Witts Springs School District

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Witts Springs School District No. 1 was a school district headquartered in Witts Springs in unincorporated Searcy County, Arkansas.

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The district's final superintendent was Glenda Hendrix. [1]

History

On July 2, 2001, an act of arson caused the destruction of the district's elementary school and gymnasium facilities. [2]

On July 1, 2003, the Witts Springs School District consolidated into the Marshall School District. [3] The Arkansas Department of Education ordered the consolidation to occur. [4] The final board meeting of the Witts Springs district was scheduled for Thursday June 26, 2003. Hendrix was to become an assistant superintendent at the Marshall district on a part-time basis but was required to not have a job for a month in between jobs. [1] On July 1, 2004, the Marshall district and the Leslie School District consolidated to form the Searcy County School District, which currently governs the Witts Springs territory. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Lair, Dwain (2003-06-25). "Marshall to staff Witts Springs Grade School". Harrison Daily . Retrieved 2017-10-16.
  2. ↑ Witts Springs School District No. 1 Searcy County, Arkansas General Purpose Financial Statements and Other Reports June 30, 2001 p. 11 (PDF p. 13/13).
  3. 1 2 "ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls." Arkansas Department of Education. Retrieved on October 13, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Executive Summary Searcy County Public Schools Archived 2017-10-16 at the Wayback Machine ." AdvancED. p. 2 (PDF p. 4). Retrieved on October 16, 2017.

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