Garner–Hayfield Community School District Explained

Garner–Hayfield Community School District was a school district headquartered in Garner, Iowa; circa 1998 it was the second largest employer in that city. In addition it served the unincorporated areas of Duncan, Hayfield, and Miller. Circa 1998 it had 950 students.[1]

For a period the district shared specialized classes with the Ventura Community School District. Beginning in 2012, the two districts began a whole grade-sharing program in which students from one district attended school in the other district, with high school students at Garner and with middle school students at Ventura.[2]

The election to determine whether the districts would merge was held on September 9, 2014, with 602–22 in Garner–Hayfield and 351–51 counts in Ventura favoring the merger.[3] Approval required each district to have over half of its constituents to vote in favor.[4] They merged into the new Garner–Hayfield–Ventura Community School District on July 1, 2015.[5]

Schools

It previously operated Garner–Hayfield K–8 (Elementary and Middle) and Garner–Hayfield High.[6]

Notes and References

  1. "District Info." Garner–Hayfield Community School District. December 1, 1998. Retrieved on November 7, 2018.
  2. Web site: Schuessler, Arian. Garner-Hayfield, Ventura come together in first year of sharing. Globe Gazette. 2012-08-20. 2018-11-07.
  3. Web site: Peter, Rebecca. G-H, Ventura voters approve school merger. The Leader. 2014-09-16. 2018-11-07.
  4. Web site: Peter, Rebecca. Voters approve Garner-Hayfield / Ventura merger. The Leader. 2014-09-09. 2018-11-07.
  5. "REORGANIZATION & DISSOLUTION ACTIONS SINCE 1965-66 ." Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved on July 20, 2018.
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20071002030454/http://www.garner.k12.ia.us/ Home