Smackover-Norphlet School District

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Smackover-Norphlet School District No. 39 (SNSD), formerly Smackover School District 39, is a school district based in Smackover, Arkansas. It has territory in Union County, Ouachita County, and Columbia County. [1] [2] [3]

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The district serves Smackover, Norphlet, Calion, [1] Louann, [2] and Mount Holly. [4]

History

On July 1, 2004 the Mount Holly School District was consolidated into the Smackover district. [4]

On May 8, 2014 the Arkansas Board of Education (ABE) approved the merger of the Norphlet School District into the Smackover School District, [5] effective July 1, 2014, [6] forming the Smackover-Norphlet School District.

In June 2018 superintendent Dave Wilcox resigned and was replaced by John Gross. [7]

Schools

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Primary:

Preschool:

Former schools:

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References

  1. 1 2 "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Union County, AR." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on May 23, 2018. This reflects the pre-merger Smackover School District and Norphlet School District.
  2. 1 2 "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Ouachita County, AR." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on May 23, 2018. This reflects the pre-merger Smackover School District.
  3. "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Columbia County, AR." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on May 23, 2018. This reflects the pre-merger Smackover School District.
  4. 1 2 "ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls." Arkansas Department of Education. Retrieved on May 23, 2018. The Mount Holly district merged with the Smackover district on July 1, 2004.
  5. 1 2 Lyon, John (May 8, 2014). "Merger of Norphlet, Smackover school districts approved". Arkansas News . Retrieved June 17, 2018. The state Board of Education on Thursday approved a proposal to annex the Norphlet School District to the nearby Smackover School District in southwestern Arkansas.[...]Snow said the Smackover district plans to keep the Norphlet campus open,[...]CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  6. "State board OKs Norphlet-Smackover merger". Associated Press at KTHV. May 9, 2014. Retrieved June 17, 2018.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  7. Rigdon, Kaitlyn (June 15, 2018). "Smackover-Norphlet superintendent resigns". El Dorado News . Retrieved June 17, 2018.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  8. Home. Smackover Elementary School. October 30, 2005. Retrieved on June 17, 2018.
  9. "Minutes State Board of Education Monday, May 8, 2006." Arkansas Department of Education. Retrieved on June 17, 2018. p. 2. "Request from Smackover School District for Approval to Close an Isolated School: Mount Holly Elementary School [...] The motion was adopted unanimously."

Further reading

Maps of the predecessor districts: