GREEN MOUNTAIN – A Green Mountain-Garwin (GMG) elementary teacher has been placed on paid administrative leave. According to Central Rivers AEA Chief Joel Pedersen, who acted as GMG Interim-Superintendent from Jan. 11 through Feb. 14, the teacher, who is not being identified as no criminal ...
GARWIN – After two months of uncertainty during which the chief of Central Rivers AEA stepped in to fill the vacancy, Green Mountain-Garwin Community School District Superintendent Kym Stein, who first took medical leave in December, has resigned from the position effective ...
Reinbeck – The Gladbrook-Reinbeck Community School District is looking for community voice and input regarding District facility planning. The District is searching for community members who would be interested in joining a Facility Task Force. Members will explore, brainstorm, and evaluate ...
Get to know Mrs. Strohbehn Mrs. Strohbehn has been teaching at GR for 24 years. She taught for three years before landing at GR. Mrs. Strohbehn enjoys reading, playing video games, crocheting, and knitting outside of school. She also enjoys visiting science museums and zoos. In April, she ...
CEDAR RAPIDS – Kirkwood Community College has released its Dean's List for the fall 2023 semester. These students have achieved a 3.3 grade point average or higher after completing 12 or more credit hours at the college. The following Kirkwood students from Tama-Grundy Publishing’s area ...
Education advocates urged Iowa lawmakers last week 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. The Legislature failed to meet its deadline this session for setting the ...
GLADBROOK – After voters in the Gladbrook-Reinbeck school district firmly said ‘no’ in September 2022 to a $23.6 million bond referendum that would have addressed much needed facility upgrades, the district has switched up its approach to master planning by enlisting the services of a ...
TRAER – The North Tama County Community School District will soon begin a search for its next superintendent. Last Friday the Waverly-Shell Rock Community School District’s Board of Education announced they had named North Tama Superintendent David Hill to fill their superintendent ...
PELLA – Sophia Folkerts, Central College Class of 2027 from Reinbeck, has been named to the dean's list for the Fall 2023 semester. The honor is awarded to full-time students who achieve a 3.5 GPA or higher on a 4.0 scale while taking 12 or more graded credit hours for the semester. Folkerts ...
GARWIN – The GMG Community School District did not escape last month’s problem of frozen water pipes caused by wind chills falling to around -25 degrees. On Tuesday Jan. 16, the school district had not yet discovered any broken pipes. Officials took steps to cancel classes that day because ...