Council Bluffs Schools Board and General File 3

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Council Bluffs Schools Board and General File 3

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local news

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Council Bluffs Schools
Board and General
File #3
4/1/81-12/3/87
Disposition of land on school list. April 5, 1981
Officials work on plan for school land. April 7, 1981
Elderly get school land. April 8, 1981
Bluffs children improve scores on national tests. May 12, 1981
10 on school staff get new positions. June 10, 1981
Schools may benefit from cuts. July 30, 1981
Good news for schools. July 31, 1981
School fees ruling could tighten pinch. August 21, 1981
C.B. schools set future goals. August 26, 1981
C.B. school personnel reassigned. August 4, 1981
C.B. schools lead in administrative cuts. August 9, 1981
Chopra promises curriculum change. September 1, 1981
Council Bluffs teachers 'don't make that much.' September 29, 1981
Graduation requirements under study; Inconsistencies at local high schools. September 30, 1981
C.B. teachers ask 17.9% hike in pay. October 8, 1981
Bluffs teachers offered 4.2% raise; Had asked 17.9%. October 20, 1981
School financial woes aired at ISEA forum. October 21, 1981
Incentive stipend plan called insulting; Proposed by school board. October 27, 1981
Positions eliminated under 9th grade plan. October 31, 1981
Area schools top average on tests. November 2, 1981
Lepley sees merit in plan; First hearing on night grade plan. November 3, 1983
High school curriculum altered; Class periods argued. November 18, 1981
New curriculum: What it will mean. November 18, 1981
High schools may get ninth graders. November 19, 1981
Contract termination topic of C.B. school board meet. March 23, 1981
Bluffs schools to add computer programming. June 23, 1983
Lepley announces new lineup. June 30, 1983
Architects, teachers meet on school remodeling plan. February 8, 1984
School committee discusses courses. February 10, 1984
Architects prepare for T.J., A.L. remodeling. February 10, 1984
'Project Business' set in C.B. schools. February 13, 1984
Master construction plan sought; Schools set for ninth grade conversion. March 9, 1984
Schools paddle students; Rule allows corporal punishment. March 12, 1984
Borrowed funds to pay teachers? March 21, 1984
Architects determine A.L., T.J. class needs. April 1, 1984
Cause of rusting door frames found. April 19, 1984
School committee eyes six-girl basketball plan. April 25, 1984
School instruction committee studies keyboarding classes. May 11, 1984
Panel to help hire assistant. July 21, 1984
Many CB 'preps' prefer private school. September 5, 1984
Energy grant to C.B. schools. May 16, 1984
New C.B. school board members return to class. October 3, 1984
A.L. nabs honors--again. October 6, 1984
A.L. evaluation lists strengths, weaknesses. November 1, 1984
Missing A.L. report cards found. November 15, 1984
Schools support search ruling. January 16, 1985
Schools' service workers seeking 55-cent pay raise. January 22, 1985
TAG centers plan goes to board. January 22, 1985
Teachers may get 7% pay increase. January 30, 1985
'Pay a cause of teacher shortage.' Januaary 31, 1985
Teachers OK pact; board votes next. January 31, 1985
School employees offered slight raise. February 5, 1985
School Board OKs contract for teachers. February 1, 1985
Lepley: Pay raise necessary. February 5, 1985
Lepley: Test scores up, but room for improvement. February 6, 1985
Lepley: Test scores up; room for improvement. February 6, 1985
Task force to start work. February 8, 1985
School session bill passes House. February 12, 1985
Families teach at home, away from 'secular' schools. February 15, 1985
Board to discuss budget tax increase. February 20, 1985
Schools seeking funds for cable TV broadcasting. February 21, 1985
C.B. Schools studies closings, 16 job cuts. February 27, 1985
School budget approved, property tax rate down. March 6, 1985
Art billboards are elementary. March 11, 1986
Bluffs teachers are given layoff notices. March 14, 1985
Administrators watching changes in school formula. March 14, 1985
Board to hear layoff proposal. March 18, 1985
Shorts or pants? Dress for students can differ. March 21, 1985
Area law enforcement officials push for alcohol=free proms. March 21, 1985
School board to vote on teaching cuts. March 26, 1985
Eight teachers to be laid off at school's end. March 28, 1985
