Louisa-Muscatine School District
Louisa Muscatine Community School District consists of an elementary school and a high school in Iowa, United States.
Location
It is located south of Muscatine, Iowa and is three miles away from Letts. The District is named Louisa-Muscatine because it is on the border of Louisa and Muscatine counties.
The School District includes the cities of Grandview, Letts, Fruitland, and Cranston as well as student from various other local communities.
Facilities
The schools are located on a large campus on US Highway 61. The campus consists of a preschool through 6th grade elementary building and a 7th through 12th grade secondary building.
The campus has a football field and track complex. Also included is a softball and baseball stadium field.
Administration
- School Board President: Scott Wilson
- School Board Members: Pam Lee, Eric Schlutz, Tom Berryman, Barb Thompson
- Superintendent: Mike Van Sickle
- Curriculum Director: Amy Lantigua
- Board Secretary / Business Manager: Charles Domer
- JH / HS Principal: Chris Parkhurst
- Elementary Principal: Doug McBride
- Activities Director: Tom Wilson
- School Administration Manager: Casey Cantrell
Jr./Sr. High School
The Jr.-Sr. High School was built in 1963 and has had three additions and a major renovation. The facility features well-equipped classrooms with telephones, wifi, and internet access to each room. Teachers have access to technology that allows them to teach 21st learning skills. The technology allows students to collaborate, communicate, use critical thinking, and be creative in the instruction that they receive.
The Junior-Senior high building has an enrollment of approximately 200 students in junior high (7th & 8th Grade) and 320 high school students. There are thirty-two classroom faculty members, five special education instructors, a GTE instructor along with a junior/senior high school counselor. Course sections generally average 18 - 23 students.
The Junior-Senior high school uses an 8-block schedule. Each class period lasts 43 minutes. During each of the four nine-week terms, students are enrolled in a variety of subjects. We have found the transition for students coming from the traditional school schedule to be very easy. In addition, L-M has traditional course content, learning by making application, communication, locating information, understanding information, working with others skills are utilized within the classroom. The longer period allows classes to take local field trips without interfering with the instruction in other classes. Muscatine Community College provides some classes for seniors at L-M High School or students may be provided the opportunity to enroll in on-campus courses.
Louisa-Muscatine is involved in the School-to-Work (STW) initiative with Muscatine Community Schools and the Muscatine area business and industry.
The district offers a wide variety of co-curricular activities. Our size allows the opportunity for all students to participate in our programs. The district "no-cut" policy affords every student the opportunity to reach their potential. As with classes, there is a relatively low student-coach/supervisor ratio. Through sharing agreements with neighboring school districts, students are able to participate in co-curricular programs not offered at L-M.
Elementary School
L-M Elementary School is home to over 500 students. All classrooms are equipped with telephones, wifi, and internet access. Access to technology is in every classroom that allows kids to be creative, collaborate, use critical thinking, and communicate. Not only is there technology in the classroom, but access to computer labs for standards testing and additional activities are available. The school has three or four sections of each grade with class sizes around 18 per class. The school also has a staff of four special education teachers.