Booker Independent School District

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Booker Independent School District
Location
Booker, Texas
ESC Region 16 [1]
USA
Coordinates 36°26′55″N100°32′20″W / 36.44861°N 100.53889°W / 36.44861; -100.53889
District information
Type Independent school district
MottoHotel Trivago
GradesPre-K through 12
SuperintendentGary Mills [1]
Schools2 (2009-10) [2]
Budget69$
NCES District ID 4810830 [2]
Students and staff
Students394 (2010-11) [1]
Teachers39.39 (2009-10) [2] (on full-time equivalent (FTE) basis)
Student–teacher ratio9.90 (2009-10) [2]
Athletic conference UIL Class 2A Football Division II [3]
District mascotKiowas [4]
Colors   Maroon, Black [4]
Other information
TEA District Accountability Rating for 2013-14Met Standard [5]
Website Booker ISD

Booker Independent School District is a public school district based in Booker, Texas (USA). Located in Lipscomb County, [6] small portions of the district extends into Hemphill County and Ochiltree County. [7] [8] The district operates one high school, Booker High School.

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Finances

As of the 2010–2011 school year, the appraised valuation of property in the district was $252,857,000. [1] The maintenance tax rate was $0.112 and the bond tax rate was $0.000 per $100 of appraised valuation. [1]

Academic achievement

Between 2004 and 2011 a school district in Texas could receive one of four possible rankings from the Texas Education Agency: Exemplary (the highest possible ranking), Recognized, Academically Acceptable, and Academically Unacceptable (the lowest possible ranking). No state accountability ratings will be given to districts in 2012. [9] As of 2013 TEA changed the ratings based on new EOC exams to Met Standard or Improvement Required.

Historical district TEA accountability ratings [10]

Schools

In the 2011–2012 school year, the district operated two campuses. [1]

Other information

In 2011, superintendent Michael Lee forbid an Al Jazeera TV crew from reporting at a Booker High School's football game. [13]

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Texas School Directory 2012" (PDF). Texas Education Agency . Retrieved 10 August 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Booker ISD". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved 10 August 2012.
  3. ↑ "UIL Alignments". University Interscholastic League . Retrieved 10 August 2012.
  4. 1 2 "Booker High School". CBS Interactive. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
  5. ↑ "2014 Accountability Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-21. Retrieved 2015-07-18.
  6. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Lipscomb County, TX" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved 2022-06-26. - Text list
  7. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Hemphill County, TX" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved 2022-06-26. - Text list
  8. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Ochiltree County, TX" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved 2022-06-26. - Text list
  9. ↑ "Accountability Rating System for Texas Public Schools and Districts". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on 24 August 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
  10. ↑ TEA District Ratings for 2004-2011 Archived 2012-07-02 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ↑ "2014 Accountability Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-21. Retrieved 2015-07-18.
  12. ↑ "2013 Accountability Report" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-07-21. Retrieved 2015-07-18.
  13. ↑ Welcome to Texas! Unless you're Al Jazeera Archived September 5, 2011, at the Wayback Machine , Response to Al Jazeera Archived 2011-09-17 at the Wayback Machine
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