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1/10/24
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North Scott School Board members approved a 2024-2025 school calendar that will see early-outs every Friday.
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Erin M. Gentz, NSP Editor
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1/9/24
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Only grandchildren could pull Christie Liske away from the hometown job she loved.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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1/9/24
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North Scott school board members approved these personnel changes at the Dec. 18 meeting.
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12/27/23
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The district’s contracted auditor, Bohnsack & Frommelt reported deficiencies in internal control over financial reporting in an audit of last fiscal year, presented to the board Monday.
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12/27/23
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Look to the skies if you want to catch Ava Duncan’s future.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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12/26/23
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School board members want to know what North Scott families think about a 2024-2025 school year calendar that dismisses classes two hours early every Friday.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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12/20/23
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