Western Plains USD 106 explained
Western Plains USD 106 is a public unified school district headquartered in Ransom, Kansas, United States.[1] The district includes the communities of Ransom, Arnold, Bazine, Brownell, Utica, and nearby rural areas.[2]
Schools
The school district operates the following schools:[1]
- Western Plains High School in Ransom
- Western Plains South Elementary/Junior High School in Bazine
- Western Plains North Elementary School in Ransom
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]
USD 106 was formed in 2004 by the consolidation of Ransom USD 302 and Bazine USD 304.
In 2005, NesTre La Go USD 301 dissolved, and most of its students moved to Western Plains USD 106.[5] [6]
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: USD 106 Website . https://web.archive.org/web/20200529143342/https://www.usd106.org/ . May 29, 2020 . live.
- Web site: USD 106 District Map . . https://web.archive.org/web/20200531133723/https://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/SchoolDistrict/School%20District_106.pdf . May 31, 2020 . 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: All About USD 106 . Western Plains USD 106 . 2020-04-29.
- Web site: School consolidations in Kansas for past decade. The Topeka Capital-Journal. 2011-07-24. 2020-04-26.
