Van Buren Community School District

Van Buren Community School District is a school district headquartered in Keosauqua, Iowa.

It serves sections of Van Buren and Davis counties. The district serves the following incorporated communities: Keosauqua, Birmingham, Cantril, Milton, and Stockport.[1] It also serves the unincorporated area of Douds.

History

In fall 2016 the Van Buren district and the Harmony Community School District began a grade-sharing arrangement in which Harmony-zoned students attended Van Buren schools for grades 7-12. The Harmony district's junior and senior high school closed.[2]

In January 2018 the administrations of the Van Buren and Harmony districts began to consider merging. In February 2018 83% of the voters in the Van Buren and Harmony districts voted to merge, with 94% (of 637 voters) in favor in the pre-merger Van Buren district and 72% (of 619 voters) in favor in the pre-merger Harmony district. There will be a single superintendent and school board for both areas beginning on July 1, 2019.[3]

Schools

[4]

  • Van Buren Jr./Sr. High School (Keosauqua)
  • Douds Elementary School (Douds)
  • Stockport Elementary School (Stockport)

References

  1. ↑ "VAN BUREN." Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved on June 20, 2018.
  2. ↑ Aguirre, Joey (2016-05-23). "Harmony sends off its final graduating class". The Hawk Eye. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
  3. ↑ Niehaus, Michaele (2018-02-06). "Van Buren, Harmony to merge". The Hawk Eye. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
  4. ↑ "Van Buren Community School District." Southern Prairie Area Education Agency 15. May 10, 1997. Retrieved on June 20, 2018.

Further reading

  • Ebert, Rusty (2017-06-29). "Reorganization back on table for Harmony, Van Buren schools". The Fairfield Ledger.
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