Marion–Florence USD 408 explained
Marion–Florence USD 408 is a public unified school district headquartered in Marion, Kansas, United States.[2] The district includes the communities of Marion, Florence, Aulne, Canada, Eastshore, Marion County Lake, and nearby rural areas of Marion County.[3]
History
In 1945, the School Reorganization Act in Kansas caused the consolidation of thousands of rural school districts in Kansas.[4] In 1963, the School Unification Act in Kansas caused the further consolidatation of thousands of tiny school districts into hundreds of larger Unified School Districts.[5]
High school students from Florence started attending Marion High School in fall 1971 after the Florence High School was closed in the same year.[6]
Current schools
The school district operates the following schools:[2]
- Marion High School at 701 East Main Street in Marion
- Marion Middle School at 125 South Lincoln Street in Marion
- Marion Elementary School at 1400 East Lawrence Street in Marion
Closed schools
- Florence High School in Florence. It was closed.
- Florence Elementary School in Florence. It was closed.
See also
Notes and References
- https://www.usd408.com/staff?filter_ids=59353 Staff; USD 408.
- Web site: USD 408 Website . https://web.archive.org/web/20200130104350/https://www.usd408.com/ . January 30, 2020 . live.
- Web site: USD 408 District Map . . https://web.archive.org/web/20191216070709/https://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/SchoolDistrict/School%20District_408.pdf . December 16, 2019 . live.
- https://books.google.com/books?id=TQ_RAAAAMAAJ&pg=1 Your School District: The Report of the National Commission on School District Reorganization; National Education Association; 286 pages; 1948.
- Web site: Administration of Unified School Districts in Kansas . Kansas State Department of Public Instruction . https://web.archive.org/web/20200710105315/https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED037897.pdf . July 10, 2020 . January 1967 . live.
- Web site: Florence keeps traditions alive . . https://web.archive.org/web/20210622104503/http://marionrecord.com/direct/florence_keeps_traditions_alive+5239alive+466c6f72656e6365206b6565707320747261646974696f6e7320616c697665 . June 22, 2021 . June 16, 2021 . live.
