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Fort Elliott Consolidated Independent School District
Fort Elliott Consolidated Independent School District is a public school district based in the community of Briscoe, Texas, Briscoe, Texas (United States, USA). The district covers northern Wheeler County, Texas, Wheeler County (including the city of Mobeetie, Texas, Mobeetie and the community of Allison, Texas, Allison), southern Hemphill County, Texas, Hemphill County, and a small portion of northeastern Gray County, Texas, Gray County. Fort Elliott Consolidated ISD has two schools that serve students in grades pre-kindergarten through twelve. The district was created on August 10, 1991 by the consolidation of the Briscoe and Mobeetie districts, with the Allison Independent School District being added on July 1, 2003. Since the 2003 merger its area is about . In 2009, the school district was rated "Texas Education Agency accountability ratings system, academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency. References External links Fort Elliott Consolidated ISD {{Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
School District
A school district is a special-purpose district that operates local public primary and secondary schools in various nations. North America United States In the U.S, most K–12 public schools function as units of local school districts, which usually operate several schools, and the largest urban and suburban districts operate hundreds of schools. While practice varies significantly by state (and in some cases, within a state), most American school districts operate as independent local governmental units under a grant of authority and within geographic limits created by state law. The executive and legislative power over locally controlled policies and operations of an independent school district are, in most cases, held by a school district's board of education. Depending on state law, members of a local board of education (often referred to informally as a school board) may be elected, appointed by a political office holder, serve ex officio, or a combination of any of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allison Independent School District (TEA)
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** PDF: Parts iAllison Independent School District was a school district headquartered in Allison, Texas. On July 1, 2003 it merged into the Fort Elliott Consolidated Independent School District. References External links Profile of the Allison School District- Texas Education Agency The Texas Education Agency (TEA) is the branch of the government of Texas responsible for public education in Texas in the United States. Wheeler an Hemphill countie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
School Districts In Wheeler County, Texas
A school is an educational institution designed to provide learning spaces and learning environments for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is sometimes compulsory education, compulsory. In these systems, students progress through a series of schools. The names for these schools vary by country (discussed in the ''School#Regional terms, Regional terms'' section below) but generally include primary school for young children and secondary school for teenagers who have completed primary education. An institution where higher education is taught is commonly called a university college or university. In addition to these core schools, students in a given country may also attend schools before and after primary (elementary in the U.S.) and secondary (middle school in the U.S.) education. Kindergarten or preschool provide some schooling to very young children (typically ages 3–5). University, vocational ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
School Districts In Hemphill County, Texas
A school is an educational institution designed to provide learning spaces and learning environments for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is sometimes compulsory education, compulsory. In these systems, students progress through a series of schools. The names for these schools vary by country (discussed in the ''School#Regional terms, Regional terms'' section below) but generally include primary school for young children and secondary school for teenagers who have completed primary education. An institution where higher education is taught is commonly called a university college or university. In addition to these core schools, students in a given country may also attend schools before and after primary (elementary in the U.S.) and secondary (middle school in the U.S.) education. Kindergarten or preschool provide some schooling to very young children (typically ages 3–5). University, vocational ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
School Districts In Gray County, Texas
A school is an educational institution designed to provide learning spaces and learning environments for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is sometimes compulsory. In these systems, students progress through a series of schools. The names for these schools vary by country (discussed in the '' Regional terms'' section below) but generally include primary school for young children and secondary school for teenagers who have completed primary education. An institution where higher education is taught is commonly called a university college or university. In addition to these core schools, students in a given country may also attend schools before and after primary (elementary in the U.S.) and secondary (middle school in the U.S.) education. Kindergarten or preschool provide some schooling to very young children (typically ages 3–5). University, vocational school, college or seminary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Texas Education Agency Accountability Ratings System
