Booker Independent School District Explained

Booker Independent School District
Motto:Hotel Trivago
Budget:69$
Region:ESC Region 16[1]
Grades:Pre-K through 12
Superintendent:Gary Mills
Students:394 (2010-11)
Teachers:39.39 (2009-10) (on full-time equivalent (FTE) basis)
Ratio:9.90 (2009-10)
Schools:2 (2009-10)
Conference:UIL Class 2A Football Division II[2]
Colors: Maroon, Black[3]
Mascot:Kiowas
Free Label:TEA District Accountability Rating for 2013-14
Free Text:Met Standard[4]
Coordinates:36.4486°N -100.5389°W

Booker Independent School District is a public school district based in Booker, Texas (USA). Located in Lipscomb County,[5] small portions of the district extends into Hemphill County and Ochiltree County.[6] [7] The district operates one high school, Booker High School.

Finances

As of the 2010–2011 school year, the appraised valuation of property in the district was $252,857,000. The maintenance tax rate was $0.112 and the bond tax rate was $0.000 per $100 of appraised valuation.

Academic achievement

Between 2004 and 2011 a school district in Texas could receive one of four possible rankings from the Texas Education Agency: Exemplary (the highest possible ranking), Recognized, Academically Acceptable, and Academically Unacceptable (the lowest possible ranking). No state accountability ratings will be given to districts in 2012.[8] As of 2013 TEA changed the ratings based on new EOC exams to Met Standard or Improvement Required.

Historical district TEA accountability ratings[9]

Schools

In the 2011–2012 school year, the district operated two campuses.

Other information

In 2011, superintendent Michael Lee forbid an Al Jazeera TV crew from reporting at a Booker High School's football game.[12]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Texas School Directory 2012. Texas Education Agency. 10 August 2012. 19 February 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120219235251/http://mansfield.tea.state.tx.us/TEA.AskTED.TSD/TSDfiles/tsd2012/not_tagged/texas_school_directory_2011-12.pdf. dead.
  2. Web site: UIL Alignments. University Interscholastic League. 10 August 2012.
  3. Web site: Booker High School. CBS Interactive. 10 August 2012.
  4. Web site: 2014 Accountability Report . 2015-07-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150721134934/http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/account/2014/static/summary/district/d148901.pdf# . 2015-07-21 . dead .
  5. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Lipscomb County, TX. U.S. Census Bureau. 2022-06-26. - Text list
  6. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Hemphill County, TX. U.S. Census Bureau. 2022-06-26. - Text list
  7. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Ochiltree County, TX. U.S. Census Bureau. 2022-06-26. - Text list
  8. Web site: Accountability Rating System for Texas Public Schools and Districts. Texas Education Agency. 10 August 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120824231856/http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/account/. 24 August 2012.
  9. http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/account/accthist_new.srch.html TEA District Ratings for 2004-2011
  10. Web site: 2014 Accountability Report . 2015-07-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150721134934/http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/account/2014/static/summary/district/d148901.pdf# . 2015-07-21 . dead .
  11. Web site: 2013 Accountability Report . 2015-07-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150721153003/http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/account/2013/static/summary/district/d148901.pdf# . 2015-07-21 . dead .
  12. http://blogs.aljazeera.net/americas/2011/09/04/welcome-texas-unless-youre-al-jazeera Welcome to Texas! Unless you're Al Jazeera

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