Collins–Maxwell Community School District

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

{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}

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{{Infobox school district

|name = Collins–Maxwell Community School District

|logo = File:Collins-Maxwell_logo.png

|motto =

|type = Local school district

|grades = K–12

|established = 1983

|closed =

|location = Maxwell, Iowa

|region = Story, Jasper, Marshall, and Polk counties

|country = United States

|coordinates = 41.890678, -93.397365

|superintendent = Mark Snavely

|schools = 2

|budget = $7,156,000 (2020-21){{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=1907900&DistrictID=1907900|title=Collins-Maxwell Comm School District |publisher=National Center for Education Statistics |access-date=June 29, 2024}}

|us_nces_district_id = 1907900

|students = 412 (2022-23)

|teachers = 37.03 FTE

|staff = 30.18 FTE

|ratio = 11.13

|conference = Iowa Star Conference

|mascot = Spartans

|colors = Black, blue and silver
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|website = {{URL|https://cmspartans.org}}

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Collins–Maxwell Community School District (C-M) is a rural public school district headquartered in Maxwell, Iowa. It operates Collins–Maxwell Elementary School and Collins–Maxwell Middle School-High School, located in Collins and Maxwell, respectively.{{cite web|url=https://www.collins-maxwell.k12.ia.us/contact|title=Contact|publisher=Collins–Maxwell Community School District|accessdate=2020-03-24|quote=Collins-Maxwell CSD 400 Metcalf Street Maxwell, IA 50161 [...] Collins-Maxwell MS-HS 400 Metcalf Street Maxwell, IA 50161 [...] Collins-Maxwell Elementary 416 4th Avenue Collins, IA 50055}}

The district occupies portions of Story, Jasper, Marshall, and Polk counties. The district serves Collins, Maxwell, and the surrounding rural areas.{{cite web|url=https://educateiowa.gov/sites/files/ed/documents/FY20_COLLINS-MAXWELL.pdf|title=Collins-Maxwell|publisher=Iowa Department of Education|accessdate=2020-03-24}}

History

The district formed on July 1, 1983, as a merger of the former Collins Community and Maxwell Community School districts.school districts.{{cite web|url=https://www.educateiowa.gov/sites/files/ed/documents/District%20Reorganization%20History%20final.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209124738/https://www.educateiowa.gov/sites/files/ed/documents/District%20Reorganization%20History%20final.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=2019-02-09|title=REORGANIZATION & DISSOLUTION ACTIONS SINCE 1965-66|publisher=Iowa Department of Education|accessdate=2020-03-22}}

On July 1, 2019, Corey Lunn became the district's superintendent.{{cite web|author=Barker, Marlys|url=https://www.amestrib.com/news/20190809/collins-maxwell8217s-lunn-is-ready-for-his-new-role-in-district|title=Collins-Maxwell’s Lunn is ready for his new role in the district|agency=Tri-County Times|work=Ames Tribune|date=2019-08-09|accessdate=2020-03-27|quote=[...]my first official day as Collins-Maxwell superintendent was July 1,” Lunn said.}}

Schools

  • Collins–Maxwell Elementary
  • Collins–Maxwell Middle School-High School

Collins–Maxwell High School

= Athletics =

In the 1988-1989 school year, Collins-Maxwell and Baxter agreed to a sports sharing agreement, they were the Collins-Maxwell Baxter Raiders. The agreement lasted 29 years before it's discontinuation in 2017.

The Spartans compete in the Iowa Star Conference, including the following sports:{{cite web|url=https://www.iowastarconference.org/|title=Iowa Star Conference|publisher=Iowa Star Conference|access-date=2020-07-22}}

  • Cross county (boys and girls)
  • Volleyball
  • Football
  • Basketball (boys and girls)
  • Wrestling
  • Track and field (boys and girls)
  • Golf (boys and girls)
  • Soccer (boys and girls)
  • Baseball
  • Softball - 2018 and 2019 Class 1A State Champions{{citation needed|date=November 2021}}

See also

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