This article needs additional citations for verification .(March 2022) |
Beardsley School District | |
---|---|
![]() | |
Address | |
1001 Roberts Lane Bakersfield , California, 93308United States | |
Coordinates | 35°24′30″N119°2′25″W / 35.40833°N 119.04028°W |
District information | |
Type | Public school district |
Motto | It's all about the kids! |
Grades | K–8 [1] |
Established | 1882 |
Superintendent | Dick Stotler |
Schools | 4 |
Budget | $18 M |
NCES District ID | 0604260 [1] |
Students and staff | |
Students | 1,857 [1] |
Teachers | 90.0 (FTE) [1] |
Staff | 113.37 (FTE) [1] |
Student–teacher ratio | 20.63:1 [1] |
Other information | |
Schedule | Nine-month |
Website | www |
Beardsley School District, in Bakersfield, California is a school district with four school facilities. The district consists of Beardsley Elementary School, North Beardsley School, San Lauren Elementary School and Beardsley Junior High School.
The district traces its origins back to the late 19th century when Lewis A. Beardsley donated an acre of land and helped build a one-room schoolhouse in May 1882. Mr. Beardsley was a former teacher and principal at Bakersfield School and served as Kern County Superintendent of Schools from 1874 to 1877. [2] Following his county superintendence, he went into farming and later donated an acre of land to establish Beardsley School District. Beardsley School began with two teachers, Louis Beardsley and C. M. Chadwick, with an average daily attendance of 25 students. In 1883, Alexander B. MacPherson was added to the staff. Mr. MacPherson also served as Kern County Superintendent of Schools from 1883.
School enrollment remained relatively small during the first thirty years of the district. Then in 1911, the school’s population increased to sixty students. A teacher was added to the staff in a makeshift classroom created for the following school year. In 1913, a $20,000 school bond was approved by the voters to build a new school. The new two-story schoolhouse opened the following year.
With the opening of the new school, a hot lunch program was started in 1914. Lunches were prepared in the classroom and cost five cents. Many of the vegetables used in the lunches were grown in the school garden. The school’s garden products even earned Beardsley an award at the 1915 Panama Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco.
A PTA was established and meetings were held twice monthly. The PTA was also the first in the county to sponsor a fundraising carnival to benefit the school.
The school boasted an outstanding track and field program, often winning the County Track Meets from 1921-24.
Beardsley experienced rapid growth over the next ten years from (1925–35). Average daily attendance climbed from 121 to 384 students. In recognition of this growth, voters approved a $120,000 bond issue in 1927 to expand school facilities, including a new auditorium and cafeteria.
In 1937, a new building was constructed to house a classroom, music room and dining area. At this time, a primary school was constructed with eight classrooms and a kindergarten. Later, in 1940, additional classrooms were built to complete the primary school that is now known as the Intermediate School.
During World War II, Beardsley students were active in raising “victory gardens” as well as harvesting crops on the surrounding farms. Student assistance in the harvest was needed due to the shortage of labor caused by the war.
In 1947, attendance had increased to 1284 students and the Junior High School was opened. The Junior High consisted of eight classrooms, library, and art rooms. Four more classrooms were added to the Junior High in 1948. In 1955, additional facilities were built for home economics, industrial arts, music room, and Junior High Office.
In 1950 attendance increased to 1,550 students. Much of the increase came from the northwest portion of the district and North Beardsley School was built in 1952. The new school outgrew its eight classrooms in two years and an additional eight classrooms were built in 1954.
By 1967 enrollment had reached 1935 students and in 1968, two wings consisting of eighteen classrooms were added at North Beardsley School.
In 1969 the Intermediate and Junior High Schools additional facilities included a new multipurpose room/cafetorium and an educational service center.
In 1977 the district built a library between the Junior High School and Intermediate School, which serves both schools.
In 1996, the school district implemented the “Class Size Reduction Program” (CSR) for a ratio of no less than one teacher for twenty students. The CSR Program was implemented at North Beardsley School in grades K–3.
In 1998 a gymnasium was constructed with the support of the Beardsley School Community Foundation, Optimist Club, Kern Community Development Program, and County Board of Supervisors.
In 2001, the district converted the old intermediate cafeteria into a family resource center to house the Healthy Start and Head Start preschool programs.
