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Principal
receives
reprimand
ART IN THE AIRPORT
Gott to complete ethics course
after alleged testing incident
Thomas Geyer
[email protected]
The Iowa Board of Educational Examiners has
issued a public letter of reprimand against the
former principal of Madison Elementary School
in Davenport.
Sara Gott also was ordered to complete a
15-hour Ethics for Educators course before May 1.
The order comes six months after a three-day
hearing in July that centered around allegations
that in 2013, Gott improperly copied and distributed old standardized tests to teachers and tried
to implicate others in an investigation into test
tampering while she was principal of Madison.
The board accused Gott, who now is principal of Hayes Elementary School in Davenport,
of two counts of misrepresenting or falsifying
information during an investigation, as well as an
unethical practice that could expose students or
other practitioners to embarrassment.
In February 2013, the Davenport Community
School District received a report that a teacher at
Madison had provided answers to a student during the Iowa Assessment testing. That allegation
was never substantiated.
However, according to testimony given before
the Iowa Board of Educational Examiners, Dawn
Anderson Rascher, the deputy of the school district’s information technology department,
Louis Brems, QUAD-CITY TIMES
A traveler at the Quad-City International Airport looks at “Navel Gazing” by William Butler on exhibit at the
airport’s art gallery. Quad-City Arts and Ballet Quad-Cities will collaborate to bring live performances to the
airport in Moline later this year.
Flights of culture
2015-16 ART AT THE AIRPORT LINEUP
Ballerinas to join
arts program at
Q-C International
— GOTT | A5
Here’s the schedule of Quad-City area and regional artists who will have art shows at
the Quad-City International Airport in the 2015-2016 season:
2015
March-April — Diane Naylor, Fairfield, Iowa, mixed media paintings; and Leslie
Leavenworth, West Des Moines, mixed media two- and three-dimensional.
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May-June — Emily Christenson, Moline, mixed media; Jacki Olson, Rock Island,
encaustic (hot wax painting); and Helen Boyd, Davenport, sculpture.
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For nearly 14 years, the QuadCity International Airport has displayed art works of varying mediums
in its art gallery.
Now, Quad-City Arts will add
performing arts to the line-up.
As part of the Art at the Airport
program, Quad-City Arts and Ballet Quad-Cities are partnering
on a future Ballet at the Airport
exhibit. Planned for November and
December, the art gallery will feature
artworks, photography, and costuming on display as well as host live
performances by the ballet’s “Nutcracker” troupe.
“It’s going to be way cool, like a
flash mob thing, only with ballerinas
dancing around the airport,” said
Dawn Wohlford-Metallo, Quad-City
Arts’ visual arts director, who coordinates the airport gallery’s shows.
Joedy Cook, executive director of
Ballet Quad-Cities, said the ballet is
“very excited” for a repeat partnership with Quad-City Arts. Previously, the two groups created an All
Things Dance exhibit at the art organization’s Rock Island studio.
“We want this to be the largest
holiday kick-off the Quad-Cities has
ever seen,” she said, adding that the
project will promote Festival of Trees,
Holiday Pops and “The Nutcracker.”
The opening reception “will celebrate our community and holidays,
while showcasing (all the talent) we
July-August — Sara Slee Brown, Iowa City, digital photography on canvas; and Denice
Peters, Denison, Iowa, landscape pastels.
September-October — Fritz Goeckner, Burlington, Iowa, “Roads and Homes” photography exhibit; Matthew Terry, Davenport, photography; and Marcia Tiffany, Fairfield,
Iowa, ceremonial ceramic vessels.
November-December — Ballet @ the Airport, collaboration between Ballet Quad-Cities
and Quad-City Arts.
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2016
January-February — Amy Dobrian, Iowa City, monotype prints; Florian Hayes,
Urbandale, Ill., still life series in pastel and pen and ink; Hot Glass Studio, Davenport.
March-April — Douglas Rutzen, Blandinsville, Ill., acrylic landscape paintings; and
Michelle Rial, Serena, Ill., fused glass artwork.
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May-June — Brent Langley, Coal Valley, wildlife and landscape paintings in oil; Andrew
Au, Cincinnati, Ohio, “Life Industries,” a series of gouache paintings, screen prints,
sculptures and stop animation videos.
SPRINGFIELD — Under fire for the high salaries he is paying members of his inner circle, Gov.
Bruce Rauner said Friday the overall cost of running the governor’s office will be less than it was
under former Gov. Pat Quinn.
But a review of records shows
the political newcomer may be
trying to keep his office costs
lower by placing some of his top
aides on the payrolls of other
state agencies.
According to data supplied by
the Illinois Comptroller’s Office,
Rauner
one-quarter of the more than 40
people Rauner announced as members of his
administrative team don’t technically work for
the governor’s office.
Take Randy Pollard as an example. In a news
release issued Jan. 10 by Rauner, Pollard was
named as the governor’s downstate director. But
records show the former prison worker from
Vandalia is being paid out of the payroll of the
Illinois Department of Natural Resources.
July-August — Astrid Bennett, Iowa City, “The Color Cloud Series,” hand-dyed fabrics;
Jay Stratton, Bettendorf, woodcarver and furniture maker.
September-October — Cedar Rapids Artisans, Cedar Rapids, group exhibit of “Voices
from the River,” featuring ceramics, sumi-epainting, printmaking, collage and other
media.
have here.”
Wohlford-Metallo said QuadCity Arts will do a call for entries,
as it does on all its airport shows, to
recruit work from area and regional
artists for the ballet exhibit. But she
said the exhibit also will include
photographs from the ballet’s photographer, costumes, and ballet
original artwork created at Hand
in Hand, a Bettendorf organization serving special needs children
and adults.
Cathie Rochau, the airport’s marketing representative, said she was
thrilled by the prospect of bringing the live performances into the
airport. “This is just another venue
to get people enthused about the
holidays and bring more attention to
the art exhibit.”
The Art in the Airport project
began in 2001 after the airport created the art gallery as part of a $17
million terminal expansion.
Rochau said the gallery not only
helps relax the 1 million travelers and
others who pass through the airport
each year, “but it helps promote
local and regional art.”
— RAUNER | A4
Super Sunday: Q-C chefs go for the culinary championship
Game plan is
keep it simple and
have some fun
Sean Leary
[email protected]
At Super Bowl parties,
regardless of which team hoists
the championship trophy, the
real winners are the hungry
guests gathered round the TV.
Super Sunday shindigs have
long had a reputation as epic
gastronomic events.
But if you’re the one hosting a Super Bowl party, how
do you prepare for that side of
the big game? What kind of
culinary plays do you run to
keep your guests doing a touchdown dance?
Well, when it comes to QuadCity eating expertise, chefs and
cooks at area restaurants are the
top playmakers. So we surveyed
an all-star culinary roster about
their strategies for a winning
Super Sunday party menu:
Chef Bradley Scott, the
director of the Culinary Arts and
Hospitality program at Scott
Community College, suggests
going the traditional route, with
This fried chicken sandwich
with homemade chips on
the menu at Me & Billy
in downtown Davenport
features some of the
basics and garnishes that
restaurant owner Bill Collins
will have on the menu for
the party he is hosting at
his home. Collins says he
prefers to offer his guests
chicken thighs because of
their flavor and versatility.
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