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Burlington Community School District (BCSD) is a school district headquartered in Burlington, Iowa. Entirely in Des Moines County, it serves Burlington and Middletown, as well as residences in the western portion of West Burlington.[1][2]

History

School District No. 2 of the Township of Burlington was established on March 29, 1849 when 63% of voters at Congregational Church agreed to create it. The first school built with taxpayer money, with construction in the period 1851–1852, was North Hill School.[3]

Schools

Burlington High School

- Principal David Keane

  • Aldo Leopold Middle School

- Principal Mark Yeoman

  • Edward Stone Middle School

- Principal Angela Butler Primary:

  • Black Hawk Elementary School
  • Corse Elementary School
  • Grimes Elementary School
  • North Hill Elementary School
  • Sunnyside Elementary School

Former schools

At one time the district had 15 elementary schools and three middle schools, but the board of education decided to enact a "Newer and Fewer" school consolidation program, in which new school buildings opened with each replacing multiple older schools.[4]

Middle schools:[5]

  • James Madison Middle School - Jane Evans, the superintendent as of 2012, stated that the lack of total air conditioning and lower ceilings made it outdated.[4]
  • Horace Mann Middle School
  • Oak Street Middle School

Elementary schools:[5]

  • Central Avenue Elementary School
  • Perkins Elementary School
  • Prospect Hill Elementary School
  • Salter Elementary School
  • Washington Elementary School

References

  1. ^ "Burlington." Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved on September 16, 2018.
  2. ^ "Zoning Map." West Burlington. Retrieved on September 16, 2018.
  3. ^ "History." Burlington Community School District. August 19, 1999. Retrieved on September 16, 2018.
  4. ^ a b Parrott, Jason (2012-05-31). "Four Southeast Iowa School Buildings Closing". Tri States Public Radio. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
  5. ^ a b "SCHOOLS.HTML". Burlington Community School District. 1998-12-03. Archived from the original on 1998-12-03. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
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