Riverside Community School District

Riverside Community School District is a school district headquartered in Carson, Iowa,[1] within the district's grade 3-5 facility.[2]

The district, entirely in Pottawattamie County, serves Carson, Oakland, and Macedonia.[3]

History

The district formed on July 1, 1993 with the merger of the Carson-Macedonia and Oakland districts.[4]

Circa 2004 Jim Sutton became the superintendent.[5] Before 2012 the district attempted to get two school bonds to replace the high school but voters rejected both measures. Sutton in 2012 asked voters to accept another proposal.[6] A bond valued $15.1 million finally passed in June 2013, with Sutton expressing gratitude. 1,096 voters, including 367 absentee voters approved the measure; as there were 1,805 voters total, including 501 absentee voters, the approval percentage was slightly higher than the 60% necessary to pass the bond.[7]

Sutton left his position in 2016 to work at the Belle Plaine Unified School District 357, citing proximity to his family.[8] Timothy Mitchell, previously the superintendent of Rapid City Area Schools, became superintendent of Riverside in 2016.[5]

The district had 680 students in 2016.[9]

Schools

The Grade PK-2 school (previously Riverside North Elementary School) is in Oakland,[10] The Grade 3-5 school is in Carson, in the former Riverside Intermediate School.[2]

The Riverside grade 6-12 Middle-High School is south of Oakland in an unincorporated area,[11] in proximity to the junction of Highway 6 and Highway 59.[12] The district began building this in April 2014, which had delays due to summer weather.[13] Previously the high school was in the city of Oakland.[14]

Previously there was a 4-5 school in Macedonia.[15]

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References
  1. "Home". Riverside Community School District. Retrieved 2020-03-27. Riverside Community School District 330 Pleasant St.Carson, IA 51525
  2. "Riverside Grade 3-5 Elementary-Carson Contact Information". Riverside Community School District. Retrieved 2020-03-27. The Riverside Grade 3-5 Elementary-Carson is located at 330 Pleasant St. in Carson, IA. - The name "Riverside Intermediate School" appears in the image.
  3. "Riverside" (PDF). Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
  4. "REORGANIZATION & DISSOLUTION ACTIONS SINCE 1965-66" (PDF). Iowa Department of Education. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-02-09. Retrieved 2020-03-22.
  5. Stewart, Scott (2016-04-08). "Riverside names Mitchell as next superintendent". Daily Non Pareil. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  6. "Riverside Superintendent Pleads For New School". KETV. 2012-03-11. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  7. "Riverside School District Bond Passes *Updated*". KJAN. 2013-06-26. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  8. Sidzyik, Krystal (2016-12-23). "Riverside superintendent Sutton leaves for Kansas district". The Daily Nonpareil. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  9. Stewart, Scott (2016-02-11). "Sutton leaving Riverside to be closer to grandchildren". The Daily Nonpareil. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  10. "Riverside Grade PK-2 Elementary School-Oakland". Riverside Community School District. Retrieved 2020-03-27. The Riverside Grade PK-2 Elementary School-Oakland is located at 708 Glass St. Oakland, IA. - The name "Riverside North" name came from the image in the website.
  11. "Grade 6-12 Middle/High School". Riverside Community School District. Retrieved 2020-03-27. Riverside Grade 6-12 Middle/High School is located at 18997 Hwy 59 in Oakland, Iowa.
  12. Peterson, Mike (2013-12-05). "Planning continues for Riverside's new school". KMA Land. Retrieved 2020-03-29. - KMA Land is for 960 AM and 99.1 FM.
  13. Peterson, Mike (2014-08-11). "Summer rains slow Riverside school project". KMA Land. Retrieved 2020-03-29. - KMA Land is for 960 AM and 99.1 FM.
  14. "High School". Riverside Community School District. 2002-12-08. Archived from the original on 2002-12-08. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
  15. "History". Riverside Community School District. 2000-06-19. Archived from the original on 2000-06-19. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
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