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36-430: Woden ISD has three campuses all of which are at the same location: Prior to 2022, Woden High School also served students from the neighboring Etoile Independent School District . In March 2022 the two districts announced plans to consolidate, with Woden being the surviving district. The consolidation was effective July 1, 2022. Etoile School closed with all operations moved to Woden. The anticipated increase of students at

72-454: A school board ) may be elected, appointed by a political office holder, serve ex officio , or a combination of any of these. An independent school district is a legally separate body corporate and political . Most school districts operate as independent local governmental units with exclusive authority over K–12 public educational operations and policies. The extent of their control is set by state-level law. Litigation against school districts

108-481: A "board of trustees," "board of education," "school committee," etc.. This body usually appoints or hires an experienced public school administrator to function as the district's superintendent of schools – a district's chief executive . The superintendent oversees daily operations, decisions and implements the policies of the board. The school board may also exercise a quasi-judicial function in serious employee or student discipline matters. School districts in

144-603: A certain degree comparable to a school district. Other arrangements are possible: certain types of special schools in North Rhine-Westphalia are run by the Landschaftsverbände . There also exist private schools , mostly funded by the States, but run by private entities like churches or foundations. In Italy , school districts were established in 1974 by the " Provvedimenti Delegati sulla scuola " ("Assigned Laws [to

180-561: A decline in property tax revenues during and after the Great Recession . By 2016 there were about 13,000 school districts, and the average student population was about 5,000. Although these terms can vary slightly between various states and regions, these are typical definitions for school district constitution: These terms may not appear in a district's name, even though the condition may apply. In England and Wales , school boards were established in 1870, and abolished in 1902, with

216-411: A decrease of 38,127 or 35%. Many states had passed laws facilitating school district consolidation. In 1951 the majority of the school districts in existence were rural school districts only providing elementary education, and some school districts did not operate schools but instead provided transportation to other schools. The Midwest had a large number of rural school districts. Previously areas of

252-424: A log building in the center of the surrounding settlers' homes was built to serve as both the school and the church. This became known as Jacobs Chapel School and Jacobs Chapel Methodist Church. Miss Catherine Alders, "Aunt Katie", was the teacher. An 1854 scholastic census showed Jacobs Chapel to be the only school in the 12th district with 33 students. In the 1860s school was taught in the home of Eli Holly Hobbs at

288-632: A minority of secondary schools , a few primary schools, and much further education . (Most schools are neither organized geographically nor publicly managed, although the Department of Education inspects and funds them and pays teachers' salaries.) Each ETB area comprises one or more local authority areas , with city or county councilors forming the bulk of the ETB board. The ETBs was formed in 2005 by amalgamating Vocational Education Committees established in 1930, also based on local government areas. In Hong Kong ,

324-450: A school system that is separate but similar to a town's or a county's powers. These include the power to enter contacts, use eminent domain , and to issue binding rules and regulations affecting school policies and operations. The power of school districts to tax and spend is generally more limited. For example, many school districts in New York state require a majority of voters living in

360-698: A school. Dorr Creek was a common school district until 1915 when it was transferred to the Woden School District as a ward school. Pattonia School was located on the Marion Ferry Road. This school was discontinued before 1905 and may have been replaced by the Persimmon Grove School. In 1905 a bond election was held for the construction of a two-story building to house the Woden School. Professor J.B. Oliver and Professor F.L. Smith were elected as

396-706: A single school district." Noting that most modern school districts were formed by consolidating one-room school districts in the first seven decades of the 20th century, Fischel argues that "outside the South, these consolidations were consented to by local voters" who "preferred districts whose boundaries conformed to their everyday interactions rather than formal units of government" and that "[t]he South ended up with county-based school districts because segregation imposed diseconomies of scale on district operations and required larger land-area districts." In New York , most school districts are separate governmental units with

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432-449: A state), most American school districts operate as independent local governmental units under a grant of authority and within geographic limits created by state law. The executive and legislative power over locally-controlled policies and operations of an independent school district are, in most cases, held by a school district's board of education. Depending on state law, members of a local board of education (often referred to informally as

468-618: Is a special-purpose district that operates local public primary or secondary schools or both in various countries. It is not to be confused with an attendance zone, which is within a school district and is used to assign students to schools in a district and not to determine government authority. In the U.S., most K–12 public schools function as units of local school districts. A school district usually operate several elementary , middle , and high schools . The largest urban and suburban districts operate hundreds of schools. While practice varies significantly by state (and in some cases, within

