Southeast Valley Community School District
Southeast Valley Community School District is a school district headquartered in Gowrie, Iowa.[1]
The district includes sections of the following counties: Webster, Calhoun, Boone, and Greene. Municipalities in the district include Gowrie, Boxholm, Callender, Dayton, Farnhamville, Fraser, Harcourt, Lehigh, Moorland, Pilot Mound, Rinard, and Somers.[2] The district also includes the unincorporated areas of Burnside,[3] Lanyon, and Slifer.[4]
Its land area is about 500 square miles (1,300 km2). It is the second largest school district in Iowa by land area, after the Western Dubuque Community School District.[3]
History[edit]
On March 2, 2022,[3] voters of two districts, Prairie Valley Community School District and Southeast Webster-Grand Community School District, agreed to consolidate into one district, effective fall 2023.[5] The two districts had already had a grade-sharing agreement where they had joint secondary schools, beginning in 2014.[3]
The Southeast Valley school district was established on July 1, 2023. For the 2023–2024 school year, the school district continued operating the schools from the predecessor districts. Bill Shea, editor of The Messenger stated that as the secondary schools had already been consolidated, in regards to the merger of the school districts themselves, "there will not be much noticeable difference for students, parents and others."[3]
Schools[edit]
- Southeast Valley High School - Gowrie
- Southeast Valley Middle School - Burnside
- Dayton Elementary School - Dayton
- Farnhamville Elementary School - Farnhamville
References[edit]
- ^ "Home". Southeast Valley Community School District. Retrieved 2023-11-11.
- ^ "SOUTHEAST VALLEY 2022-2023" (PDF). Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved 2023-11-11.
- ^ a b c d e Shea, Bill (2023-06-30). "Southeast Valley to become official". The Messenger. Fort Dodge, Iowa. Retrieved 2023-11-11.
- ^ "Community". Southeast Valley Community School District. Archived from the original on 1997-10-25. Retrieved 2023-11-11. - As this is a predecessor district, all Prairie Valley CSD areas were added to Southeast Valley CSD in 2023.
- ^ "Iowa voters approve new school district in special election". Des Moines, Iowa: KCCI-TV. 2022-03-02. Retrieved 2023-11-11.