2025 School board election information
Important dates to remember:
Candidate Filing Begins: Monday, August 25, 2025
Candidate Filing Deadline: no later than 5:00 PM on Thursday, September 18, 2025
Candidates Filing Location: School Board Secretary’s Office, Educational Leadership & Support Center (ELSC), 2500 Edgewood Road NW, Cedar Rapids, IA 52405
Candidate Withdrawal Deadline: Tuesday, September 23, 2025
Candidate Objection Deadline: Tuesday, September 23, 2025
School Board Election Day: Tuesday, November 4, 2025
Offices open for 2025 election:
Director, District Two, 4-yr term
Director, District Three, 4-yr term
Director, At-Large, 4-yr term
Election information
Nomination Petitions and Affidavits of Candidacy are available from the School Board Secretary’s Office, the Linn County Auditor’s Office and/or the Iowa Secretary of State’s Office. The number of signatures required on the Nomination Petition for the Cedar Rapids Community School District is 50. Please note: the Affidavit of Candidacy and Nomination Petitions MUST be filed together or they will be rejected.