Lu Verne Community School District

42°54′44″N 94°05′08″W / 42.912349°N 94.085642°W / 42.912349; -94.085642

Lu Verne Community School District
Location
Kossuth, Hancock, and Humboldt counties
United States
Coordinates42.912349, -94.085642
District information
TypeLocal school district
GradesK-6
SuperintendentJon Hueser
Schools1
Students and staff
District mascotPanthers
Other information
Websitewww.luverne.k12.ia.us

Lu Verne Community School District is a school district headquartered in Lu Verne, Iowa.

The district, which occupies sections of Kossuth, Hancock, and Humboldt counties, serves Lu Verne, Corwith, and Wesley.[1]

History edit

In 1984, the Corwith–Wesley Community School District established a grade-sharing arrangement,[2] in which it operated Corwith–Wesley–Lu Verne High School, with the Lu Verne district sending its secondary students there.[3]

On July 1, 1988, the Boone Valley Community School District dissolved, with a portion transferred to the Lu Verne district.[4]

By 2013, there were 86 students of all grade levels in the Lu Verne district and 115 students of all grade levels within the Corwith–Wesley district; districts cannot merge under Iowa law if they have fewer than 200 students total,[2] and lower enrollments means getting less funds from the Iowa state government.[5] At the time the two districts were trying to find a third school district for a new grade-sharing arrangement.[2]

On July 1, 2015, the Corwith–Wesley district dissolved, with a portion of the district being reassigned to the Lu Verne district.[4] Lu Verne received 87% of the former Corwith–Wesley territory,[6] and most of Corwith–Wesley's elementary students were scheduled to go to Lu Verne schools.[7] Starting in 2015, the Lu Verne district began to send its secondary students to Algona Community School District schools - Algona Middle School and Algona High School - as part of a new grade-sharing arrangement.[8]

Enrollment edit

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References edit

  1. ^ "Lu Verne." Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved on August 14, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "CWL, Algona seek sharing agreement". The Messenger. April 11, 2013. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
  3. ^ Clayworth, Jason; White, Rodney (May 23, 2015). "Last hurrah: Corwith-Wesley students celebrate final graduation". Des Moines Register. Retrieved August 14, 2018. - Mobile version
  4. ^ a b "REORGANIZATION & DISSOLUTION ACTIONS SINCE 1965-66." Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved on August 14, 2018.
  5. ^ "CWL to look at whole-grade sharing". Humboldt News. January 17, 2013. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
  6. ^ "C-W dissolution passes". The Leader. September 16, 2014. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
  7. ^ Clayworth, Jason; Rodney White (May 28, 2015). "Corwith-Wesley says farewell, old friend". Des Moines Register. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
  8. ^ "About Us!" Lu Verne Community School District. Retrieved on September 15, 2018. "In 2015 we entered into a whole grade sharing agreement to send our 7-12 (now 6-12) students to the Algona MS/HS."
  9. ^ "Public School Certified Enrollment Summary by District". Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved December 15, 2021.

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