Iowa school district shuttering...

[MitchLL]

Welp, the first domino has fallen.

Orient Macksburg school district will disband after a decision by the local school board.

Dim Kim's plan to solve the teacher/administration shortage has been started in Mississippi North. By forcing rural schools to go bankrupt, those employees can go to other schools now.

Fvcking genius move from our drunkard Governor.
Apparently she isn't as dumb as she looks?

 

[binsfeldcyhawk2]

Haven't rural schools been shuttering for a few decades now?

More rural Iowa school districts plan to close their doors

Once again, the end of a school year means the end of several school districts in Iowa, continuing a trend seen for decades but one that doesn't get easier for the communities involved.

www.desmoinesregister.com

 

[QChawks]

where they hell is that ?

town of 50 ?

 

[MitchLL]

where they hell is that ?

town of 50 ?

SW part of the State.

Rural districts will be desolving like crazy in the next five years and those kids will be riding a bus for 90 minutes to get to their new school.
And parents will be looking for daycare and babysitters as the need arises.

That ESA account won't cover those costs.

 

[CarolinaHawkeye]

FWIW, I thought they had already combined with Greenfield as part of Nodaway Valley. Maybe that was some other school.

 

[gohawks50]

Haven't rural schools been shuttering for a few decades now?

More rural Iowa school districts plan to close their doors

Once again, the end of a school year means the end of several school districts in Iowa, continuing a trend seen for decades but one that doesn't get easier for the communities involved.

www.desmoinesregister.com

Usually they consolidate with another district, Orient-Macksburg's students will be taken in by nearby school districts.

 

[WDSMHAWK]

Played them in sports when I was in high school, shame they are closing. #CSB #RIPRollingHillsConference #ThanksKim

 

[CaboKP]

Welp, the first domino has fallen.

Orient Macksburg school district will disband after a decision by the local school board.

Dim Kim's plan to solve the teacher/administration shortage has been started in Mississippi North. By forcing rural schools to go bankrupt, those employees can go to other schools now.

Fvcking genius move from our drunkard Governor.
Apparently she isn't as dumb as she looks?

Seems like your head will explode in 1 year when everyone qualifies for ESA. You should probably start taking some meds now to chill out.

 

[gohawks50]

FWIW, I thought they had already combined with Greenfield as part of Nodaway Valley. Maybe that was some other school.

Bridgewater, Fontenelle, and Greenfield are Nodaway Valley.

 

[Jcchawk]

Seems like your head will explode in 1 year when everyone qualifies for ESA. You should probably start taking some meds now to chill out.

Nah he'll stand on the street corner shaking his fist at everyone.

 

[MitchLL]

Seems like your head will explode in 1 year when everyone qualifies for ESA. You should probably start taking some meds now to chill out.

What will happen is I will continue to highlite every closing and every closing will verify my prediction that rural school districts will feel the pain of Dim Kim's legislation.

You won't like it, but anyone with a brain saw this coming.

 

[waterboy4582]

Nah he'll stand on the street corner shaking his fist at everyone.

The amount of dip shit liberals on this board is astounding.

 

[MichaelKeller99]

SW part of the State.

Rural districts will be desolving like crazy in the next five years and those kids will be riding a bus for 90 minutes to get to their new school.
And parents will be looking for daycare and babysitters as the need arises.

That ESA account won't cover those costs.

“Rural districts will be desolving like crazy…”

Are you also a victim of Dim Kim’s war on education?

 

[CaboKP]

What will happen is I will continue to highlite every closing and every closing will verify my prediction that rural school districts will feel the pain of Dim Kim's legislation.

You won't like it, but anyone with a brain saw this coming.

You keep fighting the good fight. You're making a big difference.

 

[TJ8869]

No matter how many times OP uses the terms “Dim Kim” and “Mississippi North,” it always feels just as fresh and original as it did the first 300 times.

 

[MikeyHawk]

Welp, the first domino has fallen.

Orient Macksburg school district will disband after a decision by the local school board.

Dim Kim's plan to solve the teacher/administration shortage has been started in Mississippi North. By forcing rural schools to go bankrupt, those employees can go to other schools now.

Fvcking genius move from our drunkard Governor.
Apparently she isn't as dumb as she looks?

LOL

 

[onlyTheObvious]

Welp, the first domino has fallen.

Orient Macksburg school district will disband after a decision by the local school board.

Dim Kim's plan to solve the teacher/administration shortage has been started in Mississippi North. By forcing rural schools to go bankrupt, those employees can go to other schools now.

Fvcking genius move from our drunkard Governor.
Apparently she isn't as dumb as she looks?

How many students per grade is too few for a Democrat? Please give us a number.

What was/is the Democrat plan to drive job growth to small towns that are not commute distance to big cities? Maybe you can get Grassley on board with a rain forest biodome in Macksburg.

This isn’t about politics. It’s about the fact farms are getting bigger with less people doing it so less support jobs.

You can download a spreadsheet with certified enrollment by district that includes open enrollment in and out.
They have 108 kids total when you add and subtract open enrollment. So divide that by 13 (k-12) and you get 8.3 kids per grade. Now maybe I am doing something wrong but that doesn’t sound sustainable.

 

[BustingNarratives]

Rural districts across the country have been consolidating for 40 years to lower Admin overhead costs.

 

[Kelsers]

The amount of dip shit liberals on this board is astounding.

The number of moronic conservatives on this board is sad.

 

[HawCory]

The amount of dip shit liberals on this board is astounding.

The number of moronic conservatives on this board is sad.

 

[joelbc1]

Usually they consolidate with another district, Orient-Macksburg's students will be taken in by nearby school districts.

