Editing Fair Grove, Missouri (section)

==Education==

Fair Grove R-10 School District is a K-12 school district located at 132 N. Main Street in Fair Grove. The school district is again for the ninth year out of 10 and for the last four years Accredited with Distinction in Performance. This is the highest accreditation awarded by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. The school enrollment is 1,140 students in the learning centers: grades PreK–4, 5–8, and 9–12. In addition to the basic courses, instruction is provided through classes of remediation, special needs, enrichment, college preparatory, advanced, vocational courses, area vocational school, dual credit and distant learning courses with nearby universities. This district far exceeds the educational opportunities required by the [[Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ci.fairgrove.mo.us/index.html |title=City of Fair Grove Homepage |access-date=2007-10-12 |last=Manning |first=Betty |author2=Gene Rice |publisher=[[City of Fair Grove, Missouri]] }}{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

In 2007, voters approved a tax bond for new construction projects and for renovation of current space. In the summer of 2008, the construction was completed on the new Middle School that was built in 2007 as a result of the tax bond. The New Middle School was opened for the 2008–09 school year. As of May 2013, Fair Grove completed a new [[Federal Emergency Management Agency]] (FEMA) storm shelter / safe room that the school and community can utilize during a tornado warning. The safe room was featured on the Today show on May 22, 2013, as reported by [http://www.gofairgrove.com/fair-grove-on-the-today-show/ GoFairGrove.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140629171348/http://www.gofairgrove.com/fair-grove-on-the-today-show/ |date=June 29, 2014 }}, Fair Grove's main source for photos, news and information. 
Fair Grove made national news in 2009 due to part of the [[Fair Grove High School|high school]] being destroyed during the [[May 2009 Southern Midwest derecho|May 2009 Southern Plains derecho]] event and the community has since taken steps to help protect the school and its students.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Russell |first=Linda |date=2018-05-08 |title=Weather Vault: Staff of Fair Grove High School recalls devastating derecho on May 8, 2009 |url=https://www.ky3.com/content/news/Staff-of-Fair-Grove-High-School-recalls-devastating-derecho--482106921.html |access-date=2023-08-15 |website=www.ky3.com |language=en}}</ref>