Conestoga Public Schools

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Conestoga Public Schools is a consolidated school district located in southeast Nebraska in the United States, serving the communities of Murray, , Union, , and Nehawka, and throughout rural Cass County. The district serves approximately 600 students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grades at two schools, Conestoga Elementary and .[1]

The Conestoga Junior/Senior High School is located west of Murray, NE at 8404 42nd Street, Murray, NE 68409 and the Conestoga Elementary is in the city limits at 104 E High Street, Murray, NE 68409.

In 2006, the district moved from a traditional five-day school week to a four-day week in order to trim its budget deficit. Administrators found the move created $100,000 in annual savings. That outcome prompted Iowa lawmakers to consider allowing their local districts to make the same move in November 2008.[2] In early 2008, the district paid off $1.5 million of operating debt. The district closed Nehawka Middle School, combined its junior and senior high buildings, eliminated 13 staff positions and switched to a four-day school week.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "District information" Archived August 28, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, Conestoga Public Schools. Retrieved November 23, 2008.
  2. ^ Hupp, S. "Four-day school week suits Nebraska district"[permanent dead link] Des Moines Register. November 8, 2008. Retrieved November 23, 2008.
  3. ^ Ferak, J. "Conestoga School District to pay off debt"[permanent dead link], Omaha World-Herald, October 13, 2008. Retrieved November 23, 2008.
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