Valentine Community Schools

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Valentine Community Schools (ID # 16-0006-000) is a school district headquartered in Valentine, Nebraska.

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The district has over 6,000 square miles (16,000 km2) of area. Rhode Island has an area that would be within the Valentine school district boundary. [1]

Most of the district is in Cherry County, where it includes Valentine, Crookston, and Wood Lake. [2] A small portion of the district is in Brown County. [3]

History

It was established in 2006 as the merger of Valentine City Schools and various rural districts, namely Ballard Marsh Public School, Boardman Creek Public School, Carver Public School, Crookston Public School, Cutcomb Lake Public School, District 45 Cherry County, District 83 Cherry County, Elsmere Public School, Evergreen Public School, Goose Creek Public School, Hart Lake Public School, Kewanee Public School, Merriman Public School, Simeon Public School, Sparks Public School, Willow Valley Public School, and Wood Lake Public School. [4]

Jamie Isom served as superintendent until her retirement, scheduled for June 30, 2020. [5] In 2019 the school board designated Mike Halley, previously principal of Scottsbluff Senior High School, as Isom's replacement. [6]

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References

  1. "Rural Schools". Valentine Community Schools. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  2. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Cherry County, NE" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  3. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Brown County, NE" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  4. "SCHOOL FINANCE AND ORGANIZATION SERVICES CUMULATIVE DISTRICT DISSOLUTIONS - 1990/91 thru 2021/22" (PDF). Nebraska Department of Education. pp. 14–18. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
  5. "Dr. Jamie Isom to retire at Valentine Community Schools". KVSH. October 15, 2019. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  6. Brant, Lauren (December 23, 2019). "SHS Principal Mike Halley named Valentine schools superintendent". Star Herald . Retrieved November 29, 2022.
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