Keep Polk Elementary School Open! Petition: Signature List Feed http://www.gopetition.com/signatures/keep-polk-elementary-school-open.html Online petition signatures en-us Sat, 4 Apr 2026 02:24 UTC GoPetition RSS Feed Generator Copyright 2026 GoPetition CHRISTOPHER BROWNE [Signature #585] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12647857?utm_medium=rss Sun, 29 Apr 2012 07:18:32 UTC 12647857 Ms Pamela SKELTON [Signature #584] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12368063?utm_medium=rss Tue, 13 Mar 2012 01:09:21 UTC 12368063 Molly Steffens [Signature #583] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12363191?utm_medium=rss Mon, 12 Mar 2012 05:59:13 UTC 12363191 Mr Marvin Stallman [Signature #582] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12363042?utm_medium=rss Mon, 12 Mar 2012 05:19:53 UTC 12363042 Cynthia Adhikari [Signature #581] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12362233?utm_medium=rss I knew nothing about Polk till the controversy erupted, but it really sounds as if closing it would devastate and destabilize an entire community. Wish I had had a school like that.

]]> Mon, 12 Mar 2012 02:44:07 UTC 12362233 Ms Julie Facion [Signature #580] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12361938?utm_medium=rss In the late 80s, my son attended Polk. This group of professional staff made a difference in Dave's life. I hope the tradition of Polk and its caring professionals can continue on.

]]> Mon, 12 Mar 2012 01:49:42 UTC 12361938 Mrs Susan Osterkamp [Signature #579] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12361857?utm_medium=rss If the goal of closing Polk is financial in nature, consider the financial benefit of keeping it open; with "No excuses, every child is going to college!" as the school motto, this has the potential to break the cycle of poverty in this community. Polk offers its students such a high quality education, that is truly baffling as to why our school board is even considering closing its doors. The message this sends to our children is that their education just doesn't matter.

]]> Mon, 12 Mar 2012 01:34:45 UTC 12361857 Ms. Erin Allyn [Signature #578] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12361038?utm_medium=rss I went to school at polk it is a great place and a wonderful school. I would hate to see it closed it has done so much good through out the years

]]> Mon, 12 Mar 2012 11:06:04 UTC 12361038 brian brown [Signature #577] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12360894?utm_medium=rss Mon, 12 Mar 2012 10:44:27 UTC 12360894 Larry Potter [Signature #576] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12360526?utm_medium=rss Mon, 12 Mar 2012 09:43:54 UTC 12360526 Sue Nading [Signature #575] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12360385?utm_medium=rss Mon, 12 Mar 2012 09:12:34 UTC 12360385 ms Elizabeth kucera [Signature #574] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12360293?utm_medium=rss Mon, 12 Mar 2012 08:52:11 UTC 12360293 Mr. Jeromy Larimore [Signature #573] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12360213?utm_medium=rss Mon, 12 Mar 2012 08:29:06 UTC 12360213 James Halverson [Signature #572] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12359995?utm_medium=rss Mon, 12 Mar 2012 07:33:30 UTC 12359995 Mr. Kirt Norris [Signature #571] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12359979?utm_medium=rss I have been involved with the school as a volunteer for many years and feel closing it now would be a significant negative blow to a fragile population in our community.

]]> Mon, 12 Mar 2012 07:31:00 UTC 12359979 Brian Rogers [Signature #570] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12359945?utm_medium=rss Don't destroy what so many have worked so hard for it's called SUCCESS!!!!

