South Tama County Community School District Explained

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South Tama County Community School District
Type:Local school district
Grades:K-12
Location:Tama, Iowa
Region:Tama and Poweshiek counties
Country:United States
Coordinates:41.975857, -92.581311
Superintendent:John Cain
Schools:3
Budget:$25,612,000 (2020-21)[1]
Us Nces District Id:1926730
Students:1488 (2022-23)
Teachers:103.45 FTE
Staff:121.96 FTE
Ratio:14.38
Conference:WaMaC Conference
Mascot:Trojans
Colors:Columbia Blue and White

South Tama County Community School District (STC) is a rural public school district headquartered in Tama, Iowa.[2]

Service area

The district has a total of 262sqmi of area.[3] Almost all of the district is in Tama County while a small portion is in Poweshiek County. The district serves, in addition to Tama, Chelsea, Montour, Toledo, and Vining.[4] It also serves the Meskwaki Settlement, a Native American settlement, and other areas.[3] Typically, Meskwaki Nation students attend the Meskwaki Settlement School and move on to South Tama County High School.[5]

History

In July 2018, Jared Smith became the superintendent.[6] He previously was the principal of Muscatine High School.[7] He received a two-year contract renewal in February 2020.[8]

In 2020, there was a vote to pass a school bond that would rebuild the middle school as an attachment to the high school building in Tama, which would mean the end of use of the Toledo building. Unofficial results as of March 6, 2020, stated that the vote was 53.9% in favor by a margin of 844–722; it failed due to the percentage of voters being below the required 60%.[9] There was opposition from figures who believed that the district did not give sufficient details about the project.[10]

Later that month the district considered another vote.[11]

In August 2019, the middle school suffered a minor fire. A few classrooms sustained minor damage and repairs were complete before the school year began.

Enrollment

, the district as a whole had over 1,500 students.[3]

Schools

South Tama County High School

Athletics

The Trojans compete in the WaMaC Conference in the following sports:[12]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: South Tama County School District . . May 21, 2024.
  2. Web site: Home. South Tama County Community School District. 2020-03-28. South Tama County CSD 1702 Harding St. Tama, IA 52339.
  3. Web site: District. South Tama County Community School District. 2020-03-28.
  4. Web site: South Tama County. Iowa Department of Education. 2020-03-28. - Additional maps here from the STC website.
  5. Web site: The Meskwaki Settlement School. Iowa Pathways. Iowa PBS. 2020-03-28.
  6. Web site: Speer, John. New STC Superintendent Jared Smith: To continue focus on making sure all students are served in the classroom. Tama News-Herald/Toledo Chronicle. 2018-07-25. 2020-03-28.
  7. Web site: South Tama chooses Smith new superintendent. Tama News-Herald/Toledo Chronicle. 2018-04-12. 2020-03-28. - Special to the two papers
  8. Web site: Speer, John. South Tama Supt. Smith's contract renewed for additional two years. Tama News-Herald/Toledo Chronicle. 2020-02-28. 2020-03-28.
  9. Web site: Speer, John. South Tama bond, levy votes rejected. Tama News-Herald/Toledo Chronicle. 2020-03-06. 2020-03-28.
  10. Web site: Speer, John. Opposition to South Tama $20.8 million bond issue voiced. Tama News-Herald/Toledo Chronicle. 2020-02-21. 2020-03-28.
  11. Web site: Speer, John. Bond issue vote accepted, mull another try at passing. Tama News-Herald/Toledo Chronicle. 2020-03-23. 2020-03-28.
  12. Web site: WaMaC Conference. WaMaC Conference. 2020-07-24.
  13. Web site: 25 November 2023 . 1998 Class 2A Girl's Golf State Championship . 25 November 2023 . Iowa High School Sports.