In 2007 the district had a $16 million bond proposal for building a new K-8 campus that would replace Fort Madison Middle School and Denmark Elementary School, but voters rejected it; KHQA stated they did so "overwhelmingly".[5]
There was a bond proposal $30 million that had been rejected three times,[when?] with the third having 59.9% voting in favor when 60% was required for a pass.[6]
The current school, serving grades 4 through 8, is in western Fort Madison. The previous Fort Madison Middle School building once serves as Fort Madison High School. The district closed this building in 2012. Superintendent Ken Marang stated that the school was too small and crowded for its purpose, citing "small rooms, narrow hallways and convoluted stairways."[7] As of 2015[update] developer Todd Schneider was creating a 39-unit apartment complex from the former Fort Madison Middle building, within a development which Schneider spent $4.5 million to renovate.[8]
As of 2012[update] the school had about 500 students.[7]
In 1998 the school had about 305 students.[4] It originated from the establishment of Denmark Academy in 1845.[9] The original building was destroyed in a fire circa 1924.[10] The district decided to Denmark Elementary in 2012.[9] Marang stated that the "outdated" building had problems with mold and water leakage and that the fact that "doors open out into the hallways" made it "unsafe".[7] Circa 2013 some residents were calling for the school to be dismantled and the land given to the community.[10]
fort, madison, community, school, district, 625842, 332596, 625842, 332596, locationfort, madison, iowalee, henry, counties, united, statescoordinates40, 625842, 332596district, informationtypelocal, school, districtgradesk, 12superintendenterin, slaterschools. 40 37 33 N 91 19 57 W 40 625842 N 91 332596 W 40 625842 91 332596 Fort Madison Community School DistrictLocationFort Madison IowaLee and Henry counties United StatesCoordinates40 625842 91 332596District informationTypeLocal school districtGradesK 12SuperintendentErin SlaterSchoolsLincoln Elementary School Richardson Elementary School Fort Madison Middle School and Fort Madison High SchoolBudget 27 814 000 2017 18 1 NCES District ID1911850 1 Students and staffStudents1881 2019 20 1 Teachers131 60 FTE 1 Staff191 24 FTE 1 Student teacher ratio14 29 1 Athletic conferenceSoutheast ConferenceDistrict mascotBloodhoundsColorsRed and Black Other informationWebsitewww wbr fmcsd wbr org Fort Madison Community School District is a rural public school district headquartered in Fort Madison Iowa 2 Mostly in Lee County with a small portion in Henry County it serves Fort Madison Houghton St Paul and West Point 3 It also serves the unincorporated area of Denmark 4 In 2007 the district had a 16 million bond proposal for building a new K 8 campus that would replace Fort Madison Middle School and Denmark Elementary School but voters rejected it KHQA stated they did so overwhelmingly 5 There was a bond proposal 30 million that had been rejected three times when with the third having 59 9 voting in favor when 60 was required for a pass 6 Contents 1 Schools 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksSchools editFort Madison High School Fort Madison Middle School The current school serving grades 4 through 8 is in western Fort Madison The previous Fort Madison Middle School building once serves as Fort Madison High School The district closed this building in 2012 Superintendent Ken Marang stated that the school was too small and crowded for its purpose citing small rooms narrow hallways and convoluted stairways 7 As of 2015 update developer Todd Schneider was creating a 39 unit apartment complex from the former Fort Madison Middle building within a development which Schneider spent 4 5 million to renovate 8 As of 2012 update the school had about 500 students 7 Lincoln Elementary School Richardson Elementary School Former schools 4 Denmark Elementary School Denmark unincorporated area In 1998 the school had about 305 students 4 It originated from the establishment of Denmark Academy in 1845 9 The original building was destroyed in a fire circa 1924 10 The district decided to Denmark Elementary in 2012 9 Marang stated that the outdated building had problems with mold and water leakage and that the fact that doors open out into the hallways made it unsafe 7 Circa 2013 some residents were calling for the school to be dismantled and the land given to the community 10 Jefferson Elementary School Fort Madison Creative Learning Center alternative school See also editList of school districts in IowaReferences edit a b c d e f Fort Madison Comm School District National Center for Education Statistics Retrieved September 13 2021 Home Fort Madison Community School District Retrieved on September 16 2018 Central Office 1930 Avenue M Fort Madison IA 52627 Fort Madison Iowa Department of Education Retrieved on September 16 2018 a b c About our schools Fort Madison Community School District February 9 1998 Archived from the original on February 9 1998 Retrieved September 16 2018 Ft Madison bond fails KHQA October 17 2007 Retrieved September 16 2018 Ft Madison bond referendum fails for third time KHQA Retrieved September 16 2018 a b c Parrott Jason May 31 2012 Four Southeast Iowa School Buildings Closing Tri States Public Radio Retrieved September 16 2018 Clayworth Jason Litchfield Charles March 21 2015 Make or break Vacant schools test Iowa Des Moines Register Retrieved September 15 2018 a b Delaney Robin April 30 2012 Alumni teachers say goodbye Fort Madison Daily Democrat Retrieved September 16 2018 a b Residents Deconstruct school give land to Denmark Fort Madison Daily Democrat January 23 2013 Retrieved September 16 2018 External links editFort Madison Community School District Fort Madison Community School District at the Wayback Machine archive index nbsp This Iowa school related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fort Madison Community School District amp oldid 1167016614, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
