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Category Archives: Schools
Jun
03
One week ago: Final bell in Clearfield, and a school list update
KMA Radio was there for tiny Clearfield’s last day of school (and still using my picture for the story). In addition to that, some other research has led to additions from western Iowa in my school district and building timeline. … Continue reading
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May
23
A Clearfield reunion before the final bell
The Clearfield school district in southwest Iowa is holding a reunion for all students and teachers today at 5 PM, reports the Creston News-Advertiser. There’s one more week of classes at the school before the district dissolves.
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May
13
Manilla will lose school but keep part of building
There are a couple of articles in the Carroll Daily Times Herald about the IKM-Manning district’s discussions over the past year. I think there’s a little bit of time-stamp garbling as they are dated three months ago but show up … Continue reading
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May
12
Garner-Hayfield, Ventura closer to merging
Story via AP/KCRG. There will be a vote in September, so there’s not much else to report on this at the moment.
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May
04
Exira school building fire today
This school fire is a good one — Exira is planning a controlled burn of its original brick building. The AP article about it notes that it was closed not just because of declining enrollment, but because “The structure was … Continue reading
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May
01
Des Moines and Diagonal: Polar opposites with similarities
A quirky fact about Iowa school districts will expire this summer along with the Clearfield school district. The Des Moines school district by far has the largest student population in the state. Since the closure of Lineville-Clio, Diagonal has been … Continue reading
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Apr
23
Last weeks at Clearfield school (Hey, that picture looks familiar)
KMA Radio has a story about the end of the school year approaching for the small southern Iowa district of Clearfield, which will dissolve. The story includes a photo of the school — my photo of the school, which I … Continue reading
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Apr
15
School nomenclature gymnastics
The school district in the central portion of Clinton County has an issue with being called…Central Clinton. The Clinton Herald has the longer story, which was picked up by the AP. The official name is “Central Community School District of … Continue reading
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Apr
07
Original Exira school to be burned down
Still in spindle-clearing mode… After consolidation of Exira and Elk Horn-Kimballton, there wasn’t a need for two school sites in Exira. The district has decided to burn down the multi-story brick downtown site April 27. Exira still has a school, … Continue reading
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Mar
27
North Liberty is finally getting a high school
The catch: It’s going to be part of the Iowa City school district. The district awarded a design contract Tuesday for a building that would open in 2017. The new high school will be on the east side of North … Continue reading
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