Valentine Community Schools

Valentine Community Schools (ID # 16-0006-000) is a school district headquartered in Valentine, Nebraska.

The district has over 6,000 square miles (16,000 km2) of area. Rhode Island has an area that would be within the Valentine school district boundary.[1]

Most of the district is in Cherry County, where it includes Valentine, Crookston, and Wood Lake.[2] A small portion of the district is in Brown County.[3]

History

It was established in 2006 as the merger of Valentine City Schools and various rural districts: Ballard Marsh Public School, Boardman Creek Public School, Carver Public School, Crookston Public School, Cutcomb Lake Public School, District 45 Cherry County, District 83 Cherry County, Elsmere Public School, Evergreen Public School, Goose Creek Public School, Hart Lake Public School, Kewanee Public School, Merriman Public School, Simeon Public School, Sparks Public School, Willow Valley Public School, and Wood Lake Public School.[4]

Jamie Isom served as superintendent until her retirement, scheduled for June 30, 2020.[5] In 2019 the school board designated Mike Halley, previously principal of Scottsbluff High School, as Isom's replacement.[6]

Schools
Valentine schools
Rural schools

References
  1. "Rural Schools". Valentine Community Schools. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
  2. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Cherry County, NE" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
  3. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Brown County, NE" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
  4. "SCHOOL FINANCE AND ORGANIZATION SERVICES CUMULATIVE DISTRICT DISSOLUTIONS - 1990/91 thru 2021/22" (PDF). Nebraska Department of Education. pp. 14–18. Retrieved 2022-11-27.
  5. "Dr. Jamie Isom to retire at Valentine Community Schools". KVSH. 2019-10-15. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
  6. Brant, Lauren (2019-12-23). "SHS Principal Mike Halley named Valentine schools superintendent". Star Herald. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
  7. "CUTCOMB LAKE SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
  8. "SIMEON SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
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