Education Committee Meeting - 4/21/26

The Iowa City School Board Education Committee met on April 21, 2026, to discuss potential revisions to the committee's charter, focusing on membership, roles, and responsibilities related to curriculum review and educational programming. Key topics included the involvement of staff members nominated by the Iowa State Education Association (ISEA), integration of research expertise from the local university, and alignment with the district's strategic plan. The committee also reviewed upcoming surveys on student cell phone use and screen time, discussing survey design, translation accuracy, and plans for data collection and analysis. They emphasized the importance of timely survey deployment to inform future decisions on educational software contracts and policies. The committee agreed to propose charter revisions for further review and planned to engage with the union and university representatives on membership. They scheduled the next full board meeting to review survey results and set the next Education Committee meeting for September 15, 2026.