]]> Mon, 12 Mar 2012 07:25:11 UTC 12359945 Shirley Bata [Signature #569] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12359916?utm_medium=rss Mon, 12 Mar 2012 07:19:18 UTC 12359916 Josh Moore [Signature #568] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12359507?utm_medium=rss Mon, 12 Mar 2012 05:43:28 UTC 12359507 Amanda Aughe [Signature #567] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12358173?utm_medium=rss Sun, 11 Mar 2012 11:13:21 UTC 12358173 ms cheri kirk [Signature #566] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12357622?utm_medium=rss Sun, 11 Mar 2012 09:12:46 UTC 12357622 MRS. WILLIE B PIRTLE [Signature #565] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12357306?utm_medium=rss I WANT TO SAY THAT I THANK THAT PORK SHOULD STAY OPEN .BECAUSE IT A GOOD SCHOOL N THE CHILDREN GET GET GOOD UNDERSANNDING ON WHAT THEY DOING I SO HOPE THAT POKE STAY OPEN FOR OURS KIDS SAKE KEEP POKE OPEN

]]> Sun, 11 Mar 2012 08:00:46 UTC 12357306 Anonymous [Signature #564] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12355004?utm_medium=rss I was moved by a lot of the Alums who have come out in support of Polk Elementary.
This school seems to be doing GREAT things to accommodate the diverse needs in this neighborhood. Schools are the focal point for communities and removing this school will make it worse, not better.
And, if this district was a real business, overhead may be where you would look first for cutting costs.

]]> Sun, 11 Mar 2012 11:55:32 UTC 12355004 Lisa Kramer [Signature #563] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12354520?utm_medium=rss Sun, 11 Mar 2012 10:24:06 UTC 12354520 Mrs Jessica Johnson [Signature #562] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12351915?utm_medium=rss Sat, 10 Mar 2012 09:24:27 UTC 12351915 Mrs Jennifer Jacobson [Signature #561] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12351801?utm_medium=rss Sat, 10 Mar 2012 08:51:38 UTC 12351801 Mr Mark Jacobson [Signature #560] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12351794?utm_medium=rss Sat, 10 Mar 2012 08:49:32 UTC 12351794 Katie Goettsche [Signature #559] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12351449?utm_medium=rss Sat, 10 Mar 2012 06:46:02 UTC 12351449 latia green [Signature #558] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12350682?utm_medium=rss Sat, 10 Mar 2012 03:35:52 UTC 12350682 Kameal love [Signature #557] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12350385?utm_medium=rss Sat, 10 Mar 2012 02:33:25 UTC 12350385 scott akers [Signature #556] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12350050?utm_medium=rss Sat, 10 Mar 2012 01:25:28 UTC 12350050 Sue Lethem [Signature #555] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12348801?utm_medium=rss Sat, 10 Mar 2012 09:43:41 UTC 12348801 mr Anthony Arrington [Signature #554] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12348625?utm_medium=rss Sat, 10 Mar 2012 09:11:46 UTC 12348625 Mr Jacare Collins [Signature #553] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12348508?utm_medium=rss Sat, 10 Mar 2012 08:51:57 UTC 12348508 mrs sheri grabanski [Signature #552] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12348352?utm_medium=rss Sat, 10 Mar 2012 08:17:00 UTC 12348352 Mr Jake Sprouts [Signature #551] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12336849?utm_medium=rss Save our school. We owe our children the right to the best education that we can provide. Polk provides that opportunity. We moved from Chicago and i have seen a vast difference and improvement in our daughter's attitude and performance when it comes to her education. She thinks school is fun and is eager to learn. More importantly she feels safe. The reason for this is because of Polk and the teachers all really care about the students. PLEASE DO NOT CLOSE MY BABY'S FUTURE...thank you

]]> Thu, 8 Mar 2012 09:03:57 UTC 12336849 Ms Stacie DeMoss-Schloemer [Signature #550] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12336528?utm_medium=rss Thu, 8 Mar 2012 08:01:40 UTC 12336528 Mr Andrew Almoayed [Signature #549] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12328287?utm_medium=rss Tue, 6 Mar 2012 10:45:11 UTC 12328287 Anonymous [Signature #548] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12328209?utm_medium=rss Tue, 6 Mar 2012 10:14:53 UTC 12328209 Rachael Ring [Signature #547] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12326799?utm_medium=rss Tue, 6 Mar 2012 03:52:53 UTC 12326799 Norma Cutsforth [Signature #546] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12320721?utm_medium=rss This school is vital to the near northeast side Cedar Rapids neighborhood. Polk not only delivers quality education, but shapes and forms students' personal characters for life! My three sons are Polk alums; two are college graduates with great jobs in their fields, the other is a college senior. Please keep this elementary school open!

