Lu Verne Community School District

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

Lu Verne Community School District
Location
Lu Verne, Iowa
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

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

History

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]

References
  1. "Lu Verne." Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved on August 14, 2018.
  2. "CWL, Algona seek sharing agreement". The Messenger. 2013-04-11. Retrieved 2018-09-15.
  3. Clayworth, Jason; White, Rodney (2015-05-23). "Last hurrah: Corwith-Wesley students celebrate final graduation". Des Moines Register. Retrieved 2018-08-14. - Mobile version
  4. "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. 2013-01-17. Retrieved 2018-09-15.
  6. "C-W dissolution passes". The Leader. 2014-09-16. Retrieved 2018-09-15.
  7. Clayworth, Jason; Rodney White (2015-05-28). "Corwith-Wesley says farewell, old friend". Des Moines Register. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
  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."


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