Battle Creek-Ida Grove Community School District

Battle Creek-Ida Grove Community School District was a school district headquartered in Ida Grove, Iowa which served that city and Battle Creek. Established in 1994, it became a part of the consolidated Odebolt-Arthur-Battle Creek-Ida Grove Community School District effective July 1, 2018.

The district had territory in Crawford, Ida, and Woodbury counties.[1]

History

The district was established on July 1, 1994 as a merger of the former Battle Greek and Ida Grove school districts.[2]

The former Odebolt-Arthur Community School District and the Battle Creek-Ida Grove district, in 2009, started a "grade sharing" in which the districts sent their children to the same high school and shared personnel.[3] There was a previous attempt to merge the districts in fall 2016, but voters from Odebolt-Arthur voted it down out of fear that their school would close. There were tensions between the Odebolt-Arthur and Battle Creek-Ida Grove communities. [4] By 2018 the merger was approved.[3] The merger took effect July 1 of that year.[2]

Schools

[5]

  • Battle Creek-Ida Grove High School - Ida Grove
    • It was built in 1971. As of 2003 it had 273 students.[6]
  • Battle Creek-Ida Grove Middle School - Battle Creek
    • It was built in 1960. As of 2002 it had 211 students.[7]
  • Battle Creek Elementary School
    • It was built in 1913. As of 2002 it had 90 students.[8]
  • Ida Grove Elementary School
    • It was built in 1959. As of 2002 it had 284 students.[9]

At one point the elementary levels were consolidated to Ida Grove.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Battle Creek-Ida Grove." Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved on June 20, 2018. Alternate link. Other maps from the Iowa Secretary of State: Main Map, Detail map of Ida Grove city
  2. 1 2 "REORGANIZATION & DISSOLUTION ACTIONS SINCE 1965-66." Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved on August 14, 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Home." Odebolt-Arthur-Battle Creek-Ida Grove Community School District. Retrieved on June 20, 2018. "OABCIG Central Office 900 John Montgomery Drive Ida Grove, IA 51445"
  4. ↑ Ryan, Mackenzie (2016-11-21). "Ugly school merger fight divides 2 Iowa towns". Des Moines Register. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
  5. ↑ "Home." Battle Creek-Ida Grove Community School District. September 28, 2000. Retrieved on June 20, 2018.
  6. ↑ "BCIG High School Quick Facts." Battle Creek-Ida Grove High School. May 27, 2003. Retrieved on June 20, 2018.
  7. ↑ "BCIG Middle School Quick Facts." Battle Creek-Ida Grove High School. November 29, 2002. Retrieved on June 20, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Battle Creek Elementary Quick Facts." Battle Creek-Ida Grove High School. November 27, 2002. Retrieved on June 20, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Battle Creek Elementary Quick Facts." Battle Creek-Ida Grove High School. December 1, 2002. Retrieved on June 20, 2018.
  10. ↑ Home. Battle Creek-Ida Grove Community School District. August 9, 2007. Retrieved on June 20, 2018.

Further reading

  • Anderson, Christopher L. (November 2009). "School District Reorganization in Iowa: Considerations for Administrators, School Boards, and Communities (PhD thesis)" (PDF). Drake University.
  • Boisjolie, Alex (2016-09-13). "Vote to unify OABCIG fails". Sioux City Journal.
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