Whole grade sharing between the Adair-Casey and Guthrie Center Community School Districts is one-step closer, after the Adair-Casey School Board Wednesday night approved the agreement, which now must be approved by the Guthrie Center School Board. Action on finalizing the agreement will come during a meeting of the Guthrie Center Board on January 27th.

The agreement stipulates each district would maintain its own kindergarten-6th grade program. 7th and 8th grade students would attend class at Adair-Casey. 9th-12th graders would attend high school in Guthrie Center. In addition, the districts would share all activities in grades 7-12, including athletic programs. All high school competitions will take place in Guthrie Center and the shared school districts will jointly compete in the West Central Activities Conference.

Approval by both districts would mean the agreement becomes effective July 1st, 2016. School officials say assuming the agreement is finalized, they hope to have open house events organized by students, so that students from both districts can check out their future educational facilities and meet their new classmates.