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Anthon-Oto Community School District was a school district headquartered in Anthon, Iowa.[1] The district, in Woodbury County, served Anthon and Oto.[2]

History

The Anthon and Oto school districts consolidated in 1959 to form the Anthon-Oto district. Each city had one campus; both cities had elementary grades, Oto had grades 7-8 for junior high school, and Anthon had grades 9-12 for senior high school. A fire destroyed the Anton campus on Wednesday, December 29, 1965. A new secondary school in Anton was dedicated on September 29, 1968.[3] The elementary grades were consolidated to Oto in 1974. A new elementary school replacing the Oto school was built in Anthon from fall 1980 until the opening on August 27, 1981; it was connected to the secondary building.[4]

Circa 1993 the district began whole grade-sharing with the Maple Valley Community School District; the two districts sent their own children to each other's schools, with each operating its own elementary school, Anthon-Oto operating the middle school, and Maple Valley operating the high school. The two districts also shared superintendents, teachers, and athletic facilities. In 2010 Anthon-Oto had about 250 students while Maple Valley had about 505 students.[5]

The first merger election between the two districts came in 2005. Maple Valley voters favored the deal but Anthon-Oto voters turned it down, partly due to fear of being politically dominated by the larger Maple Valley and also because they were unwilling to pay for a new high school in the Maple Valley area. The second merger was scheduled for February 1, 2011.[5] On July 1, 2012 Anthon-Oto merged with Maple Valley to form the Maple Valley Anthon-Oto Community School District.[6]

References

  1. ^ "2010-11 Northwest AEA Schools & Services Directory." Northwest Area Education Agency. Retrieved on July 17, 2018. p. 34 (PDF p. 17/51). "Administrative Offices Box E 110 West Division Anthon, Iowa 51004"
  2. ^ "Anthon-Oto Community School District." Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved on July 16, 2018. Detail map of Anthon.
  3. ^ Anthon history page 2. Maple Valley Community School District. March 5, 2001. Retrieved on July 16, 2018.
  4. ^ Anthon history page 3. Maple Valley Community School District. March 5, 2001. Retrieved on July 16, 2018.
  5. ^ a b Linck, Michele (2010-11-28). "School consolidation". Sioux City Journal. Retrieved 2018-07-16.
  6. ^ "REORGANIZATION & DISSOLUTION ACTIONS SINCE 1965-66 Archived 2019-02-09 at the Wayback Machine." Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved on July 20, 2018.
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