javius' training and professionalism. this led t district to conclude that the parties' reretionship had been compromomed." a facebook post from september 2014 by the campbell high school teachers association says edwin javius had contracted with the campbell union high school district, located in san jose california, for consulting services. the post says while javius "purported himself to the district and its teachers to have a doctorate in urban school leadership from usc, he in fact does not." on wednesday, doctoral program at dissertation. he added he did not misrepresent holding a doctorate to the cedar rapids community school district, and had received district for his work. 39:23-:28 "we feel that is a being done." cedar rapids deputy superintendent mary ellen maske says those allegations, as well as a copyright infringement suit filed in 2013 listing javius as a defendant, forced the district to evaluate his credibility and standing with the district, its teachers, and the community. 42:56-:05 "that became a prob

rapids javius heads a consulting compancalled, san jose california. the district hired him back in 20-14 to help promote equity within schools. and was worth between $189,000 and $219,000, plus travel expenses. but the district says social media posts alleged javius lied about his credentials to past clients. a 2014 faceok post from a california a chool district javius had contracted with said it had discovered he misrepresente d himself. it said javius claimed to have a doctorate from usc, even though he did not. javius responded the post, saying he completed his doctoral coursework, but not hh dissertation. since, the cedar rapids school district is noting the importance of and procedures for hiring vendors and working with vendors in our district, and we do background checks that are required by the state of iowa for any of the vendors." " we spoke with javius yesterday afternoon. himself as the cedar rapids school district, and regrets his past indiscretions. the district has paid javius $268,000 dollars, including avel expenses,efore terminating

we spoke with edwin javius over the phone within the last hour. told us he never misrepresented himself as a doctor to the cedar rapids school district, and said he els remorse about past indiscretions. superintendent for the district. she said the district had no knowledge of the allegations against javius, , a lawsuit filed against him in 2013 for copyright infringement, prior to contracting with him. we'll hear more from her, tonight on the kcrg- tv9 news at ten. thanks, brady. turning to meteorologis t joe winters. joe, a little snow is in the forecast. a federal magistrate is requiring the owners of a zoo near manchester to transfer their tigers and lemurs to a facility that can take better care of them. the magistrate said the zoo's owners, pam and tom sellner, don't provide the right sanitary living conditions and medical care for the animals. the sellners opened their o at 1512 210th street near manchester in 1986. they have been fighting to keep it open for years. but the animal legal defense fund filed a lawsuit saying the zoo violated t

javius' training and professionalism. this led the district to conclude that the parties' relationship had been compromised." a 2014 facebook post from a california school district javius had contracted with, said it had discovered he misrepresente d himself. it said javius claimed to have a doctorate from usc, even though he did not. javius responded to that post this week, saying that he had completed his doctoral coursework, but not his dissertation. the cedar rapids school district paid him $268,000, including travel expenses, before terminating his contract yesterday. and procedures for hiring vendors and working with vendors in our district, and we do background checks that are required by the state of iowa for any of the vendors." " we spoke with javius on yesterday afternoon. he says he never misrepresented himself as having the title of "doctor" to the cedar rapids school district, and regrets his past indiscretions. morning activities at cedar rapids prairie high school are canceled this morning, but there will

but it terminated its three-year contract with javius last week. the district says it paid out dollars, including travel expenses. kcrg t-v nine's jill kasparie joins us in the studio tonight. jill, where does the school district go from here? district leaders say they are going to keep moving forward with the district's plan. a diversity committee worked with javius to create what's called the equity action plan. it was adopted about a year ago. some events like this communitit forum in january are part of it. the plan works to monitor the progress of targeted student groups including african american, latino, and special education students. it also includessirection for the district to promote diversity in the workforce and decrease suspension rates for the student groups. director of learning supports, paul hayes, says the districttad done a lot of work with javius , and he's confident the district will continue making progress. "i think for the district, for the most part, people will not see much of a change in what we are going to be doing de

we spoke with edwin javius over the phone within the last hour. told us he never misrepresented himself as a doctor to the cedar rapids school district, and said he els remorse about past indiscretions.