]]> Mon, 5 Mar 2012 06:05:23 UTC 12320721 Penny Boerner Galvin [Signature #545] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12318272?utm_medium=rss Polk has always a large percentage of families that are of lower income or have no transportation. By closing this school you will create a hardship for many families on attending school conference and activities. Residents that reside in the Polk School district love this school. The staff go above and beyond for students and families. I used to work with families in the Polk district, so I have witnessed this first hand.

]]> Mon, 5 Mar 2012 10:17:35 UTC 12318272 Jason Gandara [Signature #544] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12317989?utm_medium=rss Mon, 5 Mar 2012 09:10:25 UTC 12317989 Mr Seth Moomey [Signature #543] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12314995?utm_medium=rss Sun, 4 Mar 2012 08:27:26 UTC 12314995 Ms Jazaree Mckiernan [Signature #542] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12314968?utm_medium=rss Keep my school open. I like my teachers. they are there for me. please keep Polk school open.

]]> Sun, 4 Mar 2012 08:19:28 UTC 12314968 Danique Seymour [Signature #541] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12314824?utm_medium=rss Sun, 4 Mar 2012 07:39:11 UTC 12314824 Mrs Holly Lensing [Signature #540] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12309521?utm_medium=rss Sat, 3 Mar 2012 07:26:30 UTC 12309521 Melissa Sodeman [Signature #539] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12308972?utm_medium=rss Sat, 3 Mar 2012 04:49:50 UTC 12308972 Mrs. Mindy Seiffert [Signature #538] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12306758?utm_medium=rss The school closing recommendations are just a band-aid to the problems that exist. I believe strongly that we need to get to the root cause of the problems before making these dramatic decisions that will have long-term impact.

]]> Sat, 3 Mar 2012 08:06:20 UTC 12306758 Carol Sindelar [Signature #537] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12306264?utm_medium=rss Sat, 3 Mar 2012 05:51:19 UTC 12306264 Brooke Rose [Signature #536] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12305543?utm_medium=rss Sat, 3 Mar 2012 01:35:56 UTC 12305543 Mrs Jasmine Almoayed [Signature #535] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12305527?utm_medium=rss Sat, 3 Mar 2012 01:26:50 UTC 12305527 traci mueller [Signature #534] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12304703?utm_medium=rss Fri, 2 Mar 2012 08:02:38 UTC 12304703 David Knutson [Signature #533] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12304196?utm_medium=rss Fri, 2 Mar 2012 05:32:06 UTC 12304196 Jillian Knutson [Signature #532] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12304193?utm_medium=rss Fri, 2 Mar 2012 05:31:20 UTC 12304193 Ms juliette brown [Signature #531] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12302753?utm_medium=rss Best to keep schools open, so student will be able to attend, and matriculate.

]]> Fri, 2 Mar 2012 01:19:29 UTC 12302753 Dennis Gilbertson [Signature #530] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12302696?utm_medium=rss Fri, 2 Mar 2012 01:05:34 UTC 12302696 Anonymous [Signature #529] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12302088?utm_medium=rss Fri, 2 Mar 2012 11:11:04 UTC 12302088 Mrs. Andrea Kelley [Signature #528] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12300879?utm_medium=rss Fri, 2 Mar 2012 07:21:35 UTC 12300879 Katie Giorgio [Signature #527] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12299247?utm_medium=rss Thu, 1 Mar 2012 11:42:44 UTC 12299247 Ms. Meghan Hackbarth [Signature #526] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12299147?utm_medium=rss Thu, 1 Mar 2012 11:03:47 UTC 12299147 Mr David McCulla [Signature #525] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12298745?utm_medium=rss Thu, 1 Mar 2012 08:32:10 UTC 12298745 Ms Amber Schulz [Signature #524] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12298191?utm_medium=rss Thu, 1 Mar 2012 05:46:15 UTC 12298191 Ms Carolyn Schmidt [Signature #523] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12297990?utm_medium=rss Thu, 1 Mar 2012 04:58:57 UTC 12297990 Mr Anonymous [Signature #522] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12297491?utm_medium=rss Thu, 1 Mar 2012 03:13:30 UTC 12297491 Ms Anonymous [Signature #521] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12297429?utm_medium=rss Thu, 1 Mar 2012 03:01:09 UTC 12297429 Prof. Mario Affatigato [Signature #520] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12295907?utm_medium=rss Excellence must be recognized and supported, even if it comes at a financial cost.

