Upcoming Bond Issue to Replace John Cline School
DRC Sponsor: Lorraine Borowski
Fellow Decorah Rotarian and Decorah Community School District Superintendent of Schools Tim Cronin will offer a presentation to our members and answer questions on the upcoming bond issue supporting replacement of the old John Cline School. A petition began circulating this past week to take the multi-million dollar bond issue to the ballot box in November.
On Monday, July 15 the Decorah Community School District Board approved the petition for the general obligation bond project. The district intends to spend less than $38 million to tear down the existing John Cline Elementary School building and rebuild, furnish and equip a new school on the district-owned property along Heivly Street.
Tim has served as the district's superintendent since July 1, 2022. Prior to his local appointment, he served as superintendent of the Central City Community School District since 2013 in a “shared superintendent” arrangement with the nearby Dunkerton district. In addition to his role as superintendent, Tim has served as curriculum director, elementary principal, director of human resources, and director of special education. Professor Cronin is also an adjunct lecturer at the University of Iowa, where he has worked with the Educational Policy and Leadership Studies and Teaching, Leadership, and Cultural Competency programs to develop and teach graduate-level classes. He has served in leadership roles on committees for the Grant Wood and Central Rivers Area Education Associations, and the Superintendent Leadership Team of the Tri-Rivers Conference.
Tim holds a Ph.D. in educational administration from the University of Iowa and took part in graduate studies at the University of Wisconsin, and earned a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Luther College.
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**Please complete your meal sign-up prior to the meeting, preferably not later than close of business Monday. Our face-to-face meeting will be hosted at the VFW. The meal sign-up, meeting announcment, and any other logistical information will be distributed in advace to all members by email.