504-427: Is common and some law firms specialize in education law. Districts typically maintain professional liability insurance in order to pay its settlements and legal liabilities. As of 2023 in most U.S. states, public school districts may lay taxes to fund their operations. In others, such as Maine , some school districts are able to lay taxes and others are not. Independent school districts often exercise authority over

540-773: The Midwest and West tend to cross municipal boundaries, while school districts in New England and the Mid-Atlantic regions tend to adhere to city, township, and/or county boundaries. As of 1951 school districts were independent governmental units in 26 states, while in 17 states there were mixes of independent school districts and school districts subordinate to other local governments. In nine states there were only school districts subordinate to local governments. In most Southern states, school systems operate either as an arm of county government or at least share coextensive boundaries with

576-596: The Texas Education Agency . From the financial year of 2018 until 2022, the student count declined by 44%. The district also reported conflicting property value information affecting its operations, with contradictory information from the Texas State Comptroller's Office and Nacogdoches County Appraisal District. In March 2022 its student count was 97, the majority of them at the elementary level. That month Etoile announced that it would consolidate with

612-671: The Unorganized Borough of Alaska were not served by school districts but instead served by schools directly operated by the Alaska Department of Education and by Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) schools. The state schools were transferred to the Alaska State-Operated School System (SOS) after the Alaska Legislature created it in 1971; that agency was terminated in 1975, with its schools transferred to

648-442: The county council and county borough councils becoming the local education authorities . In France, the system of the carte scolaire was dismantled by the beginning of the 2007 school year. More school choice has been given to French students; however, priority is given to those who meet the following criteria: In Germany , schools and teachers are predominately funded by the states of Germany , which also are in control of

684-546: The Government] about the school"). Each district must contain a minimum of 10,000 inhabitants. The national government attempted to link the local schools with local society and culture and local governments. The school districts were dissolved in 2003 by the "legge finanziaria" (law about the government budget) in an attempt to trim the national budget. In the Republic of Ireland, 16 Education and Training Boards (ETBs) administer

720-459: The United States tend to be different from the demographics of the students. This difference is "most pronounced in majority nonwhite jurisdictions and school districts with the largest racial achievement gaps ." There were 130,000 school districts in the country in 1930, with an average student population of 150. From 1942 to 1951 the number of school districts declined from 108,579 to 70,452,

756-464: The district or the local government to approval their annual budget, but school districts in Virginia have no taxing authority and must depend on another local government (county, city, or town) for funding. A district's governing body, usually called a school board , is typically elected by direct popular vote but may be appointed by other governmental officials. The governing body might also be known as

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792-405: The elementary level is 70-80, which would mean the elementary would have a 20% increase in the number of students. In 2009, the school district was rated " recognized " by the Texas Education Agency . In 1836 the families of William Jacobs, Thomas Alders, James Jacobs, George Brown and Elijah Chisum Sr., came from Madison County, Tennessee, and settled in southeastern Nacogdoches County. In 1837

828-596: The intersections of Woden Road and Melrose Road. In 1877 the Pine Grove School was established. This was near the present site of Fairview Methodist Church on Highway 21 east. Mrs. Melissa White, wife of Dr. Richard Penn White, was the teacher. In 1879, Mrs. White became the teacher at the Parrish School on the Old Woden Road. This school had 30 students. By the 1890s Jacobs Chapel School was no longer in operation;

864-444: The needs of the logging and railroad families, had 25 students. It is believed that Shiloh replaced Prospect. West End School was part of Woden School until 1926 when a storm blew the building off its foundation. From 1911 to 1917, Woden was listed as a common school and its records were kept by the county schools superintendent. After 1917, Woden became an Independent School District. The land for Woden School, 10 acres (40,000 m),

900-549: The neighboring Woden Independent School District , with Woden being the surviving district. Woden ISD's board agreed to consolidate with Etoile, and the Texas Education Agency (TEA) stated to the Etoile ISD that the district should agree. Etoile ISD also agreed to the consolidation. The reason for the consolidation was financial issues. The consolidation was effective July 1, 2022. Etoile School closed with all operations moved to Woden. School district A school district

