CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (The Gazette) — An Iowa judge has ruled that a state law blocking Planned Parenthood from receiving federal money for sex education programs is unconstitutional. The Cedar Rapids Gazette reports that Fifth Judicial District Judge Paul Scott ruled Wednesday in the case. Scott wrote that the law violates Planned Parenthood of the Heartland’s right to equal protection and “has no valid, ‘realistic conceivable’ purpose that serves a legitimate government interest …”

In his ruling, Scott issued a permanent injunction to prevent the law’s implementation.

The Atlantic School Board met in a special electronic session this (Friday) morning, and approved 2020-21 Master Contracts for the Atlantic (School District) Employee and Education Associations. The Employees Association Contract ages the schedule, affecting 70 employees, and provides for an 18-cent per hour increase in wages over 2019-20. The contract is for one-year, beginning July 1, 2020 and ending June 30, 2021. The total package cost is $68,357.

Superintendent Steve Barber explained what it means to “Age” the schedule.

The schedule covers up to seven-years. With regard to the Atlantic Education Association Contract, Barber said it’s basically an Alternative Compensation model, with the previous Certified salary schedule replaced by a Certified Base Wage schedule for 2020-21. The base wage for a BA is $32,124.

(A BA+15 would receive a $1,300 increase ($33,409 salary); BA +30: $1,500 ($34,694); BA+50 MA: $1,700 ($35,979) ; MA+15 : a $1,900 increase over the base ($37,264), and with an MA+30, a $2,100 increase ($38,549).)

The alternative compensation model has increase to the base wage of $1,325 for BA, all the way up to $1,590 for the MA+30. Barber said by equalizing the TSS payments, some individuals may receive more. Nurses receive the same percentage of increase in their respective educational lanes. The supplemental pay generator will increase by $825, so the percentages of each position outlined in the supplemental fee schedule has a base generator of $44,325 from the 2020 school year, for a duration of one-year.

The total cost of the two changes amounts to $152,076.

Police in Creston report 18-year old Gage William Meggison, of Creston, was arrested at his home recently, for Possession of a Controlled Substance/Marijuana-1st offense. Meggison was released from the Union County Law Enforcement Center on a Promise to Appear in court.

Officials with the CAM Community School District report 4-year old Preschool Registration will take place online for the upcoming school year. CAM Preschool is open to any child who turns 4 by Sept. 15, 2020. Kindergarten is open to any child who turns 5 by Sept. 15th. (The online form can be found here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1FkS4Sl7lsMjlGIRHfDRrP4c77AVG4ZdZgM4VtJyDVRg/viewform?ts=5eb2c3b4&fbclid=IwAR1KzHOa1K7_y8j5TogJiHWdoTiEborT1Q39EWqIgyScL5br-Zo6OpVHxRk&edit_requested=true)

If your child is in the CAM South Region, please contact: Principal Larry Hunt, at lhunt@cam.k12.ia.us, or Lora Blomme, Preschool Teacher, at lblomme@cam.k12.ia.us.

If your child is in the CAM North Region, please contact: Principal Barry Bower, at bbower@cam.k12.ia.us, or Preschool Teacher Shannon Paup, at spaup@cam.k12.ia.us.

For other questions, call the school or your building principal:

CAM South 712-779-2211

CAM North 712-762-3343