javius' training and professionalism. this led the district to conclude that the parties' relationship had been compromised." a 2014 facebookost from a california school district javius had cctracted with, said it had discovered he have a doctorate from u-s-c, even though he did not. javius responded to that post thth week, saying thatt he had completed his doctoral coursework, but not his dissertation. the cedar rapids school district paid him $268,000, including travel expenses, before terminating his contract sterday. "43:59-:09 "we have policies and procedures for hirinn vendors and working with vendors in our district, and we do background checks that are required by the state of iowa for any of the vendors." " we spoke with javius yesterday afternoon. he says he never misrepresented himself as having the title of "doctor" to the cedar rapids school district, and regrets his past indiscretions. university of iowa researcherer teamed up with a theater group to create a new web toolkit to combat bullying. the website -

javius' training and ofessionalism. this led the district to conclude that the parties' relationship had been compromised." a 2014 facebook post from a california with, said it had discovered he misrepresente d himself. it said javius claimed to have a doctorate from usc, even though he did not. javius responded to that post this week, saying that he had completed his doctoral coursework, but not his dissertation. the cedar rapids school district paid him $268,000, including travel expenses, before yesterday. "43:59-:09 "we have policies vendors district, and we do background checks that are required by the state of iowa for any of the vendors." " we spoke with javius on yesterday afternoon. he says he never misrepresented himself as having the title of "doctor" to the cedar rapids school district, and regrets his past indiscretions. morning activities at cedar rapids prairie high school are canceled this morning, but there will be classes today. this is following a threat to the school. cedar rapids police say a 16-yea

the iowa city school district says they also let javius go yesterday. kingsley botchway the second, iowa city schools' director of equity and staffing, said the district became aware of past misrepresentation of a doctoral degree and a plagiarism lawsuit against javius. botchway told tv9 the district is extremely disappoinind, but that it will continue to put equity in the forefront of its work in closing their achievement gap. a snowmobile accident in michigan has killed a fayette county man. the waterloo cedar falls courier reports the crash happened wednesday night on michigan's upper peninsula. the ontonagon county sheriff's office says 36 year old brady kuennen lost control ofofis snowmobile, fell off, and hit a tree. the sheriff's office says alcohol appeared to be a factor in the crash. kuennen was a carpenter and the father of three. he was from waucoma, which is about 20 miles east of new hampton. monday at st. luke's catholic church in st. lucas. and remember, whenever you see news, call newsline nine at 319-365-9999. you can also email pictur

edwin javius , misrepresente d his credentials to other districts in the past. javius is the c-e-o of f consulting company called, ed- equity, out of san jose, california. the district says he worked alongside a diversity committee to create the equity action plan. it went into effect in 2015. some events like this community forum in january are part it. the program monitors the progress of targeted student groups including african american, latino and special educaaon students. despite the recent termination, the district says plans are in motion to continue making progress. hiring the consultant our plan was kind of a gradual release to coach our manager of student equity to a place where he felt comfortable taking that work and moving it forward and i think he has had opportunities to do that." nonothat manager of student equity will take over work on the plan in the district. the district says it will look at school needs to determine if another consultant is needed in the future. but it's not currently considering that route. the next step in an investigati

edwin javius , misrepresente d h)s credentials to other districts in the past. javius is the c-e-o of a consulting company equity, out of san jose, california. the district says he worked alongside a diversity committee to create the equity action plan. it went into effect in 2015. some events like this community forum in january are part it. the program monitors the progress o& targeted student groups including african american, latino and special education students. despite the recent termination, the district says plans are in motion to continue making progress. " 15:33:53 from the onset of hiring the consultant our plan was kind of a gradual release to coach our manager of student equity to a place where he felt comfmfrtable taking that work and moving it forward and i think he has had opportunities to do that." now that manager of student equity will take over work on the plan in the district. the district says it will look at school needs to determine if another consultant is needed in the future. but it's not currently considering that route. the next ste

