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New CRCSD board members inducted; Jennifer Newman elected president

Cedar Rapids Community School District · November 20, 2025

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Summary

At the Nov. 17 board meeting, Cedar Rapids Community School District inducted three newly elected board members — Laura Zimmerman, Scott Drasinski and Ashley Burns — and elected Jennifer Newman as board president and Scott Drasinski as vice president.

The Cedar Rapids Community School District reported on its podcast that the school board on Nov. 17 inducted three newly elected members and selected leadership for the coming year.

Hosts said Laura Zimmerman (board director at large), Scott Drasinski (board director, District 2) and Ashley Burns (board director, District 3) were inducted after winning elections on Nov. 4. The board then voted to elect Jennifer Newman as school board president and Scott Drasinski as vice president for the following year. The podcast did not provide vote tallies, motions or the names of makers/seconders for those elections.

The episode also acknowledged outgoing members: Jennifer Borschning (8 years), Nancy Humbles (16 years) and Marcy Rountree (4 years), and noted Cindy Gerlach served as board president for the past two years. The podcast welcomed the new board members and thanked departing members for their service.

The district said the board will host award-winning student presentations from entrepreneurship events at the Dec. 8, 2025 board meeting, and staff transitions were also noted elsewhere in the episode.