Category Archives: Schools

Feb 19

Enrollment analysis 2018-19: The trends continue

Posted on Tuesday, February 19, 2019, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

When the Iowa Department of Education released enrollment numbers for the 2018-19 school year, it announced: “For the eighth year in a row, the number of students attending Iowa’s public schools increased.” Strictly speaking, that’s true. But as long-time blog … Continue reading →

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Feb 18

Olin to set up whole-grade sharing with Midland

Posted on Monday, February 18, 2019, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

In what I believe is the fifth such arrangement of its kind, the Olin school district is going to give students in grades 7-12 their choice of school to attend. The Anamosa Journal-Eureka reports that the Olin board was to … Continue reading →

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Feb 15

Gladbrook wants to preserve decade-old fitness center

Posted on Friday, February 15, 2019, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Back in April, the news wasn’t good for the Gladbrook school complex. News came that everything was going to be torn down, including the fitness center that opened 11 years ago March 2. But last month, the Waterloo Courier reported, … Continue reading →

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Feb 12

Ankeny, Waukee think about third high schools

Posted on Tuesday, February 12, 2019, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Ankeny is preparing to add a third high school in the early 2030s, the Des Moines Register reported last month — and Waukee may not be far behind. The two districts in Iowa that, between them, seem to be opening at … Continue reading →

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Feb 06

Essex school district could be in trouble

Posted on Wednesday, February 6, 2019, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Essex, Iowa’s fourth-smallest district operating a high school, is telling parents it faces a “challenging dilemma.” KMA reported on a Jan. 26 meeting where Superintendent Paul Croghan said it was time to start looking at whole-grade-sharing options with neighboring districts. All … Continue reading →

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Feb 04

Clay Central-Everly looks at its options

Posted on Monday, February 4, 2019, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

October 3, 2016: It says “Royal Public School” but it’s now the elementary school for Clay Central-Everly. An addition and the main entrance are off to the right. The Clay Central-Everly school district in northwest Iowa, where enrollment has dropped … Continue reading →

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Jan 31

South Page gives up sports

Posted on Thursday, January 31, 2019, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

March 11, 2011: A dugout remains for an abandoned baseball diamond beside the abandoned Coin school. Coin is one of five tiny towns that formed the South Page Community School District in 1959. At its January board meeting, the South … Continue reading →

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Jan 28

Mallard school will be demolished

Posted on Monday, January 28, 2019, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

2017 photo via Iowa Geographic Map Server The Mallard City Council doesn’t want the largest building in town. The West Bend-Mallard school district had a work session with the Mallard City Council on October 16 to discuss the fate of … Continue reading →

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Jan 23

Waukee changes elementary boundaries. Again.

Posted on Wednesday, January 23, 2019, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

The as-yet-unnamed second Waukee high school is 2½ years from opening, and before that time, school officials will have to plot out a feeder system. First, though, it has to cope with an entire district’s worth of students pouring in … Continue reading →

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Jan 07

United to extend Ames, Boone sharing

Posted on Monday, January 7, 2019, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

The 55-mph school speed limit between Ames and Boone is going to stick around a while longer. According to last month’s school board agenda for the United school district, which is between the two cities, the board will approve whole-grade … Continue reading →

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