Williston Basin School District 7 Explained

Address:111 7th Avenue West
City:Williston
State:North Dakota
Zipcode:58801
Type:Public

Williston Basin School District 7 (WBSD7) is a school district headquartered in Williston, North Dakota.

History

In 2020 a vote was held on whether it was to merge the Williston School District 1 with the Williams County Public School District 8 to form a new district.[1] The respective votes in each district were 2,527 in District 1 (86.6%) and 541 (59.6%) in District 8, while the no votes were 391 (13.4%) in District 1 and 367 (40.4%) in District 8.[2]

All members of the North Dakota State Board of Public School Education approved the merger plans.[3]

In 2021 the districts officially merged.[4] There are seven board seats, with two for people outside of the Williston city limits.[1]

Schools

High schools
Middle schools
Elementary Schools

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kelly. Jamie. New Williston school district opens Thursday. Williston Herald. 2021-06-29. 2021-08-21.
  2. Web site: Wilson. Malik. Reorganization plan approved by Williston District 1, Williams County District 8 residents . KX CBS News. 2020-12-09. 2021-08-22.
  3. Web site: Melberg. Mitch. District 1 and 8 reorganization plan approved for voters. Williston Herald. 2020-10-16. 2021-08-22.
  4. Web site: Home. Williams County School District 8. 2021-08-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20210725032444/http://www.district8nd.com/. 2021-07-25.

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