Educators say moving sixth grade from elementary schools to middle schools will enable middle school students to find a passion and feel more connected to their school. The junior high model which was just seventh- and eighth-graders is too short a time to feel at home in a building, they said.
The Iowa City Community School District is transitioning its junior high model to a middle school model by adding sixth graders to South East, Northwest, and North Central schools for the 2024-25 school year. The decision to initiate this transition was made in the spring of 2022 after receiving approval from the school board. Since.
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