tonight's vote follows allegations that edwin javius , of the company ed- equity, misrepresente d his credentials to other districts in the past. the district hired javius in 20-14 to help close the district will also hear from people tonight on the proposed calendar that would dismiss students early on fridays starting next year. that would replace an earlier distrtrt suggestion to start classes lateen mondays. the district plans to use that extra time for professional development for teachers. the board of education in waterloo will also meet tonight. it will talk about a change to next year's calendar as well. the district plans to give students select fridays off, to allow for professional development. waterloo schools are also expected to approve a contract for internet services tonight. according to the waterloo cedar falls courier, contract to get 1 gigabyte per second of internet bandwidth. their current internet service gives them less at 300 megabytes per second. from mediacom to u-p-n for this new 3 year contract. the new anal cost would be almost 36 thousand dollars. the o

the district hired javius in 20-14 to help close the student achievement gap. people on the proposed calendar that would dismiss students early on fridays starting next year. that would replace an earlier proposal by the district to start classes late on mondays. the district plans to use that extra time for professional development for teachers. waterloo schoololwill also discuss next year's calendar during their board meeting tomorrow night. the district plans to give students select fridays off, to allow for professional development. the new fine arts center at anamosa high school is now open. today, the school held a ribbon cutting to celebrate the opening of the ellen kennedy fine arts center. vote in the district n nrowly approved aa bond three years ago that provided money for the project. the district superintenden t says the center will provide opportunities to students for years to come. " it's a great celebration, it's a great thing for the kids, it's a great thing for the community um and it's impressive, very impressive for that bondnds also fundin

edwin javius , misrepresente d his credentials to other districts in the past. javius is the c-e-of a consulting company called, ed- equity, out of san jose, california. the district says he worked alongside a diversity committee to create the equity action plan. it went into effect in 2015. some events like thisisommunity forum i i january are part it. the program monitors the progress of targeted student groups including african american, latino and special education students. despite the recent termination, the district says plans are in motion to continue making progress. " 15:33:53 from the onset of kind of a gradual release to coach our manager of student equity to a place where work and moving it forward and i to do that." equity will the district. the district says it will look at school needs consultant is needed in the future. but it's not currently considering that route. the next step in an instigation that found school will be decided today. the environmental protection commission will meet today. the commission could decide to send the case to the

javius allegedly misrepresented his doctoral degree and is facing a plagiarism lawsuit. iowa city school's director of equity and staffing said he's extremely disappointed- but that the district will work to improve the achievement gap. federal authorities will visit the university of iowa in april, to investigate allegations of gender discrimination. specifically, whether the athletics department treats female athletes the same as male athletes. the office for civil rights is looking into gender bias in 13 areas- including scholarships, schedules practices, and games. in a written statement, athletics director gary barta said "the ui athletics department is committed to providing student- athletes, in all 24 sports, in addition to the extensive written response, we look forward to sharing information about our programs and values." this federal investigation isn't the first time the u-i athletic department has been accused of this type of thing. back in 2014, the u-i fired its field hockey coach, tracey griesbaum, after players made accusations of verbal abuse and press

the district hired javius in 20-14 to help close the student achievement gap. cr schools had paid him more than $250,000 before terminating the contract. the district will also hear from proposed calendar that would smiss students early on fridays starting next year. that would replace an earlrlr district on mondays. the district plans to use that extra time for professional development for teachers. calendar changes will also be the focus tonight for the board of education in waterloo. they'll discuss changes to next year's calendar. the district plans to give students select fridays off, to allow for professional development. taking each day one step at a time... can bebehallenging for women during their pregnancies. stress levels can increase and create problems for the mother and child. but doctors have some recommendations. we'll explain different ways you can relax. meteorologist justin gehrts updates our first alert a mostly cloudy sky will be the theme over the next few days, although our weather will otherwise be pretty quiet. highs reach the upper 30s

