Odebolt-Arthur-Battle Creek-Ida Grove Community School District

Odebolt-Arthur-Battle Creek-Ida Grove Community School District (OABCIG) is a school district (effective July 1, 2018) headquartered in Ida Grove, Iowa.[1]

The combined district has territory in Crawford, Ida, Sac, and Woodbury counties. Communities served include Ida Grove, Arthur, Battle Creek, and Odebolt.[2][3]

History

The former Odebolt-Arthur Community School District 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.[1] 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.[1]

Schools
  • OABCIG High School (Ida Grove)
  • OABCIG Middle School/OABCIG Elementary Odebolt (Odebolt)
  • OABCIG Elementary Ida Grove (Ida Grove)

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