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This Voucher system will be killer to rural 1A teams. The smaller private 1A teams in the city will be able to get the 2-3 athletes every year and pick who they want. You will see Don Bosco, Regina, St Alberts, Grandview, Etc just get even more dominant with this system.
For those crying about vouchers or open enrollment maybe you should read the law before you worry yourself too much. Just saying
and if you need someone to translate it for your unintelligent @$$ let me know
and if you need someone to translate it for your unintelligent @$$ let me know
And now we know what people post at 2:20 in the morning after a night of drinking.
Sounds like teams will find out their classifications (most probably already know) soon since the deadline to dispute or change anything was last night. Not sure if that means it'll be a full classification release or not. Then districts released first week of March.
I'm not sure I totally buy this. I mean, maybe, but ... I'm thinking there's some missing BEDS numbers in there (like is Cedar Rapids Metro High counted in with Wash, for instance?).
If it does turn out to be right, it's interesting, to say the least. Looking at the possible 4A layout, districts could be all over the place. It's pretty simple to find four or five schools fairly close together - it's that fifth and sixth one to fill out the districts that gets nuts.
You've got Mount Pleasant, Burlington, and Fort Madison on an island to the southeast - who joins them? Really only Clear Creek-Amana, Liberty, and North Scott make a lot of sense, but ... ? Do you split North Scott and Clinton? Do you split the three Cedar Rapids/Marion schools, and if not, what other three join them? What do you do with Decorah - Mason City, Waverly Shell Rock, Waterloo East, and Western Dubuque fit in pretty well, but who's the sixth?
If it does turn out to be right, it's interesting, to say the least. Looking at the possible 4A layout, districts could be all over the place. It's pretty simple to find four or five schools fairly close together - it's that fifth and sixth one to fill out the districts that gets nuts.
You've got Mount Pleasant, Burlington, and Fort Madison on an island to the southeast - who joins them? Really only Clear Creek-Amana, Liberty, and North Scott make a lot of sense, but ... ? Do you split North Scott and Clinton? Do you split the three Cedar Rapids/Marion schools, and if not, what other three join them? What do you do with Decorah - Mason City, Waverly Shell Rock, Waterloo East, and Western Dubuque fit in pretty well, but who's the sixth?
Fascinating if those numbers are used, Dowling is about 100 students from being 4A, that’d be a treat. Assumption drops to 3A. In 5A, 8 of top 10 are DSM metro schools and about 200 students separates the bottom 16 schools but about 800 separates the top 16 (thanks to Valley).
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I really wonder what the state will do with Newell Fonda, Iowa Valley, and New London. All three have been 8 man, but all three are more than 10 students above the cutoff, East Union and Grandview Christian are also above the number but within 5 kids.
I dont know what Newel Fonda has over on the assoc but they should have been playing 11 man last couple years but they keep pulling this waiver BS
If the cutoff number stays at 120 the 8 man schools above that would be Newell Fonda (136), Iowa Valley(132), New London(132), Martensdale St. Mary's(126), East Union(125), and Grandview Christian(121)
The schools who have been playing 11 man that are below that are Belle Plaine (114), Ed-Co (109), North Tama (108), Gehlen (107), and Garrigan (98)
Of the schools listed here were their participation numbers last year (according to quikstats)
Newell Fonda 36
Iowa Valley 34
New London 27
Martensdale St Marys 34
East Union 33
Grandview 23
Belle Plaine 27
Ed-Co 39
North Tama 32
Gehlen 38
Garrigan 32
The schools who have been playing 11 man that are below that are Belle Plaine (114), Ed-Co (109), North Tama (108), Gehlen (107), and Garrigan (98)
Of the schools listed here were their participation numbers last year (according to quikstats)
Newell Fonda 36
Iowa Valley 34
New London 27
Martensdale St Marys 34
East Union 33
Grandview 23
Belle Plaine 27
Ed-Co 39
North Tama 32
Gehlen 38
Garrigan 32
Never having played or watched 8 man, I would assume by the scores seen and field size, there’s a little difference to it vs 11 man. I would think schools who have the participation numbers would like the option to continue playing 11 man as long as they can but what do I know.
If the numbers the Gazette put are correct, and I will say I question CR Washington (because I think they may take in Metro High Students) and I question Dubuque Wahlert, this is what I came up with.
5A
I tried to combine geography and previous success, my guess is that they won't have an east and west like I do, because there is more powers on the west, but this could work.
