Grady Public Schools was a
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, wh ...
with its headquarters in
Grady,
Arkansas
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. Its territory is now within the
.
History
In 2004 the
Arkansas Legislature
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approved a law that forced school districts with fewer than 350 students apiece to consolidate with other districts.
[Dumas inherits Gould district’s deficit]
" () ''Arkansas News
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''. May 11, 2005. Retrieved on March 7, 2011. In May 2004 the
Arkansas Board of Education
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rejected a voluntary proposal to consolidate the Grady school district with the
Gould School District
The Gould School District was a school district that operated public schools in Gould, Arkansas. Its territory is now a part of the Dumas School District.
It previously served children who were dependents of staff living on the property of the C ...
, because both school districts were majority African American and the merger would have violated federal desegregation laws. One week later, the board voted unanimously to merge Grady into the
.
[Board approves more consolidations]
" () ''Arkansas News
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The company had been expanding its interactive Internet ...
''. May 18, 2004. Retrieved on March 7, 2011. On July 1, 2004, the Grady School District was merged into the Star City district.
[Consolidation/Annexations of LEA's (1983-2010)]
" () Arkansas Department of Education
Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the South Central United States. It is bordered by Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, and Texas and Oklahoma to the west. Its name is from the Osage ...
. Retrieved on March 6, 2011.
Schools
In 1998 the district included an elementary school, a middle school, and a high school. In 2003 the school district had two schools, Grady Elementary School and Grady High School.
2002-2003 Arkansas Education Directory
" Arkansas Department of Education
Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the South Central United States. It is bordered by Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, and Texas and Oklahoma to the west. Its name is from the Osage ...
. 69 (75/157). Retrieved on March 6, 2011.
References
Further reading
Map of Arkansas School Districts pre-July 1, 2004
*
Download
- Includes boundaries of the Grady district in the 1950s
External links
Grady Public Schools
(Archive)
Defunct school districts in Arkansas
Education in Lincoln County, Arkansas
2004 disestablishments in Arkansas
School districts disestablished in 2004
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