An $8 million general obligation bond was passed in 2000 for modernizing all three school facilities and to build a new school.
In 2005, Beardsley opened San Lauren Elementary, its first new school in 53 years.
Shafter is a city in Kern County, California, United States. It is located 18 miles (29 km) west-northwest of Bakersfield. The population was 16,988 at the 2010 census, up from 12,736 at the 2000 census. The city is located along State Route 43. Suburbs of Shafter include Myricks Corner, North Shafter, Smith Corner, and Thomas Lane.
Klein Independent School District is a school district that covers 87.5 square miles (227 km2) in Harris County, Texas, United States. It became an independent school district in 1938. Almost all of the territory is unincorporated; a small portion of Houston is within the district. In the 2020–2021 school year, Klein ISD had 52,824 students. Klein ISD is part of the taxation base for the Lone Star College System. As of 2022, Jenny McGown is Superintendent of Schools.
Conroe Independent School District (CISD) is a school district in Montgomery County, Texas. The district's headquarters are located in the Deane L. Sadler Administration/Technology Center in Conroe. The CISD area, which covers 348 square miles (900 km2), is part of the Lone Star College System.
The Revere Local School District is a school district located in northeastern Ohio, between the cities of Akron and Cleveland, that was formed in the early 1950s after the communities of Bath and Richfield voted to combine their two smaller school systems. The District is broken up into four schools, Revere High School, Revere Middle School, Bath Elementary School, and Richfield Elementary School.
Lancaster Independent School District is a public school district based in Lancaster, Texas (US). The district serves most of the city of Lancaster, a small portion of Dallas, and a small portion of the city of Hutchins.
Kern Valley High School is a small high school located in Lake Isabella, California, and is one of the comprehensive high schools in the Kern High School District. The school has a staff of approximately 70 teachers and support staff, and a student population of about 468.
La Porte Independent School District is a school district based in La Porte, Texas, United States.
Norris School District is an elementary school district in Bakersfield, California.
Fairfield Independent School District is an American school district in Texas with approximately 1,700 students. Its president is Eric Chavers.
South Whidbey School District #206 is a school district that operates on the "Southend" of Whidbey Island in the US state of Washington. The district offices are located in Langley. The current superintendent is Dr. Jo Moccia. The current school board consists of Brook Willeford, Andrea Downs, Marnie Jackson, Ann Johnson, Joe Greenheron, and two Student Representatives, Audrey Gmerek and Katya Schiavone.
Crystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 47 is a school district containing elementary and middle schools. The district serves Crystal Lake, Lakewood, as well as parts of Lake in the Hills, Cary, Woodstock, Huntley, Bull Valley, and McHenry.
Littlefield Unified School District is a PK-12 grade school district headquartered in Beaver Dam, Arizona.
Fairfax School District is a public school district in unincorporated Kern County, California, just outside of Bakersfield. It was formed May 6, 1891. The district is made up of four schools teaching kindergarten through eighth grade.
Center Cass School District 66 is a public school district located in Downers Grove, Illinois, in DuPage County. The district serves about 1,300 students in grades K-8.
Fremont School District 79 is a school district located in Mundelein, Illinois. The district is composed of Lincoln Early Learning Center, Fremont Elementary School, Fremont Intermediate School, and Fremont Middle School. The district is led by superintendent Dr. Trisha Kocanda.
The Orono School District is a Minnesota public school district located in the west-metro area of Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. The school district, organized in 1949, serves part or all of the following areas: Independence, Long Lake, Maple Plain, Medina, Minnetonka Beach, Orono, and Wayzata. The district superintendent is Dr. Kristine Flesher.
Walnut Hill International Leadership Academy (WHILA), formerly Walnut Hill Elementary School, is a public K-8 school in Dallas, Texas, and a part of the Dallas Independent School District (DISD). The school's previous campus was located near Walnut Hill Lane. The school has been in operation since 1912, though the building used until 2019 was constructed in 1946. Walnut Hill serves a portion of the Preston Hollow area, including parts of the "Old Preston Hollow" estate community.
Richmond County Public Schools (RCPS), the K–12 public school district in Richmond County, Virginia, serves about 1300 total students. It operates three schools: Richmond County Elementary-Middle school, Rappahannock High School, and Mackey-Thompson Learning Center.