North Fayette Community School District

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North Fayette Community School District was a school district headquartered in West Union, Iowa.

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The district is located in sections of Fayette County, and served West Union, Fayette, and Hawkeye. [1]

History

On July 1, 1984, the Fayette School District merged into the North Fayette School District. [2]

The merger vote for North Fayette and Valley was scheduled for Tuesday February 7, 2017. [3] The North Fayette district residents voted in favor of the merger on a 504–17, or 97% in favor, while the Valley residents voted in favor on a 326-30 basis, or 92% in favor. [4] On July 1, 2018, it merged into the Valley district to form the North Fayette Valley Community School District. [2] The two districts together had one middle school and one high school. [3] [5]

In 2013, the North Fayette Community School District merged with the Valley Community School District to form the North Fayette Valley Community School District . [6] This consolidation was part of a broader trend in Iowa, where rural school districts combined resources to better serve students despite declining enrollments and budgetary constraints.[ citation needed ] The merger aimed to optimize educational opportunities, maintain a broad curriculum, and enhance extracurricular activities for students from both districts. [7]

Schools

At one point the district had three elementary schools, one each in Fayette, Hawkeye, and West Union, as well as one middle school and one high school. [8]

At a later period the district operated three schools: North Fayette Elementary School in Hawkeye, North Fayette Middle School in Fayette, and North Fayette High School in West Union. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "North Fayette." Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved on July 29, 2018.
  2. 1 2 "REORGANIZATION & DISSOLUTION ACTIONS SINCE 1965-66." Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved on July 29, 2018.
  3. 1 2 Fickau, Ethan (2017-02-02). "Staff and students weigh in on North Fayette Valley district merge". KCRG . Retrieved 2018-07-29. But the two districts are still separate and now a vote next week will determine if they will formally merge or not.[...]The vote will take place on Tuesday from noon to 8 p.m.
  4. ↑ "Voters approve N. Fayette-Valley merger, offer mixed results on school bonds". KCRG. 2017-02-07. Retrieved 2018-07-29.
  5. ↑ "We Are North Fayette Valley". North Fayette Valley Community Schools. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
  6. ↑ Wind, Andrew (2018-07-01). "North Fayette Valley school district merger takes effect Sunday". Waterloo Courier . Retrieved 2018-07-29.
  7. ↑ "Back to the future for NF graduates | Union Echo Leader". fayettecountynewspapers.com. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
  8. ↑ Home. North Fayette Community School District. September 29, 2002. Retrieved on July 29, 2018.
  9. ↑ "North Fayette." Keystone Area Education Agency 1. May 29, 2012. Retrieved on July 29, 2018.
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