Battle Creek–Ida Grove Community School District Explained

Battle Creek–Ida Grove Community School District was a school district headquartered in Ida Grove, Iowa, which served that city and Battle Creek. Established in 1994, it became a part of the consolidated Odebolt–Arthur–Battle Creek–Ida Grove Community School District effective July 1, 2018.

The district had territory in Crawford, Ida and Woodbury counties.^[1]

History

The district was established on July 1, 1994, as a merger of the former Battle Creek and Ida Grove school districts.^[2]

The former Odebolt–Arthur Community School District and the Battle Creek–Ida Grove district, in 2009, started a "grade sharing" in which the districts sent their children to the same high school and shared personnel.^[3] 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] 425 voters of 757 in Odebolt-Arthur, or 57% of that district, voted it down, with 55% of the Odebolt-Arthur voters participating. In Battle Creek-ida Grove, 790 people voted, making up 24% of the registered voters, with 84% voting in favor. In order to pass the district merger, both districts each had to have one more vote than 50% in favor.^[5]

By 2018 the merger was approved.^[3] The merger took effect July 1 of that year.^[2]

Schools

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• Battle Creek-Ida Grove High School - Ida Grove
  • It was built in 1971. it had 273 students.^[7]
• Battle Creek-Ida Grove Middle School - Battle Creek
  • It was built in 1960. it had 211 students.^[8]
• Battle Creek Elementary School
  • It was built in 1913. it had 90 students.^[9]
• Ida Grove Elementary School
  • It was built in 1959. it had 284 students.^[10]

At one point the elementary levels were consolidated to Ida Grove.^[11]

Further reading

• Anderson, Christopher L.. School District Reorganization in Iowa: Considerations for Administrators, School Boards, and Communities (PhD thesis). Drake University. November 2009.

Notes and References

1. "Battle Creek-Ida Grove." Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved on June 20, 2018. Alternate link . Other maps from the Iowa Secretary of State: Main Map, Detail map of Ida Grove city
2. "REORGANIZATION & DISSOLUTION ACTIONS SINCE 1965-66 ." Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved on August 14, 2018.
3. "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"
4. Web site: Ryan, Mackenzie. Ugly school merger fight divides 2 Iowa towns. Des Moines Register. 2016-11-21. 2018-06-20.
5. News: Boisjolie, Alex. Vote to unify OABCIG fails . Sioux City Journal. 2016-09-13.
6. "Home." Battle Creek-Ida Grove Community School District. September 28, 2000. Retrieved on June 20, 2018.
7. "BCIG High School Quick Facts." Battle Creek-Ida Grove High School. May 27, 2003. Retrieved on June 20, 2018.
8. "BCIG Middle School Quick Facts." Battle Creek-Ida Grove High School. November 29, 2002. Retrieved on June 20, 2018.
9. "Battle Creek Elementary Quick Facts." Battle Creek-Ida Grove High School. November 27, 2002. Retrieved on June 20, 2018.
10. "Battle Creek Elementary Quick Facts." Battle Creek-Ida Grove High School. December 1, 2002. Retrieved on June 20, 2018.
11. https://web.archive.org/web/20070809213259/http://www.bc-ig.k12.ia.us/ Home