District 1
Cedar Falls
Waterloo West
Marshalltown
CR Prairie
Linn-Mar
CR Jefferson
District 2
IC West
IC City
Ottumwa
CR Kennedy
Muscatine
Davenport North
District 3
Bettendorf
Pleasant Valley
Hempstead
Senior
Davenport Central
Davenport West
District 4
Southeast Polk
Waukee
Centennial
DSM Roosevelt
DSM North
SC North
District 5
Dowling
Johnston
Waukee NW
Ames
DSM East
SC West
District 6
Valley
Ankeny
Urbandale
SC East
DSM Lincoln
CB Lincoln
4A
Again I took into account previous success a bit with these districts, but there are some outliers that make that difficult.
District 1
Fort Dodge
Webster City
LeMars
Storm Lake
Denison Schelswig
Spencer
District 2
Mason City
Decorah
WSR
Waterloo East
Xavier
CR Washington
District 3
Western Dubuque
Marion
North Scott
Clinton
CCA
IC Liberty
District 4
Fort Madison
Burlington
Mt Pleasant
Oskaloosa
Pella
Newton
District 5
Indianola
Boundurant Farrar
Carlisle
Norwalk
DSM Hoover
Boone
District 6
CB Jefferson
Lewis Central
Glenwood
Winterset
Perry
DCG
3A
I split up a nice neat district around Des Moines because every corner around the state seems to need an extra team.
District 1
SBL
Heelan
MOC/FV
BH/RV
Sioux Center
Carroll
District 2
Algona
Humboldt
Hampton Dumont
Charles City
Gilbert
Nevada
District 3 (If Wahlert's number is wrong they would easily replace Mt Vernon)
Maquoketa
Central DeWitt
Assumption
Solon
Mt Vernon
CPU
District 4
Keokuk
West Burlington ND
Fairfield
Washington
Grinnell
Knoxville
District 5
West Delaware
Independence
Vinton Shellsburg
Benton
South Tama
Ballard
District 6
Harlan
Atlantic
Creston
ADM
Saydel
North Polk
2A
District 1
West Lyon
CL/GLR
Unity Christian
Sheldon
Cherokee
Okoboji
District 2
Spirit Lake
Estherville
Pocahontas
Forest City
GHV
Clear Lake
District 3
Osage
Crestwood
New Hampton
Waukon
NFV
Oelwein
District 4
OABCIG
Greene County
SE Valley
Red Oak
Clarinda
Shenandoah
District 5
Clarion Goldfield Dows
Iowa Falls Alden
Roland Story
West Marshall
DSM Christian
PCM
District 6
Clarke
Chariton
Centerville
Davis County
Albia
EBF
District 7
Central Lee
Mid Prairie
Williamsburg
West Liberty
Tipton
Camanche
District 8 (If Wahlert's number is wrong, Mt Vernon easily fits in this district)
Jesup
Union
Wahlert
Monticello
Anamosa
Northeast Goose Lake
1A
District 1
West Sioux
Western Christian
Sibley O
Emmetsburg
Sioux Central
Ridge View
District 2
MVAOCOU
West Monona
Underwood
Treynor
Kuemper
East Sac
District 3
NW Webster
South Central Calhoun
ACGC
Panorama
Woodward Granger
West Central Valley
District 4
Nodway Valley
Van Meter
I35
Central Decatur
Pleasantville
East Marshall
District 5
Sigourney Keota
Cardinal
Van Buren
Mediapolis
Louisa Muscatine
Pella Christian
District 6 (I broke a state rule here)
Durant
Wilton
West Branch
Regina
Beckman
Cascade
District 7
MFL
Postville
Sumner Fredricksburg
Denver
Columbus
DNH
District 8
AP
South Hardin
South Hamilton
Eagle Grove
Belmond Klemme
Central Springs
Class A (I went with the assumption that the only 8 man team moving up was AGWSR, and the only one moving down was Garrigan because they said they are. That leaves 58 teams so I did 8, 6 team districts and 2, 5 team districts that are sister districts
