OA-BCIG districts will vote on merger September 13

From KTIV.com, Posted: Jun 29, 2011 10:15 PM CDT
By Zach Tecklenburg, Multimedia Journalist

IDA GROVE, Iowa (KTIV) -
Since 2009, the Odebolt-Arthur and Battle Creek-Ida Grove school districts have been operating as OA-BCIG. It's a lot of letters to remember, but both districts agree it's working.  Now, people living in both districts will vote to make it official.

Wednesday evening in Ida Grove, AEA leaders decided to move forward with the proposal.
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People in both districts will cast their ballots on September 13. If approved, the merger would kick in for the 2012-2013 school year.
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The high school would be in Ida Grove, the middle school in Odebolt, with an elementary school in both towns. Regardless of the vote's outcome, the fourth through sixth grade building in Battle Creek will close after next school year.

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