Odebolt-Arthur Community School District

Odebolt-Arthur Community School District (OA) was a school district headquartered in Odebolt, Iowa which served that city and Arthur. 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 Sac counties.[1]

History

The Odebolt-Arthur and the Battle Creek-Ida Grove Community School District, in 2009, started a "grade sharing" in which the districts sent their children to the same high school and shared personnel.[2] 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. [3] By 2018 the merger was approved.[2]

Schools

  • High School
  • Middle School
  • Elementary School

References

  1. ↑ "Odebolt-Arthur." Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved on June 20, 2018. Alternate link.
  2. 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"
  3. ↑ Ryan, Mackenzie (2016-11-21). "Ugly school merger fight divides 2 Iowa towns". Des Moines Register. Retrieved 2018-06-20.

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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