District 1
Akron Westfield
Hinton
Westwood
Woodbury Central
Lawton Bronson
District 2
Gehlen
MMCRU
South O'Brien
Alta Aurelia
HMS
District 3
St Edmonds
North Union
West Hancock
Newman
Lake Mills
St. Ansgar
Disrict 4
West Fork
AGWSR
North Butler
Nashua Plainfield
Wapsie
South Winn
District 5
Starmont
East Buc
Ed-Co
Maq Valley
Clayton Ridge
Bellevue
District 6
Alburnett
North Linn
Hudson
North Tama
BCLUW
Grundy Center
District 7
Lisbon
North Cedar
Highland
Pekin
Columbus
Wapello
District 8
Belle Plaine
North Mahaska
Lynnville Sully
Colfax Mingo
Madrid
Ogden
District 9
Wayne
Mount Ayr
Southwest Valley
Sidney
Riverside
St. Albert
District 10
Earlham
IKM Manning
AHSTW
Tri Center
Missouri Valley
LoMa
8 Man (70 teams, so 10 7 team districts that can be put into sister districts)
District 1
Siouxland Christian
River Valley
Kingsley Pierson
Newell Fonda
Remsen St Mary's
Harris Lake Park
GTRA
District 2
Boyer Valley
Glidden Ralston
Ar-We-Va
Coon Rapids Bayard
Audubon
Woodbine
West Harrison
District 3
West Bend Mallard
Garrigan
North Iowa
Northwood Kennsett
Rockford
Clarksville
Riceville
District 4
Janesville
Dunkerton
Tripoli
West Central
Turkey Valley
Kee High
Central Elkader
District 5
Don Bosco
Iowa Valley
Central City
Springville
Midland
Easton Valley
Calamus Wheatland
District 6
HLV
BGM
GMG
Meskwaki
Gladbrook Rienbeck
Colo Nesco
Collins- Maxwell
District 7
New London
WMU
WACO
Lone Tree
Tri County
English Valleys
Montezuma
District 8
Moravia
Twin Cedars
Melcher Dallas
Southeast Warren
Martensdale St. Marys
Grandview Christian
Baxter
District 9
Seymour Moulten Udell
Lamoni
Mormon Trail
Murray
East Union
Lenox
Bedford
District 10
Clarinda Academy
Fremont Mills
East Mills
Stanton
Griswold
Exira EHK
CAM
The 8 man districts were a struggle for me
5A
I tried to combine geography and previous success, my guess is that they won't have an east and west like I do, because there is more powers on the west, but this could work.
District 1
Cedar Falls
Waterloo West
Marshalltown
CR Prairie
Linn-Mar
CR Jefferson
District 2
IC West
IC City
Ottumwa
CR Kennedy
Muscatine
Davenport North
District 3
Bettendorf
Pleasant Valley
Hempstead
Senior
Davenport Central
Davenport West
District 4
Southeast Polk
Waukee
Centennial
DSM Roosevelt
DSM North
SC North
District 5
Dowling
Johnston
Waukee NW
Ames
DSM East
SC West
District 6
Valley
Ankeny
Urbandale
SC East
DSM Lincoln
CB Lincoln
4A
Again I took into account previous success a bit with these districts, but there are some outliers that make that difficult.
District 1
Fort Dodge
Webster City
LeMars
Storm Lake
Denison Schelswig
Spencer
District 2
Mason City
Decorah
WSR
Waterloo East
Xavier
CR Washington
District 3
Western Dubuque
Marion
North Scott
Clinton
CCA
IC Liberty
District 4
Fort Madison
Burlington
Mt Pleasant
Oskaloosa
Pella
Newton
District 5
Indianola
Boundurant Farrar
Carlisle
Norwalk
DSM Hoover
Boone
District 6
CB Jefferson
Lewis Central
Glenwood
Winterset
Perry
DCG
3A
I split up a nice neat district around Des Moines because every corner around the state seems to need an extra team.
