Witts Springs School District Explained

Witts Springs School District No. 1 was a school district headquartered in Witts Springs in unincorporated Searcy County, Arkansas.

The district's final superintendent was Glenda Hendrix.^[1]

History

On July 2, 2001, an act of arson caused the destruction of the district's elementary school and gymnasium facilities.^[2]

On July 1, 2003, the Witts Springs School District consolidated into the Marshall School District.^[3] The Arkansas Department of Education ordered the consolidation to occur.^[4] The final board meeting of the Witts Springs district was scheduled for Thursday June 26, 2003. Hendrix was to become an assistant superintendent at the Marshall district on a part-time basis but was required to not have a job for a month in between jobs.^[1] On July 1, 2004, the Marshall district and the Leslie School District consolidated to form the Searcy County School District, which currently governs the Witts Springs territory.^[3]

Further reading

Maps of the district:

• Web site: Arkansas Department of Education school district maps, 1952-1954 Searcy County, 1952-1954. Arkansas Digital Archives. Arkansas State Archives. (Download)

External links

• Witts Springs School District No. 1 Searcy County, Arkansas General Purpose Financial Statements and Other Reports June 30, 2001

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lair, Dwain. Marshall to staff Witts Springs Grade School . Harrison Daily. 2003-06-25. 2017-10-16.
2. http://www.arklegaudit.gov/pdf.aspx?id=EDSD34101 Witts Springs School District No. 1 Searcy County, Arkansas General Purpose Financial Statements and Other Reports June 30, 2001
3. "ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls." Arkansas Department of Education. Retrieved on October 13, 2017.
4. "Executive Summary Searcy County Public Schools ." AdvancED. p. 2 (PDF p. 4). Retrieved on October 16, 2017.