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Parents, teachers and students urge board to keep Johnson STEAM Academy open
Summary
Dozens of JSA parents, staff and students told the Cedar Rapids Community School District board on Jan. 26 that closing Johnson STEAM Academy would cut preschool access, disrupt services for students with disabilities and derail recent academic gains; speakers asked the board to preserve the magnet program while the district studies longer‑term redesign models.
Dozens of parents, teachers and students urged the Cedar Rapids Community School District board on Monday to keep Johnson STEAM Academy open, saying the neighborhood magnet’s preschool, arts integration and wraparound services provide crucial stability for families who rely on the school.
Supporters of Johnson Steam Academy (JSA) — including teachers, the school magnet coordinator and student ambassadors — described recent academic gains and community services they said would be jeopardized by closure. Sarah Cosgrove, magnet coordinator at Johnson Steam Academy, told the board: “We are providing arts integrated social emotional learning…
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