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) is the branch of the government of Texas responsible for public education in Texas Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 ... in the United States.Welcome to the Texas Education Agency " ''Texas Education Agency''. Accessed December 13, 2015. "Texas Education Agency 1701 N. Congress Avenue Austin, Texas, 78701" 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. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amarillo Globe-News
The ''Amarillo Globe-News'' is a daily newspaper in Amarillo, Texas, owned by Gannett. The newspaper is based at downtown's FirstBank Southwest Tower, but is printed at a facility in Lubbock. History The current-day ''Globe-News'' is a combination of several newspapers previously published in Amarillo. One began on November 4, 1909, as a prohibition publication by the Baptist deacon Dr. Joseph Elbert Nunn (1851 – 1938). In 1916, Nunn turned the ''Amarillo Daily News'' into a general newspaper. Nunn also owned an electric company, and heavily invested in the telephone company. He served on the boards of the Wayland Baptist College (now Wayland Baptist University) in Plainview, Texas, then at Texas Technological College (now Texas Tech University). He went on to Lubbock, Texas, with the Goodnight Baptist College in the now ghost town of Goodnight in Armstrong County. The college and town were named for the legendary Texas Panhandle rancher Charles Goodnight. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Texas Education Agency
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) is the branch of the government of Texas responsible for public education in Texas in the United States.Welcome to the Texas Education Agency " ''Texas Education Agency''. Accessed December 13, 2015. "Texas Education Agency 1701 N. Congress Avenue Austin, Texas, 78701" The agency is headquartered in the William B. Travis State Office Building in . , formerly a member of the |
Gray County, Texas
Gray County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 21,227. The county seat is Pampa. The county was created in 1876 and later organized in 1902. is named for Peter W. Gray, a Confederate lawyer and soldier in the American Civil War. Gray County comprises the Pampa, TX micropolitan statistical area. Gray County was the center of the White Deer Lands Management Company, which ceased operations in 1957. The history of the company is the theme of the White Deer Land Museum in Pampa, but company archives are at the Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum in Canyon. Timothy Dwight Hobart, the White Deer land agent from 1903 to 1924, was elected mayor of Pampa in 1927. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which are land and (0.4%) are covered by water. Major highways * Interstate 40 * U.S. Highway 60 * State Highway 70 * State Highway 152 * State Highway 273 Adjacent counties ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Briscoe, Texas
Briscoe is an unincorporated community just east of U.S. Highway 83 in Wheeler County, Texas Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 ..., United States. The Fort Elliott Consolidated Independent School District serves area students. The former Briscoe Independent School District merged into the Fort Elliot CISD on August 10, 1991. References Unincorporated communities in Texas Unincorporated communities in Wheeler County, Texas {{WheelerCountyTX-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hemphill County, Texas
Hemphill County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,382. The county seat and only incorporated community in the county is the city of Canadian. The county was created in 1876 and organized in 1887. It is named for John Hemphill, a judge and Confederate congressman. Hemphill County is one of six prohibition, or entirely dry, counties in the state of Texas. History Early history For the 200 years leading up to 1875, nomadic Indian tribes representing the Apache, Comanche, Kiowa, and others roamed the Panhandle following the huge bison (buffalo) herds. In search for an alternate route to California through Santa Fe, New Mexico, Josiah Gregg (1840), and Captain Randolph B. Marcy (1845) surveyed trails that crossed Hemphill County, following the south bank of the Canadian River. The 1874–75 Red River War was an effort by the United States Army to force the Indians of the Southern Plains to move to Indian Territor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allison, Texas
Allison is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in northeastern Wheeler County, Texas, United States, at the junction of Texas Farm Roads 1046 and 277. Founded in 1929 as a stop for the Panhandle and Santa Fe Railway, the town was named for the general manager of the railroad, R. H. Allison. The Lone Star Townsite Company laid out the town. The town reached its height in population in 1941, just before the country entered World War II, at 200. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 125. During the 1970s, Allison and the surrounding area benefited from the natural gas and oil development in the Panhandle-Hugoton field, the largest-volume gas field in the United States, and the world's largest known source of helium. Between 1973 and 1993, the field produced over 8 trillion ft3 (230,000,000 m3) of gas. For years, the Allison Independent School District served the community's students. In 2003, however, the district merged wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
