Washington County USD 108 explained

Washington County USD 108
Address:101 W. College St.
City:Washington
State:Kansas
Zipcode:66968
Country:United States
Coordinates:39.8225°N -97.0547°W
Type:Public
Grades:K to 12
Schools:2

Washington County USD 108 is a public unified school district headquartered in Washington, Kansas, United States.[1] The district includes the communities of Washington, Greenleaf, Haddam, Mahaska, Morrowville, and nearby rural areas.[2]

Schools

The school district operates the following schools:[1]

History

In 1945 (after World War II), the School Reorganization Act in Kansas caused the consolidation of thousands of rural school districts in Kansas.[3]

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.[4]

Washington County USD 108 was formed in 2006 by the consolidation of North Central USD 221 and Washington USD 222.[5]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: USD 108 Website . https://web.archive.org/web/20181025234401/http://www.usd108.org:80/ . October 25, 2018 . live.
  2. Web site: USD 108 District Map . . https://web.archive.org/web/20200531142341/https://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/SchoolDistrict/School%20District_108.pdf . May 31, 2020 . live.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. Web site: School consolidations in Kansas for past decade. The Topeka Capital-Journal. 2011-07-24. 2020-04-26.