Hillsboro USD 410

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Hillsboro USD 410
Address
416 S. Date St. [1]
, Kansas , 67063
United States
Coordinates 38°20′54″N97°12′36″W / 38.34833°N 97.21000°W / 38.34833; -97.21000
District information
Type Public
Grades K to 12
SuperintendentClint Corby [2]
Schools3
Other information
Website usd410.net

Hillsboro USD 410, also known as Durham-Hillsboro-Lehigh USD 410, is a public unified school district headquartered in Hillsboro, Kansas, United States. [1] The district includes the communities of Hillsboro, Lehigh, Durham, and nearby rural areas of Marion County. [3]

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History

In 1945, the School Reorganization Act in Kansas caused the consolidation of thousands of rural school districts in Kansas. [4] In 1963, the School Unification Act in Kansas caused the further consolidatation of thousands of tiny school districts into hundreds of larger Unified School Districts. [5]

In 1961, Reimer Stadium was built on the south side of Tabor College campus and named after former athletic director Del Reimer. In 2008, the old stadium was demolished then replaced by Joel Wiens Stadium in 2009, which was a joint venture between Tabor College and Hillsboro USD 410. The new 3,000-seat stadium includes new artificial football and soccer turf, synthetic track and a throwing area for field events, new bleachers on the home side, a new press box, and new concession stand and restroom facilities. The team locker rooms and athletic offices were also constructed at the north end of the stadium at college expense. [6]

On January 23, 2024, a public vote passed for a bond to improve existing schools: add new dual-use tornado shelter & classroom at HES, replace plumbing at HES, update gym at HES, renovate PreK-2 playground at HES, add secured entrances to HES & HMHS, replace air conditioning for HMHS gyms, update auditorium, update fire alarm system in HMHS, add new greenhouse, replace all roofs, fix various sidewalks, replace windows on HMS and various exterior reworks. [7] [8]

Current schools

The school district operates the following schools: [1]

Closed schools

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "USD 410 website". Archived from the original on January 30, 2020.
  2. "Staff". USD 410. Archived from the original on June 22, 2021.
  3. "USD 410 District Map" (PDF). Kansas Department of Transportation. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 30, 2020.
  4. Your School District: The Report of the National Commission on School District Reorganization; National Education Association; 286 pages; 1948.
  5. "Administration of Unified School Districts in Kansas" (PDF). Kansas State Department of Public Instruction. January 1967. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 10, 2020.
  6. Tabor College and USD 410 Break Ground for New Athletics Facility; tabor.edu; November 17, 2008.
  7. "Bond Handout" (PDF). USD 410. October 31, 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 25, 2024.
  8. "Bond Passes With 88% Support". Hillsboro Free Press. January 31, 2024. Archived from the original on January 31, 2024.

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