George–Little Rock Community School District Explained

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George–Little Rock Community School District
Type:Local school district
Grades:K–12
Established:2003
Location:George, Iowa
Region:Lyon, Osceola and Sioux counties
Country:United States
Coordinates:43.341142, -95.993721
Superintendent:Tom Luxford
Schools:4
Budget:$7,5735,000 (2020-21)[1]
Us Nces District Id:1912480
Students:426 (2022-23)
Teachers:34.52 FTE
Staff:26.94 FTE
Ratio:12.34
Conference:Siouxland
Mascot:Mustangs
Colors:Red and Black

George–Little Rock Community School District (G-LR) is a rural public school district headquartered at George–Little Rock Senior High School in George, Iowa.[2] The district is mostly in Lyon County, with sections in Osceola and Sioux counties. In addition to George, it serves Little Rock.[3]

History

The district formed on July 1, 2003, by the merger of the George and Little Rock school districts.[4]

Steve Barber, formerly principal of Spencer Middle School in the Spencer Community School District,[5] began serving as superintendent of G-LR in 2013.[6] In 2017 he moved to the Atlantic Community School District.[7] John Eyerly, formerly of the Westfield Community School District, replaced him on July 1, 2017. Eyerly resigned in 2019.[8] Tom Luxford began serving his tenure as superintendent in the 2020–21 school year, succeeding interim superintendent Pat O’Donnell.[9]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: George-Little Rock Comm School District . . July 4, 2024.
  2. "Our Schools." George-Little Rock Community School District. Retrieved on February 25, 2019. "George-Little Rock High School 9th – 12th Grade Superintendent & Business Office [...] 500 East Indiana Ave. George, IA 51237" and "GLR Schools [...] 500 E. Indiana Ave. [...] George, IA 51237"
  3. "George-Little Rock." Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved on February 25, 2019.
  4. "REORGANIZATION & DISSOLUTION ACTIONS SINCE 1965-66 ." Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved on February 25, 2019.
  5. Web site: Padilla, Kate. SMS principal accepts G-LR position. Spencer Daily Reporter. 2013-04-13. 2020-03-29.
  6. Web site: Lundquist, Jeff. George Little Rock Superintendent to take the reins in Atlantic . https://web.archive.org/web/20170304034156/http://www.swiowanewssource.com/atlantic/news/article_ded888f2-0075-11e7-ba82-1379c290ba8c.html. 2017-03-04. Atlantic News Telegraph. 2017-03-03. 2020-03-29.
  7. Web site: George/Little Rock Hires New Superintendent. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211006/https://kiwaradio.com/local-news/georgelittle-rock-hires-new-superintendent/. 2021-10-06. KIWA Radio. 2017-05-08. 2020-03-29.
  8. Web site: Mahoney, Mark. George-Little Rock seeking superintendent. https://web.archive.org/web/20190705103248/https://www.nwestiowa.com/news/george-little-rock-seeking-superintendent/article_29f8e1b4-9490-11e9-98b8-5351c66a7038.html. 2019-07-05. N'West Iowa Review. Iowa Information Publishers and Printers. 2019-06-22. 2020-03-29.
  9. News: Mahoney . Mark . George-Little Rock hires superintendent . https://web.archive.org/web/20200310053917/https://www.nwestiowa.com/news/george-little-rock-hires-superintendent/article_b60694e6-622e-11ea-ba42-4b47bf7acf4d.html. 2020-03-10 . July 26, 2020 . N'West Iowa Review . March 9, 2020.

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