Remsen Union Community School District

Remsen Union Community School District is a public school district headquartered in Remsen, Iowa. The district is mostly in Plymouth County with a portion in Sioux County.[2]

Remsen Union Community School District
Location
Remsen, Iowa
Plymouth County and Sioux County

United States
Coordinates42.809180, -95.965039
District information
TypeLocal school district
GradesK-12
SuperintendentDan Barkel
Schools2
Budget$5,595,000 (2015-16)
NCES District ID1924120[1]
Students and staff
Students337 [1](2018-19)
Teachers33.94 FTE [1]
Staff30.65 FTE [1]
Student–teacher ratio9.93 [1]
Athletic conferenceWar Eagle
District mascotRoyals
ColorsBlue and White    
Other information
Websitewww.mmcruroyals.org

The district under the name, "MMCRU Schools", operates an elementary and middle school in Remsen, while the Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Community School District operates an elementary school and a high school in Marcus.[3]

History

Circa 2014, the MMC and RU districts began negotiating over a grade-sharing agreement, but the talks ended in 2014 by mutual agreement. The two districts prepared for budget cuts. Greg Forbes of the Sioux City Journal wrote that "Residents of both districts have lobbied to keep their respective high schools."[4] The two districts reached out to other potential grade-sharing parties in the meantime. By June 2015 the MMC and RU districts resumed talks,[5] and the districts ultimately reached an agreement regarding the grade sharing.[6]

In 2016, the districts began grade-sharing, and the two together operate under the name "MMCRU Schools".[7] The "royals" were the chosen mascot.[8] As part of the arrangement, both districts have their own elementary schools, with RU having a combined middle school and MMC with the combined high school. Breeanna Pearce of the Le Mars Daily Sentinel wrote that "nitially, the program met with some harsh criticism", and that there were fewer administrators, but that due to a successfully merging of operations, "MMCRU continues to gather support."[9] The MMCRU is not yet legally a district.

References
  1. "Remsen Union Comm School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  2. "Remsen-Union" (PDF). Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
  3. "Home". MMCRU Schools. Retrieved 2020-03-26. MMCRU Marcus Elementary MMCRU High School 400 E. Fenton St. PO Box 667 Marcus, IA 51035 [...] MMCRU Remsen Elementary MMCRU Middle School 511 Roosevelt St. Remsen, IA 51050
  4. "Remsen, Marcus schools prepare for cuts after tabling sharing agreement". Sioux City Journal. 2014-11-18. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
  5. Forbes, Greg (2015-06-03). "Remsen-Union, Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn to resume whole grade sharing talks". Sioux City Journal. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
  6. Erickson, Amy (2015-06-04). "Studying Together - R-U, MMC agree to whole grade sharing - UPDATE". Le Mars Sentinel. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
  7. "Our District". MMCRU Schools. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
  8. Forbes, Greg (2015-11-12). "Western Iowa school districts joining under grade sharing decide name and mascot". Sioux City Journal. Retrieved 2020-03-26.
  9. Pearce, Breeanna (2019-01-03). "MMCRU: Two and a half years later Is whole-grade sharing working?". Le Mars Daily Sentinel. Retrieved 2020-03-26.


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