Terms Used In Iowa Code 275.11

  • marginally adjacent territory: means a district or territory which is separated from a second district or territory by property which is part of a third school district which completely surrounds one of the two districts. See Iowa Code 275.1
  • School: means an agency of the state or political subdivision of the state, individual, partnership, company, firm, society, trust, association, corporation, or any combination which meets any of the following criteria:
 Subject to the approval of the area education agency board, contiguous or marginally adjacent territory located in two or more school districts may be united into a single district in the manner provided in sections 275.12 through 275.18, 275.20, and 275.22.