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Deep River–Millersburg Community School District (DR-M) was a school district headquartered in Millersburg, Iowa. It served that community and Deep River.[1] It was located in portions of Iowa and Poweshiek counties.[2]

History

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It formed in the 1958 consolidation of the Deep River and Millersburg schools. Initially the Millersburg school building housed all levels except grades K–4, which were in Deep River. At a later point upper elementary grades were moved to Deep River.[3]

Secondary enrollment was declining in the period prior to 1992.[3] It closed its junior and senior high school divisions, when it signed a grade-sharing agreement with both the English Valleys Community School District and the Montezuma Community School District; post-1992 its students selected one of two schools for their secondary schooling.[4] The district also closed the Deep River school and consolidated all of its students at Millersburg after deeming the latter to have a superior layout.[3]

On July 1, 2009, the district was consolidated into the English Valleys district, although a portion of it was given to the Montezuma district.[5] English Valleys took possession of the remaining school building in Millersburg and did not immediately decide what to do with it.[6] In December 2009 it remained empty, and there were potential plans to convert the building into transitional housing for poor families or those affected by domestic violence.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Home. Deep River–Millersburg Community School District. March 21, 2005. Retrieved on January 18, 2019. "847 Washington St • Millersburg IA 52308"
  2. ^ "River-Millersburg1.pdf Deep River–Millersburg Community School District." Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved on January 18, 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "History." Deep River–Millersburg Community School District. March 22, 2005. Retrieved on January 18, 2019.
  4. ^ "DR-M Junior/Senior High Students". Deep River–Millersburg Community School District. 2005-03-22. Archived from the original on 2005-03-22. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
  5. ^ "REORGANIZATION & DISSOLUTION ACTIONS SINCE 1965-66 Archived 2019-02-09 at the Wayback Machine." Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved on January 17, 2019.
  6. ^ "Good-Bye Deep River-Millersburg". The Gazette. 2009-05-26. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
  7. ^ Furlong, Andrea (2009-12-16). "Making use of DR-M for transitional housing in Benton and Iowa Counties". MPC Newspapers. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
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