South Tama County Community School District

South Tama County Community School District (STC) is a rural public school district headquartered in Tama, Iowa.[2]

South Tama County Community School District
Location
Tama, Iowa
Tama and Poweshiek counties

United States
Coordinates41.975857, -92.581311
District information
TypeLocal school district
GradesK-12
SuperintendentJared Smith
Schools3
Budget$20,033,000 (2018-19)
NCES District ID1926730[1]
Students and staff
Students1564 [1]
Teachers104.88 FTE [1]
Staff117.32 FTE [1]
Student–teacher ratio14.97 [1]
Athletic conferenceWaMaC Conference
District mascotTrojans
ColorsColumbia Blue and White
   
Other information
Websitewww.s-tama.k12.ia.us
South Tama County High School

The district operates South Tama County Elementary School in Tama, South Tama County Middle School in Toledo, and South Tama County High School in Tama.[3]

History

On July 2018, Jared Smith became the superintendent.[4] He previously was the principal of Muscatine High School.[5] He received a two-year contract renewal in February 2020.[6]

In 2020 there had an election to pass a school bond that would rebuild the middle school as an attachment to the high school building in Tama, which would mean the end of use of the Toledo building. Unofficial results as of March 6, 2020 stated that the vote was 53.9% in favor on a margin of 844–722; it failed due to the percentage of voters being below the required 60%.[7] There was opposition from figures who believed that the district did not give sufficient details about the project.[8]

Later that month the district was considering another vote.[9]

Service area

The district has a total of 262 square miles (680 km2) of area.[10] Almost all of the district is in Tama County while a small portion is in Poweshiek County. The district serves, in addition to Tama, Chelsea, Montour, Toledo, and Vining.[11] It also serves the Meskwaki Settlement, a Native American settlement, and other areas.[10] Typically, Meskwaki Nation students attend the Meskwaki Settlement School and move on to South Tama County High School.[12]

Enrollment

As of 2020, the district as a whole had over 1,500 students.[10]

Schools
  • South Tama County Elementary
  • South Tama County Middle School
  • South Tama County High School

Athletics

The Trojans compete in the WaMaC Conference in the following sports:[13]

  • Baseball
  • Basketball (boys and girls)
  • Bowling
  • Cross Country (boys and girls)
  • Football
  • Golf (boys and girls)
    • Girls' Class 2A State Champions - 1998
  • Soccer (boys and girls)
  • Softball
  • Swimming (boys and girls)
  • Tennis (boys and girls)
  • Track and Field (boys and girls)
  • Volleyball
  • Wrestling

See also

References
  1. "South Tama County School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  2. "Home". South Tama County Community School District. Retrieved 2020-03-28. South Tama County CSD 1702 Harding St. Tama, IA 52339
  3. "South Tama County Community School District". Central Rivers AEA. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
  4. Speer, John (2018-07-25). "New STC Superintendent Jared Smith: To continue focus on making sure all students are served in the classroom". Tama News-Herald/Toledo Chronicle. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
  5. "South Tama chooses Smith new superintendent". Tama News-Herald/Toledo Chronicle. 2018-04-12. Retrieved 2020-03-28. - Special to the two papers
  6. Speer, John (2020-02-28). "South Tama Supt. Smith's contract renewed for additional two years". Tama News-Herald/Toledo Chronicle. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
  7. Speer, John (2020-03-06). "South Tama bond, levy votes rejected". Tama News-Herald/Toledo Chronicle. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
  8. Speer, John (2020-02-21). "Opposition to South Tama $20.8 million bond issue voiced". Tama News-Herald/Toledo Chronicle. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
  9. Speer, John (2020-03-23). "Bond issue vote accepted, mull another try at passing". Tama News-Herald/Toledo Chronicle. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
  10. "District". South Tama County Community School District. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
  11. "South Tama County" (PDF). Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved 2020-03-28. - Additional maps here from the STC website.
  12. "The Meskwaki Settlement School". Iowa Pathways. Iowa PBS. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
  13. "WaMaC Conference". WaMaC Conference. Retrieved 2020-07-24.


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