Category Archives: Schools

Jan 27

Waukee added Gladbrook-Reinbeck’s entire enrollment

Posted on Friday, January 27, 2017, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

For the first time in the modern era of Iowa schools, no public district has a certified enrollment under 100. There’s no margin of error on that statistic for 2016 — Diagonal clocks in at exactly 100, with a dozen … Continue reading →

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Jan 26

F is for Fenton

Posted on Thursday, January 26, 2017, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

June 19, 2015 The Fenton school building is along Iowa Highway 15 on the east side of town. The main building is in deeply disused condition, but a new(ish) roof covers the gym. Sentral School, two miles east at the … Continue reading →

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Jan 25

Former NT teacher Crawford named Lone Tree superintendent

Posted on Wednesday, January 25, 2017, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Ken Crawford, who taught high school keyboarding and business classes at North Tama back in the late 20th century*, will be Lone Tree’s superintendent next school year, says the Lone Tree Reporter. Crawford was also North Tama’s football coach for three … Continue reading →

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Jan 18

CAL losing junior high, high school

Posted on Wednesday, January 18, 2017, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

The Coulter-Alexander-Latimer school district, hammered by the population decline affecting nearly all of rural Iowa and the end of a sharing agreement with Dows a decade ago, is unable to hold on to its independence. CAL will send grades 7-12 … Continue reading →

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Jan 11

G is for Gladbrook

Posted on Wednesday, January 11, 2017, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

July 7, 2015: The former Gladbrook-Reinbeck Middle School was the Gladbrook High School before 1988. The Gladbrook school is another recent addition to the list of closed schools in Iowa. This closure in 2015 triggered something that had never happened … Continue reading →

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Dec 19

Bernard school in trouble

Posted on Monday, December 19, 2016, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

June 18, 2015: The Bernard school was built in 1960. The lettering outside, presumably original, says “West Dubuque” instead of “Western Dubuque” — a name that would have brought it in line with all the other “West”s in Iowa. The … Continue reading →

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Dec 02

This is where your school district went, continued

Posted on Friday, December 2, 2016, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

After a bond issue to build a single-site school for the Highland district failed, continued declining enrollment may force Ainsworth Elementary school to be closed, KCRG reports. Meanwhile, Waukee is planning its NINTH elementary school, which is more than Tama … Continue reading →

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Nov 28

Is OABCIG division a sign of things to come?

Posted on Monday, November 28, 2016, at 10:08 AM by Jeff

The Des Moines Register wrote about the failure of the consolidation vote between Odebolt-Arthur and Battle Creek-Ida Grove. Fear of an eventual closure of the school in Odebolt — the “OA” part would be about a third of the new … Continue reading →

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Nov 18

All-private faceoff for 1A football championship, again

Posted on Friday, November 18, 2016, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

The Class 1A title game is a a rematch from last year, and it’s Iowa City Regina against Western Christian. In six years, only two public schools have played in the 1A final: St. Ansgar, which won in 2011, the … Continue reading →

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Nov 07

Answering the important questions

Posted on Monday, November 7, 2016, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

From the top of the FAQ for Iowa City Liberty High School, opening in 2017 (and causing a minor future scheduling headache for the Mississippi Valley Conference): (BTW: “Child Centered: Future Focused”? That motto needs a comma, not a colon, … Continue reading →

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