Lineville–Clio Community School District

Former school district in Lineville, Iowa

Lineville–Clio Community School District (L-C) was a school district headquartered in Lineville, Iowa, United States.^[1] It served Lineville and Clio.

Its schools included Lineville Elementary School and Lineville High School.^[1]

History

The district originated from a school built in Lineville in 1850. The ACL district, which had schools in Allerton and Lineville, formed with the consolidation of Clio, Lineville, and Allerton school districts, occurring between 1962 and 1966. Allerton de-merged from ACL and merged into the Wayne Community School District in 1967.^[2] The name was changed from ACL to Lineville–Clio on July 1, 1987.^[3]

In 1995 the district had 115 students, making it the school district in the state with the lowest enrollment, and sixteen faculty members who worked full time.^[4]

The final elementary school building of the district opened in 2004.^[2]

The district decided to wind down in 2010, with students moved to Wayne Community School District and/or Mormon Trail Community School District. Lineville Elementary was not closed at that time.^[5] The Lineville–Clio merger with Wayne was effective July 1, 2011.^[3]

Operations

In 1995, it had an agreement with the Fremont Community School District and the Russell Community School District to have a single superintendent.^[4]

Campus

Its school building was constructed of brick circa 1915. In 1995 Mark Siebert of the Des Moines Register described the school building as "decaying".^[4]

Curriculum

In 1995, Lineville-Clio students taking Spanish classes did so at the North Mercer School District in Mercer, Missouri.^[4]

Athletics

In 1995, students played on athletic teams at Mormon Trail High School in Humeston, Iowa, including its American football and volleyball teams.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "Lineville-Clio Community School District." Southern Prairie Area Education Agency 15. Retrieved on June 19, 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Lineville-Clio School." Newsletter of the Wayne County Historical Society. March 2010. p. 3. Retrieved on June 19, 2018.
^ ^a ^b "REORGANIZATION & DISSOLUTION ACTIONS SINCE 1965-66." Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved on July 20, 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Siebert, Mark (1995-09-17). "Survival of the littlest". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. pp. 1B, 8B. - See clippings of first and of second pages at Newspapers.com.
^ Clark, Willa (2010-02-01). "Lineville-Clio School crowns final Homecoming royalty". Corydon Times-Republican. Retrieved 2018-06-19.

External links

Lineville-Clio Community School District at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
Clark, Willa (2009-11-16). "Lineville-Clio School receives public input". Corydon Times-Republican.

Defunct school districts in Iowa since 1965–1966

Most of the districts were merged after public votes. Dissolutions, most also the result of public votes, are in italics, and involuntary dissolutions done by the Iowa State Board of Education are marked with asterisks (*).

1960s