Student housing and food service will be open, and employees will meet on March 16 to discuss further plans. Iowa’s governor said Friday that she is keeping state schools closed through the rest of the academic year to contain the spread of the coronavirus. More than 100 colleges nationwide cancel in-person classes and move online. The decision affects nearly 5,000 students. ► More: University of Iowa, Iowa State, University of Northern Iowa suspend in-person classes. Please support local journalism by subscribing.​​​​​​​. The Iowa Board of Regents directed Regent Universities on Saturday, March 14 to send home all students, faculty, and staff who are out of the country. DMPS announced last week our plan to cancel all programs, activities and classes until March 30, and will extend our closure until April 13. pic.twitter.com/kHlC3Lr5Ku. Suburban schools await governor's coronavirus update before making decision on closing, Families face extra days of child care after Des Moines schools closing announcement, Classes going online-only at state universities, other Iowa schools, confirmed a growing number of cases of coronavirus, Please support local journalism by subscribing.​​​​​​​, How to prepare, what to expect, what will be affected. A message from Superintendent Tom Ahart on school closures and #COVID19. However, given the increasing number of cases of COVID-19 and the high probability of community spread in Council Bluffs, we have decided that this is the right time to close," Murillo wrote in a statement. All university-sponsored international and domestic travel for students, faculty and staff has also been called off through April 13. The cancellation includes the district's child care program, athletic practices and competitions, performing arts practices and events, parent/teacher conferences and school-sponsored spring break trips. Drake University is moving to online classes from March 23ÑApril 3, 2020 and is strongly encouraging students to remain at home for the two weeks following spring break. Sign up for construction and access alerts to stay informed. Parents must sign for medications that need to be retrieved from schools. University of Iowa, Iowa State, University of Northern Iowa suspend in-person classes. In Johnson County, home to the university, officials have confirmed a growing number of cases of coronavirus, traced to a group of mostly older residents who went on a cruise together in Egypt. University of Northern Iowa spokesman Steve Schmadeke said the university expects most students will remain off campus and that the presence of the relative few who remain won't detract from measures to reduce the spread of the coronavirus. View FM's operational response here. All classes will return online only March 30. The Office of the Registrar provides additional calendars that list detailed academic deadlines, final exam schedules, and University holidays. Show full articles without "Continue Reading" button for {0} hours. DMPS serves 33,000 students and has 5,000 employees. Routes to nearby buildings as shown on the attachment. Current and upcoming University of Iowa and City of Iowa City construction projects will impact pedestrian and vehicle travel along portions of Burlington and Madison streets, including their intersection, now through fall 2021. Read their statements. Work includes resurfacing Burlington Street, replacing signal poles, and paving sidewalks and driveways. Starting Sunday, March 15, traffic control and jersey barriers will be installed at northbound Madison street at the corner of Burlington and Madison. Temporary closures may occur. This article is available free as a service to our community during the coronavirus outbreak. Iowa State University. The final edition and the historical PDF will be published during the fall semester. Grand View said it decided to “move to a social distancing mode.”, “The two-week period of online instruction aligns with the incubation of the virus and will help reduce the likelihood of community spread,” the news release said. "We will continue to monitor and assess the risk for any events beyond April 5, including Drake Relays and commencement," the university said. Signage will be posted. Lane reductions are currently in place along Madison Street, between Burlington and Washington streets. The pedestrian bridge will remain accessible for the first two phases of the project. Mercy College of Health Sciences, with about 700 nursing students, said March 11 that all classes will be held online beginning March 23 and all large gatherings will be canceled, including a research symposium. The decision affects about 1,500 students at the private medical school. The Board is taking this action in the interest of the health and safety of everyone," IBR President Mike Richards said in a IBR statement. Drake students pack up to leave campus before Spring Break on Thursday, March 12, 2020, in Des Moines. Yes, from October 5, 2020 through October 27, 2020 the bridge will not be ADA accessible, as the ramp will be closed. 4 This closure is necessary to stand a crane in the parking lot to remove roofing waste from the upper roof of the North Lindquist Center facility. Last week, Des Moines public schools said they would remain closed until March 30. Grinnell College students will be required to leave campus by March 23, according to a letter President Raynard S. Kington sent to campus March 10.