Delta Special School District
| Delta Special School District | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Desha County, Arkansas United States | |
| District information | |
| Established | 1972 |
| Closed | July 1, 2004, |
The Delta Special School District was a school district of Rohwer, unincorporated Desha County, Arkansas, USA. Its territory is now in the McGehee School District. It also included Watson.
The district had two schools, Delta Elementary School and Delta High School.[1]
The district facility was located 12 miles (19 km) northeast of McGehee.[2]
History
The district formed in 1972 by the merger of the Desha Special School District and the Watson School District.[3]
In 2004, the
Arkansas Board of Education, asking for an annexation of Delta into McGehee. The board approved the annexation on April 26, 2004.[5] On July 1, 2004, the Delta Special School District and the Arkansas City School District were merged into the McGehee district.[6]
References
- ^ 2002-2003 Arkansas Education Directory, Arkansas Department of Education. 54. Retrieved on March 6, 2011.
- ^ "Technology Plan Submission Form School Years 2006-2009" (PDF). McGehee School District. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 28, 2012. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
- ^ Goatcher, Truett (January 1999). "School District Consolidation Will Save Millions of Dollars: Fact of Myth?" (PDF). Arkansas Association of Educational Administrators. p. 16 (PDF p. 16/27).
- Arkansas News. May 11, 2005. Archived from the originalon July 7, 2011. Retrieved March 7, 2011.
- ^ "Delta Special School District Desha County, Arkansas Basic Financial Statements and Other Reports June 30, 2004" (PDF). Legislative Joint Auditing Committee, State of Arkansas. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 28, 2012. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
- ^ "Consolidation/Annexations of LEA's (1983-2010)]". Arkansas Department of Education. Archived from the original on September 24, 2010. Retrieved March 6, 2011.
Further reading
- Map of Arkansas School Districts pre-July 1, 2004
- "Arkansas Department of Education school district maps, 1952-1954 Desha County, 1952-1954". Arkansas Digital Archives. Arkansas State Archives. (Download) - includes boundaries of the predecessor districts (Desha Special and Watson)
External links
- Delta Special School District (Archive)
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