| Definition of Terms |
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| School Level |
High school |
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| Grades Offered |
Grades 9 - 12 |
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| County |
Linn County, IA |
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| Total Students |
1510 students |
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| % Male / % Female |
50% /
50% |
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| Total Classroom Teachers |
98 teachers |
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| Students by Grade |
| Grade 9 - 393 students | | Grade 10 - 421 students | | Grade 11 - 353 students | | Grade 12 - 343 students |
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| Teacher : Student Ratio |
1:15 |
1:14 |
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| Students by Ethnicity |
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| % American Indian |
n/a |
1% |
| % Asian |
4% |
1% |
| % Hispanic |
1% |
3% |
| % Black |
3% |
2% |
| % White |
91% |
93% |
| % Unknown |
1 % |
2% |
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| Additional Student Information |
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| % Eligible for Free Lunch |
8% |
19% |
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| % Eligible for Reduced Lunch |
3% |
6% |
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| % Migrant Students Enrolled |
n/a |
n/a |
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| School District Name |
Linn-mar Community School District |
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| Number of Schools Managed |
8 |
3 |
| Number of Students Managed |
6,835 students |
786 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$46,400,000 |
$6,817,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$41,852,000 |
$6,367,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$6,789 |
$8,673 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$6,123 |
$8,101 |
| District Graduation Rates |
96% |
93% |
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- Linn-Mar High School is part of the Linn-Mar Community School District. Linn-Mar High School is located on 3111 North Tenth Street, Marion, Iowa. Linn-Mar High School is one of the larger schools in the state of Iowa with over 1,700 students attending.
- History and Future of Linn-Mar High School
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Linn-Mar High School was created in 1959 and renovated several times throughout its history.In January 2006, a $12 million bond vote was passed allowing significant improvements to be made throughout the High School. The Four-Corners area will be renovated: the band and choir rooms will be relocated behind the auditorium and various classrooms will be redone.
- Scheduling
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Linn-Mar High School operates under Modified Block Schedule [1]
- Linn-Mar High School operates an eight-period/four-block schedule. Math, music, and foreign language courses meet for forty minutes per day for four consecutive quarters. All other courses meet for 85 minutes per day for one, two, or three consecutive quarters.
- Linn-Mar High School has used the modified block schedule since the 1999-2000 school year. It was adopted in order to: a) maximize the number of courses that a student could take in a four-year period, b) match content areas with appropriate class lengths, and c) assure that the time allotment enables teachers to address multiple learning styles of students.
- Math, music, and foreign language courses are designated as "skinny" courses (forty-minutes) because of the sequential nature of the content/subject matter. For example, a student who completes first level Spanish is best-served by taking level two Spanish during the next fall rather than waiting until mid-year. A science course such as Chemistry, however, can make great use of blocks to accommodate lab activities, group projects, and other exploratory activities. Allowing for extended periods of time for multiple learning activities helps to engage traditional, visual, and kinesthetic learners.
- Most L-MHS Advanced Placement (AP) courses are three quarters in length, begin in the 2nd quarter, and meet for 85 minutes per day. This is done to minimize the length of time between the conclusion of a course and the spring AP exam. This format greatly increases the amount of class time for each AP course and the average AP score for Linn-Mar students has risen sharply since the inception of the modified block schedule.
- Because most block teachers have three classes per quarter, they are working with 75 +/- students per grading period versus the 150+/- that a traditional teacher might work with at any given time. This allows for a very high level of personalization and enhances the teacher's ability to track progress and learning styles of individual students.
- L-MHS offers an "Early Session" between 7:45 a.m. and 8:30 daily. This gives students unlimited access to the entire teaching staff (hard to find in most high schools because of co-curricular responsibilities) and gives students opportunities to make up work, quizzes, and projects. The "Early Session" opportunity helps to minimize the impact of missing a block class.
- A student typically takes 35 credit hours per semester. This means that most students have a forty minute ("skinny") unscheduled time per day. 9th and 10th grade students are assigned to study hall during unscheduled time. 11th and 12th grade students have “Time Release” privileges that allow them to leave campus or work independently in the Cafeteria, Outdoor Commons , or Media Center .
- New Renovations
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On January 24, 2006, the voters in the Linn-Mar school district voted to adopt a $27.5 million bond to, in part, renovate, expand, and upgrade the technology of the high school.Changes include:
- Expansion and remodeling of the "4 Corners" area
- Conversion of the former band room into classrooms
- Addition of the Stephen J. Colton music wing
- New band/choir rooms
- New storage room for drama tech
- Soundproof practice booths
- Conversion of the former "Gym C" into a cafe for upperclassmen
- Remodeling of science rooms and labs
- Remodeling of the main office
- Conversion of the former study hall into a counseling office
- Conversion of the former counseling office into a new nurse's office
- New math area
- Extension of the freshmen hallway
- Remodeling of part of the English hallway
- Re-covering the roof with new tar
- Supplying teachers with ceiling-mounted projectors for new classrooms
- New laptops and laptop docks for all teachers
- These renovations took place during the 2006-2007 school year and the following summer. These renovations disrupted classes with loud noises, smells, and fire alarms. The fire alarms sounding became commonplace, with an alarm sounding close to every day. One notable alarm came in the middle of the performance of Beauty and the Beast, causing cast (in full costume) and crew to mill about in the North lot for around twenty minutes. The roof was retarred during the summer.
- The construction work was largely completed in time for the 2007-2008 school year.
- Notable alumni
- Jason Bohannon - College basketball player for the University of Wisconsin–Madison
- Lisa Bluder - College basketball coach for the University of Iowa.
- Doug Gabriel - Branson Performer/Inventor of the Mufftar
- Seth Nelson - Foot Doctor at the University of Iowa.
- External links
- Linn-Mar Community School District
- New Floor Plans
- Official construction site
- Source: Wikipedia; it is used under the GNU Free Documentation License. You may redistribute it, verbatim or modified, providing that you comply with the terms of the GFDL.
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| About This Zip Code (52302) |
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| Population (Approximate) |
28,580 people |
2,806,784 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree |
40% |
22% |
| Population Average Age |
35 years old
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36 years old |
| Average Household size |
2.5 persons
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2.4 persons |
| Median Household Income |
$49,795
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$40,824 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household |
5.7 rooms |
5.5 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure |
36 years old |
50 years old |
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| % Owning / % Renting |
79% / 21% |
71% / 29% |
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