TESA earns mostly high praise from educators. April 1, 1985
Schools set sights on low-achievers. April 1, 1985
Yes, and parents even lend a hand. April 7, 1985
Bluffs school board to discuss facilities. April 9, 1985
Teacher grading next step in textbook selection. April 10, 1985
Facilities changes said to be worth it. April 10, 1985
Breakfast emphasizes change in store for Bluffs Schools. April 19, 1985
Role of computers growing in Bluffs school curriculums. April 28, 1985
Major school reshuffling OK'd. May 1, 1985
Board OK could put land to use. May 14, 1985
Retirement to claim 15 schoolteachers, May 23, 1985
Eighth graders miss chance to rule school. June 2, 1985
Schools try role changes. June 6, 1985
Bluffs schools plan reassignment. June 19, 1985
Uniform school class size is called impossible task. June 21, 1985
Commission rules C.B. schools guilty of age discrimination. June 27, 1985
Taxpayers discuss schools constrution [sic] June 25, 1985
Schools dig deeper to fill revenue deficit. July 25, 1985
S.B. schools will make case against EPA fine on Monday. August 17, 1985
District agrees with EPA to keep eye on asbestos. August 19, 1985
'Big, big year' facing schools. August 29, 1985
How hot is it? Schools decide to close early. September 3, 1985
Kindergarteners account for boost in district attendance. September 5, 1985
C.B. school enrollment dips slightly. September 19, 1985
Teachers ask for increase in base pay of 8.4 percent. October 17, 1985
District topics include math and motivations. October 10, 1985
C.B. Schools get 812.283 grant. October 15, 1985
Urban districts propose tax shift in school formula. October 24, 1985
Schools scramble to trim tight budgets. October 26, 1985
School talks go to closed session. October 31, 1985
No danger in tainted school food. November 1, 1985
School channel may be on air in month. November 14, 1985
Graduation skills under study. November 14, 1985
Schools seek funds for asbestos removal, November 15, 1985
School cuts may affect 60 positions. January 23, 1986
EPA settlement unsettles school officials. January 24, 1986
District wants raises held to 5 cents. January 28, 1986
First look at schools budget. February 3, 1986
School budget cuts draw overflow crowd. February 5, 1986
Lepley: C.B. Schools 'on a roll.' February 13, 1986
Proposed school budget reduces jobs, programs. February 19, 1986
Care of students a concern as board ponders nurse cuts. February 27, 1986
'Adopt-a-school' allows joint role in education. March 3, 1986
Vote on school cuts emotional, swift. March 5, 1986
As Statue is restored, liberty is backsliding. March 5, 1986
C.B. board plans April Vegas trip. March 6, 1986
School maintenance workers learn how to use computers. March 13, 1986
C.B. schools begin cuts. March 14, 1986
Family left jobless? Layoffs; The other side of C.B. Schools budget cuts. March 16, 1986
Budget woes may force elementary closings. March 22, 1986
Deforest topic of emotional meeting. March 25, 1986
Teachers hit roadblock in bid for funds. March 27, 1986
Educators assemble at Capitol plea for education funding. March 27, 1986
Elementary Study timeline remains despite protests. April 2, 1986
Fewer teachers will be needed; Expected elementary school closing to affecting workforce. April 3, 1986
Outplacement program in place; Employees cut by school district to be helped in job training. April 10, 1986
Cluster groups get extra time. April 12, 1986
New plan reduces asbestos fine from $18,000 to $300. April 15, 1986
Ninth graders stay in school; Feared upswing in B luffs dropout rate doesn't materialize. April 18, 1986
Members say Vegas trip widens scope. April 23, 1986
Bluffs school board accepts 'God send' gift: 3-story building. April 24, 1986
C.B. teachers get 4.9 percent pay increase. May 21, 1986
Fees set for out-of-class school activities. June 11, 1986
Schools office moves Monday. June 27, 1986
School hammers out facility transitions during its break. July 13, 1986
Salaries, budget top school challenges. July 16, 1986
Expanded Safe Walk greets kids as school opening nears. August 26, 1986
Students' fate up in air. August 28, 1986
Accused teens plan return to T.J. September 3, 1986
attorneys seek school for youths. September 8, 1986
'Mini baby boom', better economy help school enrollment to level off. September 21, 1986
Bluffs children learn to 'boot'. September 26, 1986
School board hears questions about head-lice inspections. October 8, 1986
Bluffs schools, teachers to begin contract talks. October 5, 1986