]]> Thu, 1 Mar 2012 09:40:26 UTC 12295907 Thomas Erger [Signature #519] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12295901?utm_medium=rss Keep our neighborhood whole! Keep Polk open!

]]> Thu, 1 Mar 2012 09:39:06 UTC 12295901 Julie Burton [Signature #518] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12295637?utm_medium=rss Thu, 1 Mar 2012 08:38:23 UTC 12295637 ms Denise Houlahan [Signature #517] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12295523?utm_medium=rss Too small a savings for TO Great of a Loss! Find another way!Not closing Polk or Monroe

]]> Thu, 1 Mar 2012 08:16:53 UTC 12295523 Mr Rob Brown [Signature #516] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12295417?utm_medium=rss Thu, 1 Mar 2012 07:52:06 UTC 12295417 Ms. Christy Brown [Signature #515] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12295402?utm_medium=rss Polk School is an anchor in this community. We are blessed to have families that want to move into and continue to reside in a neighborhood that is rapanet with drug dealing, gang activity and violence. These are the kind of citizens that embrace their freedoms and make the choice to stand up for quality education for their children. If you close Polk, you are saying that these community memebers are not valued for their contributions to discourage unproductive citizens to move in.

]]> Thu, 1 Mar 2012 07:48:45 UTC 12295402 Mrs. Jenny Bosking [Signature #514] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12295046?utm_medium=rss Thu, 1 Mar 2012 06:23:50 UTC 12295046 Brianna Muenzenmeyer [Signature #513] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12293790?utm_medium=rss I attended Polk Elementary School as a kid. My family always loved that school. I still think of events and past times at that school as some of the best times of my life. I am currently graduating with a Bachelor's degree from Eastern Michigan University, and to this day still think Polk is the best school I ever attended, and my favorite teacher throughout all these years was a teacher working at that school. This school cannot close down. It provides more to that city than any other school!

]]> Thu, 1 Mar 2012 12:02:49 UTC 12293790 Miss Hallie-Marie Kuhn [Signature #512] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12293783?utm_medium=rss Polk is a great school for this community! It needs to stay open!

]]> Thu, 1 Mar 2012 12:00:41 UTC 12293783 Kelsey Meyer [Signature #511] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12293603?utm_medium=rss Wed, 29 Feb 2012 10:46:12 UTC 12293603 Allyson Merfeld [Signature #510] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12293477?utm_medium=rss Wed, 29 Feb 2012 09:58:30 UTC 12293477 Jessica Henderson [Signature #509] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12293445?utm_medium=rss Wed, 29 Feb 2012 09:46:36 UTC 12293445 Mrs Joy McCulla [Signature #508] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12293406?utm_medium=rss I have a lunch buddy at Polk. I am so impressed with the staff and their enthusiasm for the students. They truly are encouraging every child to work had because "they are going to college." Please do not close this school. The students excel here.

