Rockwell–Swaledale Community School District was a school district headquartered in

Rockwell, Iowa Rockwell is a city in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, United States. The population was 1,071 at the time of the 2020 census. It is part of the Mason City Micropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Rockwell, IA is located at (42.984671, -93.190007) ...

, USA. Located in

Cerro Gordo County Cerro Gordo County (; ) is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 43,127. Its county seat is Mason City. The county is named for the Battle of Cerro Gordo, which took place during the Mexican–Am ...

, it served Rockwell and

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History

The district was formed in 1960 by the merger of the

Rockwell Community School District Rockwell may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Rockwell'' (album), a 2009 mini-album by Anni Rossi * Rockwell, a fictional town and setting of '' They Hunger'' * ''Rockwell'', a 1994 film about Porter Rockwell * Rockwell, Maine, a ...

and the Swaledale Community School District. In fall 2004, Rockwell–Swaledale entered into a whole grade-sharing agreement, in which students from one school district attend another district's schools for certain levels, with the

Sheffield–Chapin Community School District Sheffield–Chapin Community School District was a school district headquartered in Sheffield, Iowa, serving Sheffield and Chapin. History It formed in 1960 as the result of the merger between the Sheffield Community School District and the Chap ...

and the

Meservey–Thornton Community School District Meservey–Thornton Community School District was a school district headquartered in Thornton, Iowa, serving Thornton and Meservey. - The page notes that the reorganization into the West Fork CSD, meaning when the district legally appeared as a si ...

, at the high school level; the Rockwell–Swaledale and Sheffield–Chapin–Meservey–Thornton high schools at the time remained separate but shared students and programs. The Sheffield–Chapin and Meservey–Thornton school districts, which had already entered into their own whole grade-sharing agreement with one another, legally merged into the Sheffield–Chapin–Meservey–Thornton (SCMT) Community School District in 2007. Circa 2008, Rockwell–Swaledale began a new whole grade-sharing agreement with SCMT as "West Fork Schools". In 2010 voters of the two districts formally agreed to merge, with Rockwell–Swaledale district residents approving it on a 253–201 basis, or 55%, while SCMT voters approved on a 501–42 basis, or 92.27%. On July 1, 2011, it merged with SCMT to form the

West Fork Community School District The West Fork Community School District is a consolidated rural public school district in Iowa, with campuses in Rockwell and Sheffield. It resides in sections of Cerro Gordo and Franklin counties, with smaller portions in Hancock and Wright ...

.REORGANIZATION & DISSOLUTION ACTIONS SINCE 1965-66
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Iowa Department of Education The Iowa Department of Education sets the standards for all public institutions of education in Iowa and accredits private as well as public schools. It is headquartered in Des Moines Des Moines () is the capital and the most populous city i ...

. Retrieved on January 13, 2019.

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* Defunct school districts in Iowa Education in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa 1960 establishments in Iowa School districts established in 1960 2011 disestablishments in Iowa School districts disestablished in 2011 {{Iowa-school-stub