South Central Calhoun Community School District

42°23′33″N 94°38′43″W / 42.392467°N 94.645342°W / 42.392467; -94.645342

South Central Calhoun Community School District
Location
Rockwell City, Iowa
Calhoun, Carroll, Greene and Sac counties
United States
Coordinates42.392467, -94.645342
District information
TypeLocal school district
GradesK–12
Established2014
SuperintendentBrad Anderson
Schools3
Budget$14,674,000 (2020-21)[1]
NCES District ID1900024[1]
Students and staff
Students916 (2022-23)[1]
Teachers77.33 FTE[1]
Staff94.08 FTE[1]
Student–teacher ratio11.85[1]
Athletic conferenceTwin Lakes
District mascotTitans
ColorsPurple, black and silver
     
Other information
Websitewww.scc.k12.ia.us

South Central Calhoun Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered inside South Central Calhoun Middle School in Rockwell City, Iowa.[2]

The district is mostly in Calhoun County, but also has sections in Carroll, Greene and Sac counties. It serves Rockwell City, Jolley, Lake City, Lohrville, Lytton, Yetter, and much of Lanesboro.[3]

The district operates three schools: South Central Calhoun Elementary School in Rockwell City, South Central Calhoun Middle, and South Central Calhoun High School in Lake City.[2] As of 2014 it had 900 students.[4]

History

The district formed on July 1, 2014, from the merger of the Rockwell City–Lytton Community School District and the Southern Cal Community School District.[5] In 2009, the predecessor districts decided to begin sharing athletics and secondary grades, in which students from both districts attended each other districts' schools,[6] and by 2012–13, all grade levels became shared. On Tuesday, February 5, 2013, the districts held an election on whether they would consolidate.[7] The vote to consolidate was successful, with a 253–67 count in Rockwell City–Lytton and 340–86 in Southern Calhoun; a total of 746 people voted.[8]

Jeff Kruse, who previously was the shared superintendent of the two predecessor districts,[9] was the first superintendent; that year the East Sac County Community School District requested that the South Central Calhoun district share its superintendent with them. The South Central Calhoun leadership decided against this since it did not wish to suggest that it would eventually merge with another district so quickly after the district had formed; under Iowa law a district may only do grade-sharing with another district adjacent to it, and Iowa residents often see grade-sharing as an indication that a merger will eventually occur. However non-contiguous districts may share superintendents, and South Central Calhoun entered a superintendent-sharing agreement with a non-contiguous district, Laurens–Marathon Community School District. Kruse was scheduled to leave at the end of the 2016–17 school year.[10]

Brad Anderson was named superintendent in 2020.[11]

Schools

The district operate three schools:[1]

  • South Central Calhoun Middle School, Rockwell City
  • South Central Calhoun High School, Lake City
  • South Central Calhoun Elementary, Rockwell City

South Central Calhoun High School

Athletics

The Titans compete in the Twin Lakes Conference in the following sports:[12]

  • Cross country
  • Volleyball
  • Football
  • Basketball
  • Wrestling
  • Track and field
  • Golf
  • Baseball
  • Softball

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "South Central Calhoun Comm School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Home. South Central Calhoun Community School District. Retrieved on July 18, 2018. "South Central Calhoun Middle School 1000 Tonawanda Street Rockwell City, IA 50579", and "at South Central Calhoun CSD, 1000 Tonawanda Avenue, Rockwell City, IA 50579".
  3. ^ "South Central Calhoun." Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved on July 18, 2018.
  4. ^ "East Sac, South Central will not share superintendent". Carroll Daily Times Herald. May 14, 2014. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  5. ^ "REORGANIZATION & DISSOLUTION ACTIONS SINCE 1965-66." Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved on July 20, 2018.
  6. ^ "Two NW IA districts agree to combine athletics, high schools, junior high grades". Radio Iowa. December 23, 2009. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  7. ^ "Vote to combine school districts is Tuesday". Carroll Daily Times Herald. February 4, 2013. Retrieved July 19, 2018. - Date from here
  8. ^ "School districts approve mergers". Carroll Daily Times Herald. February 6, 2013. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  9. ^ "Kruse to leave SCC, L-M districts". The Messenger. February 9, 2017. Retrieved July 19, 2018. - The article says "Jeff Kruse has been with the South Central Calhoun School District since 2011,[...]" but the district did not legally exist until 2014, so that means he was the shared superintendent of the predecessor districts who were sharing superintendents under the name "South Central Calhoun"
  10. ^ "South Central Calhoun: Facility improvements". The Messenger. February 19, 2017. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  11. ^ Thompson, Chad (March 29, 2020). "Anderson named to head South Central Calhoun". The Messenger. Retrieved August 22, 2020.
  12. ^ "Twin Lakes Conference". Twin Lakes Conference. Retrieved August 21, 2020.