Twin Rivers School District was a school district in

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" Twin Rivers School District. Retrieved on October 21, 2017. "Contact Information District Superintendent and Oak Ridge Central Campus 5749 Oak Ridge Road Ravenden Springs, AR 72460 " It served various communities, including Ravenden Springs.

History

It was established on July 1, 2004 by the merger of the

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. The two districts merged because of a law enacted in 2004 requiring smaller school districts to consolidate into larger ones.

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stated that "Twin Rivers supporters say that the district has struggled" from the beginning. Beginning in the 2007-2008 school year, the district was on academic probation from the Arkansas authorities. The school district was in violation of accreditation standards. On February 5, 2010 the superintendent, David Gilliland, resigned from his position. Harvison failed to inform the school board of the fact that the Arkansas state government was considering closing the school district, and this made parents upset when they discovered the lack of informing. In February 2010, the

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(ADE) voted to take control of the district and dissolve it, giving sections of the district to neighboring districts. The rationale was the lack of accreditation, and this was the first school district in Arkansas to be closed for that reason. A group of parents sued the ADE; the group " Save Our Twin Rivers School District", made up of about 900 people, held fundraisers for the lawsuit. A group of parents leading the Ozark Band of Cherokees Inc. emphasized their Native American heritage in an effort to prevent the state from closing the district. Leslie Newell Peacock of the ''

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'' wrote that "The closing has been traumatic to parents in the district, many of whom have deep roots in the communities served by the schools and once attended the schools themselves." Supporters lobbied the

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in an attempt to stop the closure. On July 1, 2010, the district was dissolved. Portions were given to the following school districts:

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, and Sloan-Hendrix. Both of the district's schools were closed at the time of the dissolution.Minutes State Board of Education Monday, May 10, 2010
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. Retrieved on May 26, 2018. p. 4 (PDF p. 4/10) "Effective July 1, 2010, the Williford and Oak Ridge Central campuses of the Twin Rivers School Districts shall be closed"

Schools

It operated two schools serving grades K-12:

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in Randolph County and Williford Campus in Williford.

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