Metropolitan School District of North Posey County

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Metropolitan School District of North Posey County
Location
101 N Church Street
Poseyville, Indiana
Posey County
Southwestern Indiana
United States
District information
GradesK-12
SuperintendentMichael Galvin
Students and staff
Students1,380
Teachers107
Athletic conference Pocket Athletic Conference
District mascotViking
Colors   Red & Black
Other information
Website MSD of North Posey

The Metropolitan School District of North Posey County, Indiana, commonly known as the MSD of North Posey, is the school corporation serving northern Posey County, Indiana.

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The school district covers six townships in northern Posey County, which are: Bethel, Center, Harmony, Robb, Robinson and Smith. The school district also includes the towns of Poseyville, New Harmony, Cynthiana and Griffin. The census-designated place of Parkers Settlement is in the district. [1] Other unincorporated communities in the district include Wadesville, Stewartsville, St. Wendel, and Blairsville.[ citation needed ]

History

Previously Posey County had a county school system, but it transitioned to a metropolitan school district system. [2]

Representatives from Robb School Township, Smith School Township and Center-Robinson Consolidated Schools first met in Poseyville on July 28, 1956, and agreed to reorganize their districts into a single metropolitan school district. It was also agreed than Bethel School Township would be allowed to join the new school district any time it decided to do so. [3] This decision was confirmed by a referendum on October 1, 1956. [4] The referendum was held because there were people opposed to the school district consolidations who submitted official documents opposing them. [5] The Metropolitan School District of North Posey County was formally created and named at a meeting in Wadesville on November 2, 1956. Other names suggested at the meeting for the new district were "Quintet" and "North Central". [6]

In 1956, Eldon R. Crawford, previously the superintendent of Posey County Schools, became the superintendent of the North Posey County school district. He resigned from the former position after taking the latter. [7]

In February 1957 Bethel School Township voters approved joining North Posey Schools, [8] and so the township joined the new metropolitan school district on February 25, 1957. [9] It was the final township in Posey County to have not joined a metropolitan school district. [2]

In fall 1957 the district was scheduled to build a unified elementary school 2 miles (3.2 km) from Wadesville, and it proposed a secondary school site 2.5 miles (4.0 km) from Poseyville, and in turn it would convert the previous secondary school into another elementary school. [10]

On January 19, 2012, it was announced that the Consolidated School Town of New Harmony and Harmony Township would be annexed by the MSD of North Posey County effective July 1, 2012. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Posey County, IN" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved June 11, 2024. - Text list
  2. 1 2 "Township Poses Problem To Posey School Officials". The Evansville Courier . December 29, 1956. p.  14 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ https://www.northposey.k12.in.us/document-library/msd-of-north-posey-school-board-documents/school-board-minutes-archive/1956/267-19560728-board-minutes-july-1956/file
  4. ↑ "Posey Sets Boundaries: Two School Areas Split in 6 Parts". The Evansville Courier . Evansville, Indiana. December 4, 1956. p.  7 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "School Merger Vote Slated". The Evansville Courier . Evansville, Indiana. September 12, 1956. p.  15A – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ https://www.northposey.k12.in.us/document-library/msd-of-north-posey-school-board-documents/school-board-minutes-archive/1956/270-19561102-board-minutes-november-1956/file
  7. ↑ "Posey School Chief Resigns To Become Head Of New District". The Evansville Courier . Evansville, Indiana. November 17, 1956. p.  5 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Posey School Merger Set For Feb. 25". The Evansville Courier . Evansville, Indiana. February 14, 1957. p.  17 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ https://www.northposey.k12.in.us/document-library/msd-of-north-posey-school-board-documents/school-board-minutes-archive/1957/273-19570211-board-minutes-february-1957/file
  10. 1 2 "North Posey School Projects to Be Started This Fall". Evansville Press . Evansville, Indiana. August 18, 1957. p.  13 (Text detail 1 and Text detail 2) – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ https://www.northposey.k12.in.us/document-library/msd-of-north-posey-school-board-documents/school-board-minutes-archive/2012/963-20120119-joint-mtg-new-harmony-north-posey-january-19-2012/file


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