Richland Springs Independent School District

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Richland Springs Independent School District
Location
Richland Springs, TX
ESC Region 15

USA
District information
Type Public
GradesPre-K through 12
SuperintendentDon Fowler
Students and staff
Athletic conference UIL Class A (six-man football member)
Colorsblue and white
Other information
Mascotcoyote
Website Richland Springs ISD

Richland Springs Independent School District is a public school district based in Richland Springs, Texas (USA).

A school district is a special-purpose district that operates local public primary and secondary schools in various nations.

Richland Springs, Texas Town in Texas, United States

Richland Springs is a town in San Saba County in western Central Texas. The population was 338 at the 2010 census.

Texas U.S. state in the United States

Texas is the second largest state in the United States by both area and population. Geographically located in the South Central region of the country, Texas shares borders with the U.S. states of Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, New Mexico to the west, and the Mexican states of Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas to the southwest, and has a coastline with the Gulf of Mexico to the southeast.

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The district has one school, Richland Springs School that serves students in grades kindergarten through twelve.

Richland Springs High School (Texas)

Richland Springs High School or Richland Springs School is a public high school located in Richland Springs, Texas (USA) and classified as a 1A school by the UIL. It is part of the Richland Springs Independent School District located in northwestern San Saba County. In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency.

Academic achievement

In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency. [1]

Texas Education Agency

The Texas Education Agency (TEA) is a branch of the state government of Texas in the United States responsible for public education. The agency is headquartered in the William B. Travis State Office Building in downtown Austin. Mike Morath, formerly a member of the Dallas Independent School District's board of trustees, was appointed commissioner of education by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Dec. 14, 2015, and began serving on Jan. 4, 2016.

Special programs

Athletics

Richland Springs won the 2004, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, & 2016 state six-man football championships. In 2009, the Coyotes moved from Division I for bigger six-man schools to Division II for smaller six-man schools. The 2007 team was nominated by Dave Campbell's Texas Football in its 50th anniversary special as the #45 most memorable team (pro, college, or high school) in Texas History. [2]

Six-man football

Six-man football is a variant of American football played with six players per team, instead of 11.

<i>Dave Campbells Texas Football</i>

Dave Campbell's Texas Football is an biannual magazine previewing American football teams in the state of Texas.

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References

  1. "2009 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on 2015-10-25.
  2. Dave Campbell's Texas Football, 50th Anniversary Special Edition, p. 147.