District 1
SBL
Heelan
MOC/FV
BH/RV
Sioux Center
Carroll
District 2
Algona
Humboldt
Hampton Dumont
Charles City
Gilbert
Nevada
District 3 (If Wahlert's number is wrong they would easily replace Mt Vernon)
Maquoketa
Central DeWitt
Assumption
Solon
Mt Vernon
CPU
District 4
Keokuk
West Burlington ND
Fairfield
Washington
Grinnell
Knoxville
District 5
West Delaware
Independence
Vinton Shellsburg
Benton
South Tama
Ballard
District 6
Harlan
Atlantic
Creston
ADM
Saydel
North Polk
2A
District 1
West Lyon
CL/GLR
Unity Christian
Sheldon
Cherokee
Okoboji
District 2
Spirit Lake
Estherville
Pocahontas
Forest City
GHV
Clear Lake
District 3
Osage
Crestwood
New Hampton
Waukon
NFV
Oelwein
District 4
OABCIG
Greene County
SE Valley
Red Oak
Clarinda
Shenandoah
District 5
Clarion Goldfield Dows
Iowa Falls Alden
Roland Story
West Marshall
DSM Christian
PCM
District 6
Clarke
Chariton
Centerville
Davis County
Albia
EBF
District 7
Central Lee
Mid Prairie
Williamsburg
West Liberty
Tipton
Camanche
District 8 (If Wahlert's number is wrong, Mt Vernon easily fits in this district)
Jesup
Union
Wahlert
Monticello
Anamosa
Northeast Goose Lake
1A
District 1
West Sioux
Western Christian
Sibley O
Emmetsburg
Sioux Central
Ridge View
District 2
MVAOCOU
West Monona
Underwood
Treynor
Kuemper
East Sac
District 3
NW Webster
South Central Calhoun
ACGC
Panorama
Woodward Granger
West Central Valley
District 4
Nodway Valley
Van Meter
I35
Central Decatur
Pleasantville
East Marshall
District 5
Sigourney Keota
Cardinal
Van Buren
Mediapolis
Louisa Muscatine
Pella Christian
District 6 (I broke a state rule here)
Durant
Wilton
West Branch
Regina
Beckman
Cascade
District 7
MFL
Postville
Sumner Fredricksburg
Denver
Columbus
DNH
District 8
AP
South Hardin
South Hamilton
Eagle Grove
Belmond Klemme
Central Springs
Class A (I went with the assumption that the only 8 man team moving up was AGWSR, and the only one moving down was Garrigan because they said they are. That leaves 58 teams so I did 8, 6 team districts and 2, 5 team districts that are sister districts
District 1
Akron Westfield
Hinton
Westwood
Woodbury Central
Lawton Bronson
District 2
Gehlen
MMCRU
South O'Brien
Alta Aurelia
HMS
District 3
St Edmonds
North Union
West Hancock
Newman
Lake Mills
St. Ansgar
Disrict 4
West Fork
AGWSR
North Butler
Nashua Plainfield
Wapsie
South Winn
District 5
Starmont
East Buc
Ed-Co
Maq Valley
Clayton Ridge
Bellevue
District 6
Alburnett
North Linn
Hudson
North Tama
BCLUW
Grundy Center
District 7
Lisbon
North Cedar
Highland
Pekin
Columbus
Wapello
District 8
Belle Plaine
North Mahaska
Lynnville Sully
Colfax Mingo
Madrid
Ogden
District 9
Wayne
Mount Ayr
Southwest Valley
Sidney
Riverside
St. Albert
District 10
Earlham
IKM Manning
AHSTW
Tri Center
Missouri Valley
LoMa
8 Man (70 teams, so 10 7 team districts that can be put into sister districts)
District 1
Siouxland Christian
River Valley
Kingsley Pierson
Newell Fonda
Remsen St Mary's
Harris Lake Park
GTRA
District 2
Boyer Valley
Glidden Ralston
Ar-We-Va
Coon Rapids Bayard
Audubon
Woodbine
West Harrison
District 3
West Bend Mallard
Garrigan
North Iowa
Northwood Kennsett
Rockford
Clarksville
Riceville
District 4
Janesville
Dunkerton
Tripoli
West Central
Turkey Valley
Kee High
Central Elkader
District 5
Don Bosco
Iowa Valley
Central City
Springville
Midland
Easton Valley
Calamus Wheatland
District 6
HLV
BGM
GMG
Meskwaki
Gladbrook Rienbeck
Colo Nesco
Collins- Maxwell
District 7
New London
WMU
WACO
Lone Tree
Tri County
English Valleys
Montezuma
District 8
Moravia
Twin Cedars
Melcher Dallas
Southeast Warren
Martensdale St. Marys
Grandview Christian
Baxter
District 9
Seymour Moulten Udell
Lamoni
Mormon Trail
Murray
East Union
Lenox
Bedford
District 10
Clarinda Academy
Fremont Mills
East Mills
Stanton
Griswold
Exira EHK
CAM
The 8 man districts were a struggle for me
You're more ambitious than me putting all that work in! I will take a stab at the 3A Districts
District 1
SBL
Heelan
MOC/FV
BH/RV
Sioux Center
Algona (Could also switch for Humboldt)
District 2
Humboldt (Could switch for Algona)
Hampton Dumont
Charles City
Gilbert
Nevada
Ballard (North Polk could replace either Nevada or Ballard)
I could see some flipping around of teams in Districts 3, 4 and 5
District 3
Independence
West Delaware
CPU
Central DeWitt
Mt Vernon
Maquoketa
District 4
Keokuk
West Burlington ND
Fairfield
Washington
Solon
Assumption
District 5
Knoxville
Grinnell
South Tama
Benton
Vinton Shellsburg
North Polk (or Ballard or Nevada)
District 6 (this one I am most confident with)
Harlan
Carroll (I cant can see them sending them NW as that district would be TOUGH with Carroll in it)
Atlantic
Creston
ADM
Saydel
3A will be interesting as 13 of the 36 technically move up from 2A.
