OdeboltâArthur Community School District (OA) was a school district headquartered in Odebolt, Iowa, which served that city and Arthur. It became a part of the consolidated OdeboltâArthurâBattle CreekâIda Grove Community School District effective July 1, 2018.
The district had territory in Crawford, Ida and Sac counties. [1]
The OdeboltâArthur and the Battle CreekâIda Grove Community School District, in 2009, started a "grade sharing" in which the districts sent their children to the same high school and shared personnel. [2] There was a previous attempt to merge the districts in fall 2016, but voters from OdeboltâArthur voted it down out of fear that their school would close. There were tensions between the OdeboltâArthur and Battle CreekâIda Grove communities. [3] 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. [4]
By 2018 the merger was approved. [2]
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OdeboltâArthur Community School District (OA) was a school district headquartered in Odebolt, Iowa, which served that city and Arthur. It became a part of the consolidated OdeboltâArthurâBattle CreekâIda Grove Community School District effective July 1, 2018.
The district had territory in Crawford, Ida and Sac counties. [1]
The OdeboltâArthur and the Battle CreekâIda Grove Community School District, in 2009, started a "grade sharing" in which the districts sent their children to the same high school and shared personnel. [2] There was a previous attempt to merge the districts in fall 2016, but voters from OdeboltâArthur voted it down out of fear that their school would close. There were tensions between the OdeboltâArthur and Battle CreekâIda Grove communities. [3] 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. [4]
By 2018 the merger was approved. [2]
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