Central Springs Community School District

Central Springs Community School District is a school district headquartered in Manly, Iowa.[2] The district is located in sections of Cerro Gordo, Floyd, Mitchell, and Worth counties. It serves Manly, Nora Springs, Hanlontown, Plymouth, and Rock Falls.[3]

Central Springs Community School District
Location
Manly, Iowa Cerro Gordo, Floyd, Mitchell, and Worth counties United States
Coordinates	43.286108, -93.196035
District information
Type	Local school district
Grades	K-12
Established	2011
Superintendent	Darwin Lehmann
Schools	4
Budget	$11,338,000 (2015-16)[1]
NCES District ID	1920760 [1]
Students and staff
Students	777 (2018-19) [1]
Teachers	56.21 FTE [1]
Staff	68.45 FTE [1]
Student–teacher ratio	13.82 [1]
Athletic conference	Top of Iowa Conference
District mascot	Panthers
Colors	Royal Blue and Black
Other information
Website	www.centralsprings.net

History

The district was established on July 1, 2011, by the merger of North Central Community School District and Nora Springs–Rock Falls Community School District.[4] The vote to merge the districts, held on September 14, 2010,[5] was successful, with North Central voters doing so on a 431–63 (85.35%) basis and Nora Springs–Rock Falls voters doing so on a 437–262 (59.95%) basis.[6] These two districts had, since 2007, enacted a whole grade sharing program.[7]

"Central Springs" was chosen as the name of the consolidated district as the grade-shared secondary schools already used that name.[8] The projected enrollment of the combined school district upon its tentative formation was 850.[9]

Schools

• Central Springs High School (Manly)
  • The school colors are royal blue and black, with the former from North Central and the latter from Nora Springs–Rock Falls. The school wanted a mascot showing strength, so the panther was chosen as the mascot.[10]
• Central Springs Middle School (Nora Springs)
• Manly Elementary School
• Nora Springs Elementary School

In 2015, the grade distribution was PK-4 at the elementary level, 5–8 at the middle school level, and 9–12 at the high school level. By 2015, the enrollment had declined further, so the district was considering whether or how to reconfigure grade levels.[11]

Central Springs High School

Athletics

The Panthers participate in the Top of Iowa Conference in the following sports:[12]

• Football
• Cross Country
• Volleyball
• Basketball
• Bowling
• Wrestling
• Golf
• Track and Field
• Baseball
• Softball

References

1. "Central Springs Comm School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
2. Home. Central Springs Community School District. Retrieved on January 6, 2019. "DISTRICT OFFICE [...] 105 S. East Street [...] Manly, IA 50456"
3. "Central Springs Archived 2018-04-27 at the Wayback Machine." Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved on January 6, 2019.
4. "REORGANIZATION & DISSOLUTION ACTIONS SINCE 1965-66 Archived 2019-02-09 at the Wayback Machine." Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved on January 6, 2019.
5. "Central Springs merger vote Sept. 14". Globe Gazette. 2010-07-22. Retrieved 2019-01-06.
6. Buehner, Kristin (2010-09-14). "Six school districts merge into three after voting". Globe Gazette. Retrieved 2019-01-06.
7. Nicklay, Deb (2010-06-19). "Public hearing June 22 for merger of Central Springs". Globe Gazette. Retrieved 2019-01-06.
8. Bird, Laura (2009-12-16). "Merged school district to be called Central Springs". WCF Courier. Retrieved 2019-01-06.
9. Nicklay, Deb (2010-06-21). "School merger on docket". WCF Courier. Retrieved 2019-01-13.
10. "Central Springs looks like a winner already (Globe Gazette Editorial)". Globe Gazette. 2007-01-26. Retrieved 2019-01-06.
11. Miller, Ashley (2015-01-16). "Central Springs considers building changes". Globe Gazette. Retrieved 2019-01-06.
12. "Top of Iowa Conference". Top of Iowa Conference. Retrieved 2020-08-11.

External links

• Central Springs Community School District