Central Springs Community School District

Central Springs Community School District is a school district headquartered in Manly, Iowa.[1] The district is located in sections of Cerro Gordo, Floyd, Mitchell, and Worth counties. It serves Manly, Nora Springs, Hanlontown, Plymouth, and Rock Falls.[2]

History

The district was established on July 1, 2011 by the merger of North Central Community School District and Nora Springs-Rock Falls Community School District.[3] The vote to merge the districts, held on September 14, 2010,[4] was successful, with North Central voters doing so on a 431-63 (85.35%) basis and Nora Springs-Rock Falls voters doing so on a 437-262 (59.95%) basis.[5] These two districts had, since 2007, enacted a whole grade sharing program.[6]

"Central Springs" was chosen as the name of the consolidated district as the grade-shared secondary schools already used that name.[7] The projected enrollment of the combined school district upon its tentative formation was 850.[8]

Schools
  • Central Springs High School (Manly)
    • The school colors are royal blue and black, with the former from North Central and the latter from Nora Springs-Rock Falls. The school wanted a mascot showing strength, so the panther was chosen as the mascot.[9]
  • Central Springs Middle School (Nora Springs)
  • Manly Elementary School
  • Nora Springs Elementary School

In 2015 the grade distribution was PK-4 at the elementary level, 5–8 at the middle school level, and 9–12 at the high school level. By 2015 the enrollment had declined further, so the district was considering whether or how to reconfigure grade levels.[10]

References
  1. Home. Central Springs Community School District. Retrieved on January 6, 2019. "DISTRICT OFFICE [...] 105 S. East Street [...] Manly, IA 50456"
  2. "Central Springs." Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved on January 6, 2019.
  3. "REORGANIZATION & DISSOLUTION ACTIONS SINCE 1965-66." Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved on January 6, 2019.
  4. "Central Springs merger vote Sept. 14". Globe Gazette. 2010-07-22. Retrieved 2019-01-06.
  5. Buehner, Kristin (2010-09-14). "Six school districts merge into three after voting". Globe Gazette. Retrieved 2019-01-06.
  6. Nicklay, Deb (2010-06-19). "Public hearing June 22 for merger of Central Springs". Globe Gazette. Retrieved 2019-01-06.
  7. Bird, Laura (2009-12-16). "Merged school district to be called Central Springs". WCF Courier. Retrieved 2019-01-06.
  8. Nicklay, Deb (2010-06-21). "School merger on docket". WCF Courier. Retrieved 2019-01-13.
  9. "Central Springs looks like a winner already (Globe Gazette Editorial)". Globe Gazette. 2007-01-26. Retrieved 2019-01-06.
  10. Miller, Ashley (2015-01-16). "Central Springs considers building changes". Globe Gazette. Retrieved 2019-01-06.
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