]]> Wed, 29 Feb 2012 09:33:54 UTC 12293406 Mr. Prabesh Dulal [Signature #507] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12293301?utm_medium=rss Wed, 29 Feb 2012 08:57:17 UTC 12293301 Mary Whitehead [Signature #506] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12292986?utm_medium=rss Wed, 29 Feb 2012 07:16:20 UTC 12292986 Betsy Huston [Signature #505] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12292864?utm_medium=rss Polk is the little engine that could/can!!. It is so distressing that we have lost focus on what is important in the whole equation, the children. Our district lost sight of this when the philosophy changed from equity to equal. Not all come to the table with equal opportunities....Polk gives this opportunity. Keep hope alive!!!!

]]> Wed, 29 Feb 2012 06:42:18 UTC 12292864 Ellen Burns [Signature #504] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12292823?utm_medium=rss Wed, 29 Feb 2012 06:32:53 UTC 12292823 Ms Christin Harrington [Signature #503] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12292815?utm_medium=rss Wed, 29 Feb 2012 06:31:46 UTC 12292815 Sandra del Castillo [Signature #502] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12292518?utm_medium=rss Wed, 29 Feb 2012 05:17:13 UTC 12292518 Ms. Anonymous [Signature #501] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12292436?utm_medium=rss Wed, 29 Feb 2012 05:01:13 UTC 12292436 Elizabeth Carll [Signature #500] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12292338?utm_medium=rss My children attended Polk when we lived in CR. I cannot say enough just how much we appreciated the love, care, and dedication each student at Polk was shown by the Polk staff. What a travesty it would be to remove such a wonderful school from this at-risk community.

]]> Wed, 29 Feb 2012 04:38:46 UTC 12292338 mr russ Nading [Signature #499] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12291762?utm_medium=rss Keep it open, If its $$$ cut some of your frivolous.. spending Are you sure its not because you thought those who have less might give up .What if this had been Erskine would your decision be the same. I think not.Our future depends on our young children not closing the very thing that will prepare then to be our future leaders.Listen to the people.

]]> Wed, 29 Feb 2012 02:58:15 UTC 12291762 leah wolfe [Signature #498] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12291694?utm_medium=rss this is no brainer

]]> Wed, 29 Feb 2012 02:49:13 UTC 12291694 Mrs Shanna Hawkins [Signature #497] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12291675?utm_medium=rss Wed, 29 Feb 2012 02:47:07 UTC 12291675 Ms. Lori Hagg [Signature #496] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12291131?utm_medium=rss Wed, 29 Feb 2012 01:16:57 UTC 12291131 Mrs. Jessica Burns [Signature #495] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12291116?utm_medium=rss Wed, 29 Feb 2012 01:14:45 UTC 12291116 Anonymous [Signature #494] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12291044?utm_medium=rss Wed, 29 Feb 2012 01:00:38 UTC 12291044 Ms Rosemary Ziskovsky [Signature #493] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12290993?utm_medium=rss Wed, 29 Feb 2012 12:44:52 UTC 12290993 Sally Sandberg [Signature #492] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12290645?utm_medium=rss Wed, 29 Feb 2012 11:26:50 UTC 12290645 Ms. BJ Franklin [Signature #491] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12290454?utm_medium=rss Wed, 29 Feb 2012 10:32:47 UTC 12290454 Ms Jennifer Becker, LMHC [Signature #490] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12290447?utm_medium=rss Wed, 29 Feb 2012 10:30:30 UTC 12290447 Mrs Jeam Johnson [Signature #489] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12290029?utm_medium=rss Wed, 29 Feb 2012 08:49:58 UTC 12290029 James Donaldson [Signature #488] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12289402?utm_medium=rss Wed, 29 Feb 2012 06:17:26 UTC 12289402 Jeanne Wampler [Signature #487] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12289250?utm_medium=rss Wed, 29 Feb 2012 05:33:46 UTC 12289250 Ms Charlene Brooker [Signature #486] https://www.gopetition.com/signature/locate/12288130?utm_medium=rss If the community allows the Viola Gibson district to be redrawn to eliminate a trailer park, the Polk children will not be easily accepted in other schools. Keep the community strong, and keep the youth of Polk together.

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