Central Springs Community School District

{{Short description|Public school district in Manly, Iowa, United States}}

{{coord|43.286108|-93.196035|region:US-IA_type:edu|display=title}}

{{Infobox school district

|name = Central Springs Community School District

|logo = File:Central_Springs_CSD_logo.png

|motto =

|type = Local school district

|grades = K-12

|established = 2011

|closed =

|location = Manly, Iowa

|region = Cerro Gordo, Floyd, Mitchell, and Worth counties

|country = United States

|coordinates = 43.286108, -93.196035

|superintendent = Darwin Lehmann

|schools = 4

|budget = $12,759,000 (2020-21){{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=1920760&DistrictID=1920760|title=Central Springs Comm School District|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|access-date=May 21, 2024}}

|us_nces_district_id = 1920760

|students = 813 (2022-23)

|teachers = 55.46 FTE

|staff = 68.91 FTE

|ratio = 14.66

|conference = Top of Iowa Conference

|mascot = Panthers

|colors = Royal Blue and Black
{{Color box|royalblue|border=darkgray}} {{Color box|black}}

|website = {{URL|http://www.centralsprings.net/}}

}}

Central Springs Community School District is a rural, public school district headquartered in Manly, Iowa.[http://www.centralsprings.net/ Home]. Central Springs Community School District. Retrieved on January 6, 2019. "DISTRICT OFFICE [...] 105 S. East Street [...] Manly, IA 50456" The district is located in sections of Cerro Gordo, Floyd, Mitchell, and Worth counties. It serves Manly, Nora Springs, Hanlontown, Plymouth, and Rock Falls.{{cite web|url=https://educateiowa.gov/sites/files/ed/documents/FY20_CENTRAL%20SPRINGS_1.pdf|title=Central Springs|publisher=Iowa Department of Education|accessdate=2020-09-25}}

History

The district was established on July 1, 2011, by the merger of North Central Community School District and Nora Springs–Rock Falls Community School District."[https://www.educateiowa.gov/sites/files/ed/documents/District%20Reorganization%20History%20final.pdf REORGANIZATION & DISSOLUTION ACTIONS SINCE 1965-66] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209124738/https://www.educateiowa.gov/sites/files/ed/documents/District%20Reorganization%20History%20final.pdf |date=2019-02-09 }}." Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved on January 6, 2019. The vote to merge the districts, held on September 14, 2010,{{cite news |url=https://globegazette.com/news/local/central-springs-merger-vote-sept/article_0626b600-95d3-11df-9e7a-001cc4c002e0.html|title=Central Springs merger vote Sept. 14 |newspaper=Globe Gazette|date=2010-07-22|accessdate=2019-01-06}} was successful, with North Central voters doing so on a 431–63 (85.35%) basis and Nora Springs–Rock Falls voters doing so on a 437–262 (59.95%) basis.{{cite news |author=Buehner, Kristin|url=https://globegazette.com/news/local/article_e5db817e-c083-11df-81a2-001cc4c002e0.html|title=Six school districts merge into three after voting|newspaper=Globe Gazette|date=2010-09-14|accessdate=2019-01-06}} These two districts had, since 2007, enacted a whole grade sharing program.{{cite news |author=Nicklay, Deb|url=https://globegazette.com/news/local/public-hearing-june-for-merger-of-central-springs/article_74e82dfe-7b65-11df-90b7-001cc4c03286.html|title=Public hearing June 22 for merger of Central Springs|newspaper=Globe Gazette|date=2010-06-19|accessdate=2019-01-06}}

"Central Springs" was chosen as the name of the consolidated district as the grade-shared secondary schools already used that name.{{cite news |author=Bird, Laura|url=https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/merged-school-district-to-be-called-central-springs/article_e8c47976-ea5b-11de-96f1-001cc4c002e0.html|title=Merged school district to be called Central Springs |newspaper=WCF Courier |date=2009-12-16|accessdate=2019-01-06}} The projected enrollment of the combined school district upon its tentative formation was 850.{{cite news |author=Nicklay, Deb|url=https://wcfcourier.com/news/local/school-merger-on-docket/article_ac8b44e2-50aa-5da5-9c29-8791238f05e7.html|title=School merger on docket |newspaper=WCF Courier|date=2010-06-21|accessdate=2019-01-13}}

Schools

Central Springs High School (Manly)
The school colors are royal blue and black, with the former from North Central and the latter from Nora Springs–Rock Falls. The school wanted a mascot showing strength, so the panther was chosen as the mascot.{{cite news |url=http://globegazette.com/news/opinion/central-springs-looks-like-a-winner-already-globe-gazette-editorial/article_43d33995-79b1-51d3-9e33-8b393edcf883.html|title=Central Springs looks like a winner already (Globe Gazette Editorial) |newspaper=Globe Gazette|date=2007-01-26|accessdate=2019-01-06}}
Central Springs Middle School (Nora Springs)
Manly Elementary School
Nora Springs Elementary School

In 2015, the grade distribution was PK-4 at the elementary level, 5–8 at the middle school level, and 9–12 at the high school level. By 2015, the enrollment had declined further, so the district was considering whether or how to reconfigure grade levels.{{cite news |author=Miller, Ashley|url=http://globegazette.com/news/local/central-springs-considers-building-changes/article_4a53501c-8e9a-57e9-ae7d-067a2bc7a2b3.html|title=Central Springs considers building changes |newspaper=Globe Gazette|date=2015-01-16|accessdate=2019-01-06}}

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==Athletics==

The Panthers participate in the Top of Iowa Conference in the following sports:{{cite web|url=https://www.topofiowaconference.org/|title=Top of Iowa Conference|publisher=Top of Iowa Conference|access-date=2020-08-11}}