936-585: The newly created Alaska Unorganized Borough School District, which was broken apart into twenty-one school districts the following year. In the 2022 Census of Governments, the United States Census Bureau enumerated the following numbers of school systems in the United States: School districts in the US have reduced the number of their employees by 3.3%, or 270,000 between 2008 and 2012, owing to

972-504: The overall education policies. On the other hand, school buildings are mostly run and funded by municipal governments on different levels of the municipal system (municipalities proper, districts), depending on the size and specialization of a certain school or the population size of a certain municipality. As with other fields of government, for more specialized schools, special government bodies ("Zweckverband") can be established, where municipalities, and not voters, are members; these are to

1008-441: The power to levy taxes and incur debt, except for the five cities with a population of over 125,000 ( Buffalo , Rochester , Syracuse , Yonkers , and New York City ), where the schools are operated directly by the municipalities. The Hawaii State Department of Education functions as a single statewide school district, unique among states. According to a 2021 study, the demographics of voters who elect local school boards in

1044-551: The state's counties. A 2010 study by economist William A. Fischel found that "two-thirds of medium-to-large American cities have boundaries that substantially overlap those of a single school district" with substantial regional and state variations in the degree of overlap, "ranging from nearly perfect congruence in New England , New Jersey, and Virginia, to hardly any in Illinois, Texas, and Florida." Older and more populous municipalities "tend to have boundaries that closely match those of

1080-583: The students now attended Dodd School in the home of Mrs. Anna Dodd. Also in the 1890s the Simpson Campground and Carrizo Schools were founded. Neither of them lasted long, and when they ceased to function as schools, the students attended Old Woden or the Dodd School. In the mid-1890s the Nacogdoches-Southeastern railroad was built through Chisum land at Woden. Land on each side of the rail line

1116-695: The teachers. During the early 1900s, several small schools were established within Woden district. These were created to serve the needs of the logging fronts along the railroad as it was being extended. In 1905, records indicate that Woden School had 72 students enrolled, Dorr Creek had 71, Persimmon Grove had 18, Fellowship had 25, Prospect (which was located near the Etoile-Chireno road) had 30, Little Flock (which had been founded in 1908 when Mr. And Mrs. J.E. Stacy gave 1-acre (4,000 m) of land) had 30 and Melrose had 96. Melrose had been in existence since 1844 when land

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1152-549: Was a public school district based in the community of Etoile, Texas (United States). Its territory was entirely in Nacogdoches County . Etoile ISD had one school that serves students in grades Kindergarten through eight. Students in grades nine through twelve attended Woden High School in the Woden Independent School District . In 2009, the school district was rated " academically acceptable " by

1188-615: Was divided into town lots and a post office, originally named Oval, was established. The post office at Old Woden was closed and moved to Oval, which was then renamed Woden. Woden became a logging camp on the N&;SE railroad. An 1897 school census showed schools in the Woden area as: Carrizo School with 18 students, Dorr Creek School with 35 students, Pattonia Chapel with 22 students, and Woden School with 18 students. Dorr Creek School had been founded sometime after 1864 when J.A. Tubbe deeded 2 acres (8,100 m) of land near Saint’s Rest cemetery for

1224-460: Was donated. By 1909-1910, these schools and others were either growing or beginning to fade away as parents' jobs came to an end with the logging operations or the railroad. Enrollments in 1909 and 1910 were: Woden-83, Dorr Creek-87, Persimmon Grove-28, Prospect-12, Melrose–167, Oak Ridge (which had been in existence since 1875)-125, Little Flock-62 and Hampton's Switch, one of several schools such as Donovan, Shiloh and Pirtle which were built to serve

1260-448: Was sold by Andrew Jackson Chisum to the district in 1915. The deed to this has been passed down from Davis Houston King, one of the trustees at the time, to his grandson, Ford King Jr., who was superintendent of Woden ISD from 1973 to 2002. A two-storey red brick building was constructed in 1915. It was renovated in 1930, when a gymnasium was built and the upstairs auditorium was turned into a classroom. The building stood until 1953 when it

1296-594: Was totally destroyed by fire. A new school was constructed on the same site. The small schools within the district either ceased to function or were annexed by Woden ISD. For instance, Persimmon Grove was annexed in 1935. As the other schools ceased operation, their students were bussed to Woden or other schools. Most recently, in March 2022 the Etoile district announced it would be consolidated with Woden. Etoile Independent School District Etoile Independent School District

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