Cedar Rapids newest school to be named ‘Trailside Elementary’

University opening in drop 2024 to change Arthur, Garfield elementary faculties

An operator spots steel roofing onto a pile as the Arthur Annex at Arthur Elementary Faculty in northeast Cedar Rapids is demolished by personnel from D.W. Zinser of Walford on Dec. 19, 2022. The demolition will make space for building of the new elementary college combining scholar populations from Arthur and Garfield elementary faculties. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

The Arthur Annex at Arthur Elementary College in northeast Cedar Rapids is demolished by personnel from D.W. Zinser of Walford on Dec. 19, 2022. The demolition will make place for development of the new elementary faculty combining student populations from Arthur and Garfield elementary educational institutions. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Arthur Elementary School in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday, April 28, 2015. (The Gazette)

Garfield Elementary University in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday, April 28, 2015. (The Gazette)

CEDAR RAPIDS — The newest elementary faculty in the Cedar Rapids Neighborhood University District — opening fall 2024 — will be named Trailside Elementary Faculty.

Trailside Elementary, below design at 2630 B Ave. NE, will exchange Arthur and Garfield elementary schools as aspect of the district’s facility grasp program. The name was unanimously accepted by the Cedar Rapids faculty board Monday.

Arthur Elementary Principal Jennifer Nurre and Garfield Elementary Principal Pleasure Lengthy frequented just about every classroom in their schools to get university student enter on the name.

They read a e book termed “Alma and How She Received Her Name” by Juana Martinez-Neal. It is a tale about a very little female who miracles why her identify is so long and learns the exclusive that means behind each individual just one of her names.

“The youngsters were incredibly innovative,” Nurre reported. One particular student wanted to name the university “after their grandma simply because she can make good cookies.”

“Their explanations ended up all so sweet. It was enjoyment to read the submissions and why the identify was essential to them. A delightful knowledge,” Nurre explained.

There ended up 80 pupil and staff members submissions and 16 submissions from the neighborhood. After accumulating name submissions from college students, personnel and families, the record was narrowed to 6 names.

Employees at Arthur and Garfield elementary universities voted on the remaining six names to occur up with Trailside Elementary.

A bulk of local community responses advised the school be named after Superintendent Noreen Bush, who died in October. She was diagnosed with most cancers far more than two many years back.

Just before she died, Bush and her loved ones requested structures not be named in her honor, Nurre stated.

The strategy does not involve demolishing Arthur Elementary, 2630 B Ave. NE, and Garfield Elementary, 1201 Maplewood Dr. NE, which will be repurposed with community input.

Future techniques

Harrison and Madison elementary faculty attendance zones also will be put together by drop 2025. District officers continue to are thinking about two selections for how to do this: renovate the Harrison Elementary making, 1310 11th St NW, or establish on the residence of Madison Elementary, 1341 Woodside Dr. NW.

A 2018 services master strategy provided building 10 elementary universities and renovating 3 about the up coming 15 to 20 several years in the Cedar Rapids district. This method included the closure and repurposing of 8 faculties.

As part of this system, the Cedar Rapids district created and opened West Willow Elementary Faculty in August 2021, which replaced Coolidge Elementary School. Maple Grove Elementary Faculty opened in August 2022 to swap Jackson Elementary Faculty.

Every single new elementary college will serve involving 500 to 600 pupils. Right now, elementary faculties range in college student population, serving between 200 to 500 students, producing an inequitable distribution of means.

Improvements to Cedar Rapids elementary universities is currently being funded by Secure an Highly developed Vision for Education (Help save), a statewide university infrastructure revenue and companies tax.

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