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'''Independence Public School District''' (usually referred to as the '''Independence School District''', acronym is the '''ISD''') is a [[school district]] headquartered in [[Independence, Missouri|Independence]], [[Missouri]], United States. The district serves most of Independence and [[Sugar Creek, Missouri|Sugar Creek]],<ref>"[https://www.ci.independence.mo.us/UserDocs/MapsPDF/Schooldist_future.pdf School Districts]" ([http://web.archive.org/web/20111116045007/https://www.ci.independence.mo.us/UserDocs/MapsPDF/Schooldist_future.pdf Archive]). [[Independence, Missouri|City of Independence]]. Retrieved on January 5, 2017.</ref> as well as [[Blue Summit, Missouri|Blue Summit]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st29_mo/schooldistrict_maps/c29095_jackson/DC20SD_C29095.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Jackson County, MO|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2023-11-14}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/sch_dist/st29_mo/c29095_jackson/DC10SD_C29095_001.pdf 2010 map]</ref>
'''Independence Public School District''' (usually referred to as the '''Independence School District''', acronym is the '''ISD''') is a [[school district]] headquartered in [[Independence, Missouri|Independence]], [[Missouri]], United States. The district serves most of Independence and [[Sugar Creek, Missouri|Sugar Creek]],<ref>"[https://www.ci.independence.mo.us/UserDocs/MapsPDF/Schooldist_future.pdf School Districts]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20111116045007/https://www.ci.independence.mo.us/UserDocs/MapsPDF/Schooldist_future.pdf Archive]). [[Independence, Missouri|City of Independence]]. Retrieved on January 5, 2017.</ref> as well as [[Blue Summit, Missouri|Blue Summit]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st29_mo/schooldistrict_maps/c29095_jackson/DC20SD_C29095.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Jackson County, MO|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2023-11-14}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/sch_dist/st29_mo/c29095_jackson/DC10SD_C29095_001.pdf 2010 map]</ref>


==History==
==History==
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By 2023 the district made an incentive for more prospective teachers to work in the district by having school be four days per week instead of five.<ref>{{cite web|last=Balangit|first=Moriah|url=https://washingtonpost.com/education/2023/08/24/teacher-shortages-pipeline-college-licenses/|title=Teacher shortages have gotten worse. Here’s how schools are coping.|newspaper=[[Washington Post]]|date=2023-08-24|access-date=2023-11-14}}</ref>
By 2023 the district made an incentive for more prospective teachers to work in the district by having school be four days per week instead of five.<ref>{{cite web|last=Balangit|first=Moriah|url=https://washingtonpost.com/education/2023/08/24/teacher-shortages-pipeline-college-licenses/|title=Teacher shortages have gotten worse. Here’s how schools are coping.|newspaper=[[Washington Post]]|date=2023-08-24|access-date=2023-11-14}}</ref>


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==Annexation boundary line debate==
==Annexation boundary line debate==
In November 2007, the voters of Independence and Kansas City voted for seven schools (one high school, one middle school, and five elementary schools) to be taken over by the Independence Public School District.{{Citation needed|date=December 2008}} Jim Hinson, the superintendent of the Independence district, believed that the KCMO district fought the annexation was because it was a "pride issue" and because the KCMO district feared that other parts of the district could secede.<ref>"[http://www.asbj.com/TopicsArchive/TwinRiversUnification/QAwithSuperintendentJimHinsonIndependenceSchoolDistrict.aspx Q&A with Superintendent Jim Hinson, Independence School District]." ''[[American School Board Journal]]''. Retrieved on January 20, 2011.</ref>
In November 2007, the voters of Independence and Kansas City voted for seven schools (one high school, one middle school, and five elementary schools) to be taken over by the Independence Public School District.<ref>[http://www.kmbc.com/politics/14528081/detail.html "Voters Approve School Switch"] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20110719003721/http://www.kmbc.com/politics/14528081/detail.html Archive]), [[KMBC-TV]] (kmbc.com), (November 7, 2007). Retrieved on July 30, 2008.</ref> Jim Hinson, the superintendent of the Independence district, believed that the KCMO district fought the annexation was because it was a "pride issue" and because the KCMO district feared that other parts of the district could secede.<ref>"[http://www.asbj.com/TopicsArchive/TwinRiversUnification/QAwithSuperintendentJimHinsonIndependenceSchoolDistrict.aspx Q&A with Superintendent Jim Hinson, Independence School District]." ''[[American School Board Journal]]''. Retrieved on January 20, 2011.</ref>