javius' training and professionalism. this led the district to conclude that the parties' relationship had been compromised." a 2014 facebook post from a california school district jajaus had cctracted with, said he misrepresente d himself. it said javius claimed to have a doctorate om usc, but he doesn't. javius responded saying that he had finished his doctoral coursework, but not his dissertation. javius misrepresented himself as having the title of "doctor" to the cedar rapids school district, and regrets his past t discretions. anddow here's your first alert forecast. any light snow showers are quickly moving out of the area. the sky should rapidly clear and the wind will be picking up as well. plan on highs in the upper teens to lower 20s with a slow f fl in temperature during the afternoon. many areas should either touch zero or go a bit below zero tonight with wind chill numbers briefly approaching - 20 tomorrow morning. saturday continues to look great, with a good chance of snow on sunday all across the area. at

the district hired javius in 20-14 to help close the student achievement gap. the district will also hear from people tonight on the proposed calendar that would dismiss students early on fridays starting next year. that would replace an earlier strict suggestion to start classes late on m mdays. the district plans to use that extra time for professional development for teachers. the board of education in waterloo will also meet tonight. it will talk about a change to next year's calendar as well. the district plans to give students select fridays off, to allow for professional development. waterloo schools are also expected to approve a contract for internet services tonight. officials recommend a new contract to get 1 gigabyte per second of internet bandwidth. their current internet service gives them less at 300 megabytes per second. the schools would be switching from mediacom to u-p-n for this new 3 year contract. the new annual cost would be almost 36 thousand dollars. lhe old one was 48 thousand dollars annuallyly the risk of becoming a victim of identit

javius is the c-e-o of a consulting company called, ed- equity, ououof san jose, california. the district says he worked alongside a diversity committee to create the equity action plan. it went into effect in 2015. some events like this community forum in january are part it. the groups including african american, latino and special education students. despite the recent termination, the district says plans are in motion to continue making progress. " 15:33:53 from the onset of was kind of a gradual release to coach our manager of student equity to a place where he felelcomfortable taking that work and moving it forward and i think he has had opportunities to do that." now that manager of student equity will take over work on the plan in the district. the district says it will look at school needs to determine if another consultant is needed in the future. but it's not currently considering that route. 1,800 third-graders who aren't reading at grade level are scheduled to participate in a summer reading program pilot study. governor terry branstad announced the state has $1.

tonight's voteeollows allegations that edwin javius , of the company ed- equity, misrepresente d his credentials to other districts in the past. the district hiret the student achievement gap. the district will also hear from people tonight on the proposed calendar that would dismiss students early on fridays starting next year. the district plans to use that extra time for professional development for teachers. the board of education in waterloo will also meet tonight to talk about a change to next year's calendar. the district plans to give students select fridays off, to low for professional developopnt. terloo schools are also expected to approve a contract for internet services tonight. according to the waterloo cedar falls courier, the new contract would supply 1 gigabyte per second of internet bandwidth. that's 700 more megabytes than their current one. the schools would be switching from mediacom to u-p-n for this new 3 year contract. the new annual cost would be almost 36 thousand dollars. that's 12 thoususd less than the old one. and now here's your first alert forecast. we

there were allegations the consultant edwin javius , misrepresente d his credentials other districts in the past. the district says he worked with a diversity committee to create the equity action plan. the program monitors the progress of student groups like african american, latino and special education students. espite the recent teteination, the district says progress is on track. now, the manager of student equity will take over the work. ' city council members in waverly will wait until next monday to discuss options for a historic bridge. several people gave their city council meeting last night. the city will decide between 14 options for the nearly 100-year-old bridge after it closed because of strtrtural problems. the choices range from doing nothing to tearing it down and replacing it. and now here's your first alert forecast. plan on light snow to graze the area today. only a dusting is likely in many areas with locations south of i-80 possibly getting a half inch. overall, we will melt more snow than we will gain today. plan on highs yet again in the 30-35 range. moving