Just asking a question but…..how “close” is the next nearest school district in scarcely populated SW Iowa? This is the REAL issue here. Kim’s gifting of tax money to private schools just speeds up this process of closing small school districts. Ironically, the small town school districts overwhelmingly support her and Republicans yet wail at the fact their small town communities are dying on the vine. They blame Culver, instead!

 

[gohawks50]

Just asking a question but…..how “close” is the next nearest school district in scarcely populated SW Iowa? This is the REAL issue here. Kim’s gifting of tax money to private schools just speeds up this process of closing small school districts. Ironically, the small town school districts overwhelmingly support her and Republicans yet wail at the fact their small town communities are dying on the vine. They blame Culver, instead!

I think the closest school districts would be Nodaway Valley, Winterset, East Union, and Creston.

Iowa School Districts 2023-2024

Iowa School Districts as prepared by the Iowa Department of Education

geodata.iowa.gov

 

[IIowaFarmBoy]

Some of the small schools need to go. Iowa has a lot of dying communities. Small schools can't give all support services. Many kids don't ride buses anyway and that's a weak argument. Labor shortages are also an issue. It's time.

 

[joelbc1]

I think the closest school districts would be Nodaway Valley, Winterset, East Union, and Creston.

Iowa School Districts 2023-2024

Iowa School Districts as prepared by the Iowa Department of Education

geodata.iowa.gov

How long if a bus ride? How far by car?

 

[gohawks50]

How long if a bus ride? How far by car?

Not sure. I do know that current Iowa law restricts the amount of time students can ride the bus to 75 minutes for high school pupils or 60 minutes for elementary pupils.

 

[Obviously Oblivious]

Remote learning (or home schooling) is on the horizon for many of these students, it's just a matter of when, not if. Will they bitch about it even though there isn't a pandemic causing it?

These rural districts could use some supplemental funding in the meantime for their skyrocketing transportation costs. That private voucher money would sure be handy in contributing to that.

 

[joelbc1]

Not sure. I do know that current Iowa law restricts the amount of time students can ride the bus to 75 minutes for high school pupils or 60 minutes for elementary pupils.

Iowa winters….
But then, I bet there will be private schools popping up all over SW Iowa to take these closing schools place…. Just like Kim planned, right?

 

[Whiskeydeltadeltatango]

Iowa winters….
But then, I bet there will be private schools popping up all over SW Iowa to take these closing schools place…. Just like Kim planned, right?

One can only assume OP will be creating celebratory post as they do.

 

[Jerome Silberman]

Nah he'll stand on the street corner shaking his fist at everyone.

Is that better or worse than whistling past the graveyard?

 

[General Tso]

Welp, the first domino has fallen.

Orient Macksburg school district will disband after a decision by the local school board.

Dim Kim's plan to solve the teacher/administration shortage has been started in Mississippi North. By forcing rural schools to go bankrupt, those employees can go to other schools now.

Fvcking genius move from our drunkard Governor.
Apparently she isn't as dumb as she looks?

Yes, this is the first domino of small school districts closing.

 

[Tom Paris]

Just asking a question but…..how “close” is the next nearest school district in scarcely populated SW Iowa? This is the REAL issue here. Kim’s gifting of tax money to private schools just speeds up this process of closing small school districts. Ironically, the small town school districts overwhelmingly support her and Republicans yet wail at the fact their small town communities are dying on the vine. They blame Culver, instead!

Pine laughed so you know you nailed it on this topic.

 

[Tom Paris]

Remote learning (or home schooling) is on the horizon for many of these students, it's just a matter of when, not if. Will they bitch about it even though there isn't a pandemic causing it?

These rural districts could use some supplemental funding in the meantime for their skyrocketing transportation costs. That private voucher money would sure be handy in contributing to that.

Again, "You're lucky you got 2%!" - Kim Reynolds to a small town superintendent.

She doesn't give a shit about public education in this state. She proves it over and over.

 

[IIowaFarmBoy]

Pine laughed so you know you nailed it on this topic.

Says the guy who supported the post on it being cool for a teen to be raped by a teacher.

 

[ICWestfan]

“Rural districts will be desolving like crazy…”

Are you also a victim of Dim Kim’s war on education?

He likes to complain, but never tries to solve anything.

 

[joelbc1]

One can only assume OP will be creating celebratory post as they do.

You can assume all you want whiskey…please do and celebrate your Free Dumb to do so.

 

[Jan Itor]

Welp, the first domino has fallen.

Orient Macksburg school district will disband after a decision by the local school board.

Dim Kim's plan to solve the teacher/administration shortage has been started in Mississippi North. By forcing rural schools to go bankrupt, those employees can go to other schools now.

Fvcking genius move from our drunkard Governor.
Apparently she isn't as dumb as she looks?

This isn’t a new thing.

 

[MitchLL]

One can only assume OP will be creating celebratory post as they do.

Fvcking right, I will.

To prove us "libs" saw this coming with legislation from the numpties in the Republican Party.

Truth hurts.

 

[MitchLL]

He likes to complain, but never tries to solve anything.

How do I solve anything in a State controlled by Republicans?

I'll hang up and listen. The only thing I can do is vote against the GOP every two years.

 

[Tom Paris]

This isn’t a new thing.

It's not a NEW thing. It also isn't a GOOD thing for the students. School closings generally aren't in the students' best interests. It's about the dollar. Always about the dollar.

 

[Jan Itor]

How do I solve anything in a State controlled by Republicans?

I'll hang up and listen. The only thing I can do is vote against the GOP every two years.

Colfax/Mingo. Bondurant/Farrar, Etc…. I’ll hang up and listen.