42°09′40″N 95°47′21″W / 42.161146°N 95.789137°W
| Maple Valley-Anthon Oto Community School District | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
| United States | |
| Coordinates | 42.161146, -95.789137 |
| District information | |
| Type | Local school district |
| Grades | K-12 |
| Established | 2012 |
| Superintendent | Jeff Thelander |
| Schools | 2 |
| Budget | $11,265,000 (2020-21)[1] |
| NCES District ID | 1918480[1] |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 653 (2022-23)[1] |
| Teachers | 56.42 FTE[1] |
| Staff | 56.68 FTE[1] |
| Student–teacher ratio | 11.57[1] |
| Athletic conference | Western Valley Activities Conference |
| District mascot | Rams |
| Colors | Maroon, Gold, and Black |
| Other information | |
| Website | www |
Maple Valley-Anthon Oto Community School District, or Maple Valley-Anthon Oto Community Schools, is a rural public school district headquartered in Mapleton, Iowa. It includes sections of Monona County and Woodbury County with small areas in Ida, and Crawford counties. It serves the towns of Mapleton, Anthon, Oto, Castana, Danbury, Rodney, and the surrounding rural areas, including the unincorporated area of Ticonic.[2][3]
History
editIt was established on July 1, 2012, from the merger of the Anthon–Oto Community School District and the Maple Valley Community School District.[4] The vote for merging the districts was scheduled for February 1, 2011.[5]
From 2005 until 2015 what is now known as MVAO and the MVAO of 2015 lost a total of 178 students.[6] Due to the decline in enrollments, in January 2017 the MVAO district and the Charter Oak–Ute Community School District entered into a grade-sharing arrangement in which one district sends its students to another district for certain grade levels. As a result, the Charter Oak–Ute high school closed.[7] MVAO High School was renamed MVAOCOU High School. Charter Oak–Ute will pay MVAO tuition costs.[6]
Jeff Thelander has been the superintendent since 2019.[8]
Schools
editThe district operates four schools:[1]
- Anthon Elementary School
- Mapleton Elementary School
- MVAO Middle School
- MVAOCOU High School
MVAOCOU High School
editAthletics
editThe Rams compete in the Western Valley Activities Conference in the following sports:[9]
- Cross Country
- Volleyball
- Football
- Basketball
- Track and Field
- Golf
- Baseball
- Softball
Activities
editThe Rams also partake in other activities, such as Quiz Bowl.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f g "Maple Valley-Anthon Oto Comm School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
- ^ "MAPLE VALLEY-ANTHON OTO" (PDF). Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
- ^ Woodward, Susan. "Ticonic Independent School District." Maple Valley Community School District. December 1997. Retrieved on July 16, 2018. Note that the Ticonic district was absorbed by Mapleton in 1955, which in turn became a part of Maple Valley in 1961, and that in turn became a part of MVAO in 2012.
- ^ "REORGANIZATION & DISSOLUTION ACTION SINCE 1965-66" (PDF). Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
- ^ Linck, Michele (November 28, 2010). "School consolidation". Sioux City Journal. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
- ^ a b Gallagher, Tim (February 12, 2017). "GALLAGHER: Enrollment decline fuels high school sharing pact". Sioux City Journal. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
- ^ Gallagher, Tim (May 9, 2017). "GALLAGHER: Bobcats bid farewell to Charter Oak-Ute". Sioux City Journal. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
- ^ "Jeffrey Thelander hired as MVAO's new Superintendent". The Mapleton Press. February 28, 2019. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
- ^ "Western Valley Conference". Western Valley Activities Conference. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
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