More than a year after Iowa Falls exerted pressure on Alden to end its current grade-sharing arrangements, Iowa Falls got what it wanted. (Story: KLMJ)
The deal, which will last until 2028 (PDF), matches up with the previous arrangement except that Iowa Falls sixth-graders will not go to Alden. That little change turns it into a one-way sharing agreement, since all Alden junior high and high school students go to Iowa Falls. (Alden sixth-graders will remain at the elementary there.)
That means the longest existing two-way whole-grade sharing agreement is South Hardin (Eldora-New Providence and Hubbard-Radcliffe), which started in 2008 and earlier this year was extended to 2024.