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District teams visited Omaha and Waterloo as CRCSD prepares Freshman Academies and high-school renovations
Summary
CRCSD staff and high-school teams visited Omaha Public Schools and Waterloo Career Center to study Freshman Academy models and career-connected learning spaces; insights will inform Freshman Academies launching in 2026 and renovations at Jefferson and Washington high schools.
District teams traveled to Omaha Public Schools on the Feb. 10 professional learning day to study Freshman Academy models, teacher teaming and career academy practices. The hosts said teams toured Central High School and Westview High School, participated in student panels and exchanged ideas intended to shape Cedar Rapids' Freshman Academies launching in 2026.
Separately, career and technical education (CTE) teachers visited the Waterloo Career Center to examine career-connected learning spaces. The episode said teachers from arts, skilled trades and IT joined Grant Wood Area Education Agency representatives, Larson Construction and Envision Architects to gather ideas for upcoming renovations and additions at Jefferson and Washington high schools; another spring visit was planned to inform arts, family and consumer sciences, and medical science work.
The podcast presented these visits as information-gathering efforts to inform program and facility planning and did not report formal procurement, contracts, or board approvals in the episode.
