Noreen Bush, Cedar Rapids Faculties superintendent, dies after battle with most cancers

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) – Noreen Bush, superintendent of Cedar Rapids Faculty District, has handed away after greater than two and a half years of battling most cancers.

The district introduced Sunday.

“We are going to miss her caring spirit, cheerful spirit and powerful dedication to the Cedar Rapids Neighborhood Faculty District,” David Tominsky, on behalf of the varsity board, mentioned in a press release. “Noreen led the Cedar Rapids Neighborhood Faculty District with compassion for each pupil and power in making essential selections. She is admirably recognized for her management and laborious work, alongside along with her caring smile and overwhelming laughter to all who’re lucky sufficient to know her.”

The district says grief help companies can be out there to district workers.

She grew up as a resident of Cedar Rapids after her household moved to town from Detroit. Bush attended Cedar Rapids colleges from elementary by highschool and was a proud graduate of Cedar Rapids Jefferson Excessive Faculty.

Bush’s instructing profession started in Clayton, Mo., as an English and drama/forensic trainer after incomes a bachelor’s diploma in English schooling from the College of Northern Iowa. She was appointed everlasting director of Cedar Rapids Faculty in February 2020, taking over that function formally in early July 2020 after serving as interim director since 2019. Previous to that, she held deputy and deputy superintendent of the district. She was each the primary lady to carry the publish of superintendent of the district, and the primary to be elevated to that place from inside the District.

Bush was named Director of the Yr by the Iowa Faculty Board of Trustees in October 2021. Roark Horn, the group’s govt director, referred to as her a “chief of leaders” and famous that “The fervour to be taught and the power to attain nice issues whereas overcoming obstacles is an inspiration to all of us.”

She is thought for her cheerful stance on schooling and sensible strategy, together with main district efficiency choir competitions. She has demonstrated her ardour for her function by having her personal official county enterprise.

Bush has guided the district by the COVID-19 pandemic, strongly advocated for the district, and dealt with tough selections whereas present process most cancers remedy.

She additionally led the district in responding to the August 2020 derecho explosion that induced injury, some substantial injury to all colleges within the district. From the tough resolution to delay the beginning of the 2020 college 12 months, to the rebuilding course of that pressured college students to ultimately return to repaired buildings, Bush put college students first.

After starting his schooling profession, Bush earned a grasp’s diploma in instructional management administration with a superintendent’s certificates from Drake College.

Bush took medical depart on September 19 and submitted her resignation as superintendent on September 22. The board accepted her resignation on September 26 at its assembly, with a number of members members pay their respects to her.

She was initially slated to proceed serving as superintendent till June 30, 2023, however that was shortened to November 1 after the varsity district introduced on Thursday that the varsity board intends to pick out an interim director throughout its assembly on Monday, October 24.

An outdoor consulting agency is on the lookout for a long-term substitute for Bush.

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