R. H. Bearden Elementary School

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R. H. Bearden Elementary School is a public elementary school in unincorporated Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, near Sumner. [1] It is a part of the West Tallahatchie School District.

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In addition to Sumner, the district also serves the communities of Tutwiler, Webb, and Glendora. [2] Additionally it includes unincorporated areas of Brazil, [3] Philipp, [4] and Vance. [3] The parts of the Mintner City area in Tallahatchie County are in the West Tallahatchie district. [2] [5]

Students matriculate to West Tallahatchie High School.

History

It was previously the "West District School", [6] or West District Middle School, and was grade 6-8. [7] Prior to 1988 it only had middle school levels. Beginning in 1988 it began serving grades 3-8 and served Sumner and Webb for upper elementary grades. [8] By 1995 its name changed from West District Middle School to Bearden School. [9] In July 1997 the school had about 700 students, [10] and in November 1997 it had 576 students. [11] That year the district closed Sumner Elementary and moved its remaining students to Bearden, and in turn moved 7th grade students to West Tallahatchie High. The district planned to build 10 new classrooms at Bearden to accommodate more students. [10]

In 2003 it was featured in the PBS documentary A Tale of Two Schools which focused on its methods of teaching reading, along with those of Maudrie M. Walton Elementary School in Fort Worth, Texas. [12]

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References

  1. ↑ "Mississippi Early Learning Collaboratives". Mississippi Department of Education . Retrieved 2021-05-20. R.H. Bearden Elementary School 1094 W Friendship Rd, Sumner, MS 38957 - Compare to the Sumner city limits
  2. 1 2 "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Tallahatchie County, MS" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved 2021-05-20.
  3. 1 2 "About WTSD". West Tallahatchie School District. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
  4. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Philipp
  5. ↑ "Minter City". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  6. ↑ "R. H. Bearden Elementary School". West Tallahatchie School District. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
  7. ↑ "County schools to resume classes soon". Charleston Sun-Sentinel . Vol. 64, no. 31. 1987-08-13. p. 1. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ Mikell, Ray S. (1988-08-14). "West Tallahatchie students face longer classes, new staff". The Greenwood Commonwealth . Greenwood, Mississippi. p. 7A. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ Preus, Anne Hart (1995-07-27). "Choctaw athletics program has new director and coach". The Charleston Sun-Sentinel . p. 6. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
  10. 1 2 "School bells to ring out start of 1997-98 session". The Charleston Sun-Sentinel . Vol. 74, no. 31. 1997-07-31. pp. 1, 12. - Clipping of page 1 and Clipping of page 12, Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ Hayden, Cathy (1997-11-22). "Tracking Teachers for Poorest of Poor: Wisely cast net lands Delta educators". Clarion Ledger . pp. 1A, 16A. - Clipping of first and second pages from Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Teaching reading at Delta school focus of TV special". The Clarion-Ledger . Jackson, Mississippi. 2003-09-22. p. 3B. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.

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