Bowman County School District 1 Explained

Address:102 8th Avenue SW
City:Bowman
State:North Dakota
Zipcode:58623
Country:United States
Type:Public
Grades:PreK–12
Students:509
Teachers:51.15
Staff:45.21
Ratio:9.95

Bowman County School District 1 is a school district headquartered in Bowman, North Dakota.

It serves Bowman and Rhame in Bowman County.[1] It also serves a section of Slope County.[2]

the district had 300 elementary school students.[3]

History

Bowman and Rhame schools consolidated in 2005.[4]

David Mahon served as the superintendent.[5] In summer 2018 he was removed from his position and given $90,000 in severance pay after he was charged with misdemeanors related to drug offenses. In 2019 he entered into a plea where the charges are suspended and would be expunged if he maintained good behavior for 365 days.[6]

In 2020 the Central Elementary Public School District 32 dissolved,[7] and was divided between Bowman County School District No. 1 and New England School District No. 9.[8]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Bowman County, ND. U.S. Census Bureau. 2021-08-20.
  2. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Slope County, ND. U.S. Census Bureau. 2021-08-20.
  3. Web site: About Us Elementary. Bowman County School District 1. 2021-08-20.
  4. Web site: Johnson. Stephen Lewis. Successful Reorganization Of Rural North Dakota Schools With Declining Enrollment. University of North Dakota. January 2014. 81 (PDF p. 95/143). - PhD Thesis. Uses "Bowman Country 1"
  5. Web site: Mook. Sydney. Bowman County school superintendent placed on paid administrative leave amid drug charges . Grand Forks Herald. 2018-03-28. 2021-08-20.
  6. Web site: Former Bowman County School District superintendent gets a deal . KX CBS News North Dakota. Nexstar Media Inc.. 2019-01-22. 2021-08-20.
  7. Web site: STATE BOARD OF PUBLIC SCHOOL EDUCATION MINUTES OF MEETING July 15, 2019. Government of North Dakota. 2021-08-13. This dissolution would not take effect until July 1, 2020 so there is time to review this information.. October 18, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201018132500/https://www.nd.gov/dpi/sites/www/files/documents/State%20School%20Board/Minutes7152019.pdf. dead.
  8. Web site: STATE BOARD OF PUBLIC SCHOOL EDUCATION MINUTES OF MEETING JUNE 15, 2020. Government of North Dakota. 2021-08-13.