White Shield School District Explained

Address:2 2nd Avenue W
City:White Shield
State:North Dakota
Zipcode:58775
Country:United States
Type:Public
Grades:K–12
Students:176
Teachers:23.46
Staff:25.5
Ratio:7.5

White Shield Public School District 85 is a school district headquartered in Roseglen, North Dakota.

It is entirely within McLean County and serves White Shield.[1] It is affiliated with the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE).[2]

It previous building is from 1952, and by 2021 it was gaining a new building.[3] The current two story, 63000square feet facility was scheduled to open in 2016.[4]

To deal with teacher shortages, White Shield hired Filipino/a national teachers with J-1 visas.[5] By February 2020 the school had no more vacancies of teachers.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: McLean County, ND. U.S. Census Bureau. 2021-08-13.
  2. Web site: White Shield School District. Bureau of Indian Education. 2021-08-13.
  3. Web site: Development booming at Fort Berthold. Construction Daily. 2021-04-04. 2021-08-13.
  4. Web site: Donovan. Lauren. Reservation sees construction on a historical scale. Bismarck Tribune. 2015-03-01. 2021-08-13.
  5. Web site: Emerson. Blair. Rural North Dakota school districts find creative solutions to teacher shortage. Bismarck Tribune. 2019-09-07. 2021-08-13.
  6. Web site: Walker. PJ. White Shield School sees turn around in teacher shortage. KX News CBS North Dakota. 2020-02-25. 2021-08-13.