Witts Springs School District No. 1 was a school district headquartered in
Witts Springs in
unincorporated Searcy County, Arkansas.
The district's final superintendent was Glenda Hendrix.
History
On July 2, 2001, an act of arson caused the destruction of the district's elementary school and gymnasium facilities.
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).
On July 1, 2003, the Witts Springs School District consolidated into the Marshall School District.[ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls]
" 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 October 13, 2017. The 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 ...
ordered the consolidation to occur.[Executive Summary Searcy County Public Schools]
." AdvancED. p. 2 (PDF p. 4). Retrieved on October 16, 2017. 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.[ On July 1, 2004, the Marshall district and the ]Leslie School District
Leslie School District No. 23 or Leslie Public Schools was a school district headquartered in Leslie, Arkansas. It operated the Leslie School a.k.a. the Leslie Public School, which had all grades in a single building; high school students occupied ...
consolidated to form the Searcy County School District
Searcy County School District No. 17 (SCSD), formerly Marshall School District #17 (MSD), is a public school district headquartered in Marshall, Arkansas. The school district encompasses of land in Searcy, Van Buren and Marion counties. , which currently governs the Witts Springs territory.[
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References
Further reading
Maps of the district:
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External links
Witts Springs School District No. 1 Searcy County, Arkansas General Purpose Financial Statements and Other Reports June 30, 2001
Defunct school districts in Arkansas
2003 disestablishments in Arkansas
School districts disestablished in 2003
Education in Searcy County, Arkansas
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