Webster Parish School Board Explained

Webster Parish School Board is a school district headquartered in Minden in northwestern Louisiana, United States. The district operates public schools in Webster Parish.

The district is governed by an elected and compensated school board. Daniel R. Rawls begins duties as superintendent on January 7, 2014.^[1] In 2017, Johnny Rowland, Jr., was unanimously chosen by the school board as the superintendent to succeed Rawls.^[2]

Schools

Primary schools

PK-6

• Central Elementary School (Unincorporated area/near Heflin)

5-6

• Brown Upper Elementary School (Springhill)

PK and 6

• Philips Middle School (Minden)

K-5

• J. E. Harper Elementary School (Minden) opened in 1971 as a "new concept" school with one large open space without separate classroom and doors. Joe Windham, the former elementary school supervisor, became the first Harper principal.^[3]
• Jones Elementary School (Minden)
• E.S. Richardson Elementary School (Minden), grades 4 and 5
• William G. Stewart Elementary School (Minden), closed and razed in 2011
• Union Elementary School (Doyline), closed 2011

Secondary schools

6-8

• North Webster Jr. High School (Sarepta)

7-8

• Webster Junior High School (Minden)

6-12

• Doyline High School (Doyline)

7-12

• Lakeside Junior-Senior High School (Unincorporated area/south of Sibley)

9-12

• Minden High School (Minden)
• North Webster High School (Springhill)

Alternative

• Hope Youth Ranch (Evergreen Community), closed
• Webster Parish Achievement Center (Minden)

External links

• Webster Parish School Board

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jeri Bloxom, Superintendent signs two-year contract. Minden Press-Herald. December 28, 2013.
2. Web site: Johnny Rowland named Webster schools superintendent. Minden Press-Herald. June 19, 2017. June 30, 2017.
3. "New J. E. Harper School to Present New Concept," Minden Press-Herald, June 9, 1971, p. 1.