The Indianola School Board approved a change in the elementary and high school school walk zone boundaries at their meeting Tuesday, that will apply to new students for the 2023-24 school year. Superintendent Ted Ihns tells KNIA News the boundaries represent only new students, and returning elementary students and siblings will remain at their current school.

“If you live in a certain area, the maps show where you know you will go to school or if you will walk or be provided transportation. One of the biggest pieces I want to lay out, it doesn’t change anything at your current school for your current children. If your children are going to Emerson and the boundary would move a little bit, your children will still go to Emerson. This will be for families that are moving in. If you have a student that has a sibling that goes to Emerson and they are starting kindergarten, they will go to Emerson.”

Boundaries are unchanged for Indianola Middle School. To listen to the full interview and for more information, click below.

https://www.kniakrls.com/2023/02/16/lets-talk-indianola-school-board-recap-41/

The new walk (no school transportation) zone boundary lines for Indianola High School and Emerson Elementary School are:
•North Boundary: From Hwy 65/69, south of E. Hillcrest Ave. straight east to N. 14th St.
•South Boundary: North side of Hwy 92 from Hwy 65/69 east to N. 19th St.
•East Boundary: N. 14th St. south to E. lowa Ave., E. lowa Ave. to N. 19th St., N. 19th St. south to Hwy 92
•West Boundary: East side of Hwy 65/69

𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐫 & 𝐈𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬
The new walk (no school transportation) zone boundary lines for Whittier and Irving Elementary Schools are:
•North Boundary: South side of Orchard Ave.
•South Boundary: North side of Hwy 92
•East Boundary: West side of Hwy 65/69
•West Boundary: East side of Kenwood Blvd. north from Hwy 92, to the south side of W. Euclid Ave., W. Euclid Ave. east to North J St., east side of North J St. north to the north side of Iowa Ave., west on Iowa Ave. to a line between Ann Parkway and North L St., north to the south side of W. Orchard Ave.

𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐫𝐚 𝐈𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫 (𝐋𝐈𝐖) 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲
The new walk (no school transportation) zone boundary lines for Laura Ingalls Wilder (LIW) Elementary School are:
•North Boundary: South side of W. Orchard Ave. west extended to 110th Ave. (North Y St.)
•South Boundary: North side of Hwy 92
•East Boundary: West side of N. Kenwood Blvd. from Hwy 92 north to the north side of W. Euclid Ave., W Euclid Ave. east to North J St., west side of North J St. north to the south side of W. Iowa Ave., west on W. Iowa Ave. to a line between Ann Parkway and North L St., north to the south side of W. Orchard Ave.
•West Boundary: East side of North Y St. (110th Ave.)

𝐌𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐳𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑-𝟐𝟒 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫.
Any students who reside outside these boundaries are offered transportation to their district-assigned school. The board’s action to update the boundaries will assist the district in placing students in schools based on need, while also balancing class sizes throughout the district.