A new petition has been formed and is available for your immediate signature at
Spenser's Underground~
1801 Hill Avenue
THIS WEEKEND!!! THIS IS THE TIME TO DO THE RIGHT THING!!!!!! They are open Friday and Saturday until midnite and will be open Sunday 2 to 6pm!
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50 Questions!
We asked the community at our February 10th meeting...
"What would you like to ask the School Board?"
Click here to read the 50 questions C.A.R.E.S. has sent to the
Spirit Lake School Board
The Mission statement of our school district is:
All Students will Learn and become Responsible Citizens.
Be Informed! Use these links to our schools and district offices.
School board and administration:
http://www.spirit-lake.k12.ia.us/new/dist/index.html
Take a look at the Proposed Budget Cuts Here
and the schools within our district:
High School: http://www.spirit-lake.k12.ia.us/new/hs/index.html
Middle School: http://www.spirit-lake.k12.ia.us/new/ms/index.html
Elementary School: http://www.spirit-lake.k12.ia.us/new/es/index.html
On Sunday, March 2nd, about 150 Spirit Lake Residents gathered for the second CARES meeting. The group heard from a variety of folks in the community about the current budget crisis and the upcoming PPEL vote. Here are some news reports from that meeting:
Click on these links for more information from area media outlets:
Budget cuts in Spirit Lake Schools slice deep as board members make dozens of reductions in teachers, staff and programs.
The Spirit Lake School district will be a million dollars over budget starting January, 2009. To make ends meet next year, board members approved cutbacks in 32 areas Wednesday night at a special school board meeting. Read More
Judge Rules Group Must Post Bond For Case to Continue... A judge has ruled that a group trying to remove two Spirit Lake school board members from office must post a $90,000 bond for the case to continue...Read More
CARES Group Talks To Folks About Spirit Lake School District PPEL Vote. In two weeks folks in the Spirit Lake Iowa School District are going to make a critical decision...
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News:Five people have filed a petition to remove the leaders of the Spirit Lake, Iowa, School Board.
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News:Spirit Lake, IA Principal Says He Was Forced To Resign Despite objections from both students and parents, the Spirit Lake, Iowa, School Board has accepted the resignation of high school principal, Jedd Sherman. ...
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News::'CARES' Group To Confront Spirit Lake, IA School Board Almost a week ago, Spirit Lake high school principal, Jedd Sherman, resigned. That move sparked a heated debate between students and parents and the school ...
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Sioux City Journal: Spirit Lake principal rescinds resignation After a subsequent show of support by students -- including peaceful picketing at several venues in Spirit Lake -- Sherman rescinded his resignation on ...
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Also check these news outlets for updates:
ktiv.com
kcautv.com
kmeg14.com
kpth.com
desmoinesregister.com
siouxcityjournal.com
kicdam.com
exploreokoboji.com
Show your Support!
Click here to print a window flyer
C.A.R.E.S.
P.O. Box 322
Spirit Lake Iowa 51360
spiritlakeCARES@gmail.com
Spirit Lake Votes No on PPEL...read more
On Tuesday, March 4th, 200+ residents of Spirit Lake gathered in the High School gym to hear a presentation from State School Board
Financial Expert, Larry Sigel. Here is a link to Mr Sigel's presentation...
http://www.ia-sb.org/Finance.aspx?id=1086
Here is a link to data about Spirit Lake School District (select indicators from the left hand bar to make your own chart)
https://www.edinfo.state.ia.us/data/profileschart.asp?t=d&s0=61200000
The School District Financial Report Card (note net loss and gain of students as well as net loss and gain of teachers)
https://www.edinfo.state.ia.us/data/financereport.asp
Here is a link to the Iowa Department of Education School Finance website which lists the rules for school finance.
http://www.iowa.gov/educate/content/blogcategory/48/938/
Here is a link that will allow you to search the school board audit. (Our school board's fiscal year ends June 30th. The most recent audit
posted is June 30, 2006) Note the summary pages at the end of the reports.
http://auditor.iowa.gov/reports/search.php
Want to know more about PPEL ? Check out this link for lots of info:
Iowa Department of Educatio
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Video from the Spirit Lake School Board meeting February 5, 2008
Links to be better informed about how a school board functions - from the Iowa Association of School Boards (IASB):
Code of Ethics for School Board:
Legal Authority of School Boards:
Responsibilities of School Boards/The IASB Board Learning Standards:
Traits of Effective School Board Members:
School Board Open Meetings Law:
Avoiding Community Confrontation at School Board Meetings:
Community Relations:
School Finance Basics: