Graettinger–Terril Community School District
43°14′11″N 94°45′18″W / 43.236389°N 94.755097°W
| Graettinger–Terril Community School District | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
| United States | |
| Coordinates | 43.236389, -94.755097 |
| District information | |
| Type | Local school district |
| Grades | K–12 |
| Established | 2010 |
| Superintendent | Marshall Lewis |
| Schools | 3 |
| Budget | $7,251,000 (2020-21)[1] |
| NCES District ID | 1912810[1] |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 354 (2022-23)[1] |
| Teachers | 32.23 FTE[1] |
| Staff | 41.81 FTE[1] |
| Student–teacher ratio | 10.98[1] |
| Athletic conference | Twin Lakes |
| District mascot | Titans |
| Colors | Purple, Black and Silver |
| Other information | |
| Website | www |
Graettinger–Terril Community School District (G-T) is a rural public school district in Iowa, with campuses in Graettinger and Terril. The district lies within four counties: Clay, Dickinson, Emmet, and Palo Alto.[2]
In 2013, the district had 329 students.[3]
History
[edit]It was established on July 1, 2010, as a consolidation of the Graettinger Community School District and the Terril Community School District.[4]
In 2011, the district and the Ruthven-Ayrshire Community School District agreed to do athletic team sharing.[5] In 2013 the district and the Ruthven-Ayrshire agreed to a partial-day sharing arrangement in that high school students may spend portions of their school days at each campus for certain courses. They began discussing the idea in October 2012.[6] They had discussed the possibility of whole grade-sharing, but Ruthven-Ayrshire canceled those talks in January 2013, stating that it wanted to have its own students in its own high school.[7]
On September 12, 2017, there was a $9.61 bond election for improvements in the Graettinger and Terril buildings, with a security entrance for the latter and classroom improvements for the former.[8]
An election for a $9.7 million bond, held on April 3, 2018,[9] and requiring 60% or more of the voters to approve, was for a regulation gymnasium and industrial arts and science classrooms at the high school facility. It was approved on a 658-410 (61.6%) basis, with Graettinger voters voting 404–108 (78.9%) in favor, Terril voters opposing it by 195–111 (36.3% in favor), and absentee ballots favoring it on a 143–101 (57.2%) basis.[10]
Schools
[edit]The district operates three schools:[1]
- Graettinger–Terril Elementary School, Terril
- Graettinger–Terril Middle School, Graettinger
- Graettinger–Terril High School, Graettinger
Graettinger–Terril High School
[edit]Athletics
[edit]The Titans compete in the Twin Lakes Conference in the following sports as G-T/R-A:[11]
- Cross country
- Volleyball
- Football
- Basketball
- Wrestling
- Track and field
- Golf
- Baseball
- Softball
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g "Graettinger-Terril Comm School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
- ^ "Graettinger-Terril Archived 2018-04-27 at the Wayback Machine." Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved on January 18, 2019.
- ^ "Iowa School District Profiles Graettinger-Terril." Iowa State University Iowa Community Indicators Program (ICIP) Department of Economics, June 2013. Retrieved on January 18, 2019.
- ^ "REORGANIZATION & DISSOLUTION ACTIONS SINCE 1965-66." Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved on January 17, 2019.
- ^ Voigt, Dan (December 18, 2012). "School Sharing Talks End Abruptly". Emmetsburg Reporter/Democrat. Archived from the original on January 17, 2019. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
- ^ Padilla, Kate (February 25, 2013). "R-A agrees to G-T sharing agreement". Spencer Daily Reporter. Archived from the original on January 17, 2019. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
- ^ Hurley, Brandon (January 2, 2013). "R--A school district decides to go with Emmetsburg". Dickinson County News. Archived from the original on January 18, 2019. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
- ^ "Voters In Graettinger-Terril School District To Vote Sept. 12th On $9.61 Million Bond Issue". Explore Okoboji (KUOO/Y100.1/Q192, KKQJ, Extreme Country 105.7 FM). August 16, 2017. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
- ^ Boyes, Seth (March 27, 2018). "Graettinger-Terril bond to hit ballot". Dickinson County News. Archived from the original on January 19, 2019. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
- ^ Mitchell, Russ (April 3, 2018). "G-T voters pass $9.7M bond issue". Dickinson County News. Archived from the original on January 17, 2019. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
- ^ "Twin Lakes Conference". Twin Lakes Conference. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
Further reading
[edit]- "Special Election for Graettinger-Terril Community School District". Palo Alto County, Iowa. February 28, 2018.