I see Carrol going North- That creates a nice district to the south and also allows Humboldt and Algona to stay together with CC, Hampton, Gilbert and then either Ballard or Nevadea
PNation that had to have taken some time! I'll take a shot at 1A.
D1
West Sioux
Hull Western Christian
Sibley-Ocheydan
Ridgeview
MVAOCOU
West Monona
D2
Emmetsburg
Sioux Central
East Sac County
South Central Calhoun
Manson NW Webster
Eagle Grove
D3
Belmond-Klemme
South Hamilton
South Hardin
East Marshall
Aplington Parkersburg
Dike New-Hartford
D4
Central Springs
Sumner Fredericksburg
Denver
Waterloo Columbus
Postville
MFL MarMac
D5
Dyersville Beckman
Cascade
IC Regina
West Branch **(Yes the state will break the rule)**
Wilton
Durant
D6
Louisa Muscatine
Mediapolis
Van Buren County
Cardinal
Sigourney-Keota
Pella Christian
D7
Woodward Granger
West Central Valley
Van Meter
Interstate 35
Pleasantville
Central Decatur
D8
Carrol Kuemper
Panorama
Guthrie Center
Nodaway Valley
Treynor
Underwood
D1
West Sioux
Hull Western Christian
Sibley-Ocheydan
Ridgeview
MVAOCOU
West Monona
D2
Emmetsburg
Sioux Central
East Sac County
South Central Calhoun
Manson NW Webster
Eagle Grove
D3
Belmond-Klemme
South Hamilton
South Hardin
East Marshall
Aplington Parkersburg
Dike New-Hartford
D4
Central Springs
Sumner Fredericksburg
Denver
Waterloo Columbus
Postville
MFL MarMac
D5
Dyersville Beckman
Cascade
IC Regina
West Branch **(Yes the state will break the rule)**
Wilton
Durant
D6
Louisa Muscatine
Mediapolis
Van Buren County
Cardinal
Sigourney-Keota
Pella Christian
D7
Woodward Granger
West Central Valley
Van Meter
Interstate 35
Pleasantville
Central Decatur
D8
Carrol Kuemper
Panorama
Guthrie Center
Nodaway Valley
Treynor
Underwood
I joke about the state having a rule separating Regina and West Branch, but in all honesty when you map out the schools there are 5 SE Iowa schools and you have to send either Pella Christian, Regina, or West Branch down there to play them, so it very well could happen again.
Southeast Valley fan here. I really hope they are not in w/Red Oak, Clarinda & Shen. That drive home is brutal. Midnite was early if you drove fast!!
There has to be discussion on how to do classifications with SES or Multipliers if it is taking this long to put this out. I have been patient, but how in the world does it take this long? It has been 10 days since the deadline was for enrollment. Look at the data, put classes down. It should be fairly easy and black and white.
Nutshell you have to be in a low performing school to be able to open enroll to another public school or get a private school voucher. Right now, there aren’t that many high schools that would qualify (a dozen give or take statewide).
I haven’t checked the language lately but it has changed throughout the process. Last I knew there was a provision saying that if you were open enrolling under this reasoning (low school performance) you had to go to an adjacent district to your home district.
So the notion that there would be widespread changing of schools is an overreaction.
Southeast Valley fan here. I really hope they are not in w/Red Oak, Clarinda & Shen. That drive home is brutal. Midnite was early if you drove fast!!
I agree that is a haul, but those 3 schools are on such an island it wouldn't surprise me to see it.
It could definitely happen even though that's like a 3 hr drive I think!! I sorta think Southeast Valley will go north and then put Des Moines Christian or Osceola to that Southwest Iowa district in 2A. Hopefully we find out soon so we don't have to guess anymore!!
The easier thing to do would be to invest in those failing schools and help them instead of making it worse.
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