Bluffs school classes held for teachers. October 14, 1986
Bluffs board to discuss downtown development. October 21, 1986
Schools seek support for lead teachers. October 22, 1986
National citation for Bluffs school training programs. October 30, 1986
Taxes on Bluffs Run track would lower school burden. November 5, 1986
Bluffs School Board to hear efficiency task force's report. November 4, 1986
Bluffs board OKs report from auditors. November 19, 1986
Board to see program on history classes. November 18, 1986
Bluffs teachers are honored for 1,200 years of service. November 18, 1986
Board to review committee report on what to do with vacant schools. December 2, 1986
C.B. board OK's teacher pact. December 14, 1986
School wellness plan is worth a healthy $100,000. January 7, 1987
CB board eyes health screening program. January 5, 1987
Schools invite public to help with planning. January 7, 1987
School workers' contract talks to begin Monday. January 10, 1987
School service workers request a 75-cent hike. January 13, 1987
Bluffs official likes Branstad school stance. January 21, 1987
Bluffs schools prepare for salary talks. January 25, 1987
C.B. school workers offered 5-cent raise. January 27, 1987
Bluffs school planning forum is rescheduled. January 28, 1987
Schools eye $1.8 million from state. February 4, 1987
Bluffs schools seek $33 million budget. February 10, 1987
C.B. Schools eye teaching cuts. February 11, 1987
Board closes discussion of teacher's suit. February 11, 1987
Budget to restore junior-high track, cut other programs. February 12, 1987
Bluffs school budget discussion scheduled. February 16, 1987
Board makes no change in budget. February 18, 1987
Teachers say student ratios 'misleading'. February 8, 1987
'A team' Iowa's first. February 22, 1987
Bluffs schools invite community to planning forum. February 25, 1987
C.B. board to act on contract. February 3, 1987
Teachers' pay is to p concern. February 27, 1987
Banned book no longer used in CB schools. March 9, 1987
Video program to put brakes on bus hazard. March 12, 1987
Hearing is Tuesday on $35.5 million C.B. school budget. March 2, 1987
Plan would reduce learning pressure for kindergartners. March 4, 1987
Bluffs board approves early retirement plan. March 4, 1987
Need for health program shown in wellness tests. March 18, 1987
11 positions terminated at Bluffs schools. March 25, 1987
School workers seek 50-cent pay raise. March 25, 1987
Lepley defends school hiring of Omaha firm. March 25, 1987
Bluffs board tables decision to ban solicitation in schools. April 15, 1987
School-worker pact calls for 4% raise. April 9, 1987
Four schools targeted as 'challenge centers'. April 16, 1987
Pizzas reward school readers. April 22, 1987
Golden apples are reward for volunteers at schools. April 28, 1987
Four-day weeks set for C.B. school workers. May 5, 1987
14 Bluffs educators seek early retirement. May 12, 1987
Baccalaureate panel bans 'cult' reading. May 19, 1987
Lepley says raises needed for school administrators. June 4, 1987
Council Bluffs teachers honored for staff development programs. June 5, 1987
Raises proposed for administrators. June 16, 1987
State-funded raises to total 5 percent for C.B. teachers. July 22, 1987
Remodeling projects on tap for board. August 28, 1987
New procedure planned to register K-6th grade. August 14, 1987
Raise proposed for clerical workers. August 17, 1987
School clerical workers received 4-percent raise. August 19, 1987
Enrollment down in C.B., L.C. schools. September 22, 1987
C.B. task force pay raise plan to school board in eight weeks. October 4, 1987
C.B. Board will study renewal of school levy. October 7, 1987
C.B. school enrollment falls by 80 students. October 7, 1987
Teachers, school officials to discuss raise. October 10, 1987
C.B. school board offering teachers 1 pct. across-the-board salary hike. October 23, 1987
Drug-free grant to C.B. schools. October 3, 1987
C.B. School workers seek 68-cent raise. October 30, 1987
C.B. board to adopt eligibility standards. November 4, 1987
School workers cited for long-term service. November 18, 1987
Election advised on school tax levy. December 8, 1987
C.B. teacher vote slated on 1988-=89 pact. December 12, 1987
C.B teachers get 5.3% pay increase. December 21, 1987
C.B. school board OKs 5.3% raise for teachers. December 22, 1987



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April 1981-December 1987

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