The transfer did not include the C. R. Anderson School, which was originally called the Pitcher School. KCMSD annexed the school in 1957, and it became an alternative school for troubled students in the 1980s. It closed in 2000.<ref name="Buythis1">Barton, Eric. "[https://www.thepitchkc.com/buy-this-school/ Buy This School]." ''[[The Pitch (newspaper)|The Pitch]]''. August 12, 2008. [http://web.archive.org/web/20090201054933/http://www.pitch.com/2008-08-14/news/buy-this-school/1 1].</ref>
The transfer did not include the C. R. Anderson School, which was originally called the Pitcher School. KCMSD annexed the school in 1957, and it became an alternative school for troubled students in the 1980s. It closed in 2000.<ref name="Buythis1">Barton, Eric. "[https://www.thepitchkc.com/buy-this-school/ Buy This School]." ''[[The Pitch (newspaper)|The Pitch]]''. August 12, 2008. [https://web.archive.org/web/20090201054933/http://www.pitch.com/2008-08-14/news/buy-this-school/1 1].</ref>


'''Transfer to Independence School District'''
'''Transfer to Independence School District'''
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Latest revision as of 12:17, 31 May 2024

Independence Public School District
Location
Independence, Missouri
District information
MottoInspiring Greatness
GradesPreK - 12
SuperintendentDr. Dale Herl
Schools29
Students and staff
Students15,497 (K-12) and 2,000 (Pre-K) Total: 17,497
Other information
WebsiteDistrict website

Independence Public School District (usually referred to as the Independence School District, acronym is the ISD) is a school district headquartered in Independence, Missouri, United States. The district serves most of Independence and Sugar Creek,[1] as well as Blue Summit.[2]

History

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By 2023 the district made an incentive for more prospective teachers to work in the district by having school be four days per week instead of five.[3]

Schools

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Van Horn High School
High schools
Alternative schools
  • Independence Academy
Middle schools
  • Pioneer Ridge
  • George Caleb Bingham
  • James Bridger
  • Clifford H. Nowlin
Elementary schools
  • Abraham Mallinson
  • Thomas Hart Benton
  • Blackburn
  • Bryant
  • Cassell Park
  • Fairmount
  • Glendale
  • Korte (originally North Rock Creek)
  • Little Blue
  • John W. Luff
  • Mill Creek
  • Christian Ott
  • Alexander Procter
  • Randall
  • Santa Fe Trail
  • Spring Branch
  • Sugar Creek
  • Sycamore Hills
  • Three Trails
  • William Southern
Early education
  • Hanthorn
  • Sunshine Center

Annexation boundary line debate

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In November 2007, the voters of Independence and Kansas City voted for seven schools (one high school, one middle school, and five elementary schools) to be taken over by the Independence Public School District.[4] Jim Hinson, the superintendent of the Independence district, believed that the KCMO district fought the annexation was because it was a "pride issue" and because the KCMO district feared that other parts of the district could secede.[5]

The transfer did not include the C. R. Anderson School, which was originally called the Pitcher School. KCMSD annexed the school in 1957, and it became an alternative school for troubled students in the 1980s. It closed in 2000.[6]

Transfer to Independence School District

  • Van Horn High School (Independence)
  • Nowlin Middle School (Independence)
  • Fairmount Elementary (Independence)
  • Mount Washington Elementary (Independence) (no longer part of the district, was sold)
  • North Rock Creek / Korte Elementary (Independence)
  • Sugar Creek Elementary (Sugar Creek)
  • Three Trails Elementary (Independence)

References

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  1. ^ "School Districts" (Archive). City of Independence. Retrieved on January 5, 2017.
  2. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Jackson County, MO" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved November 14, 2023. - 2010 map
  3. ^ Balangit, Moriah (August 24, 2023). "Teacher shortages have gotten worse. Here's how schools are coping". Washington Post. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  4. ^ "Voters Approve School Switch" (Archive), KMBC-TV (kmbc.com), (November 7, 2007). Retrieved on July 30, 2008.
  5. ^ "Q&A with Superintendent Jim Hinson, Independence School District." American School Board Journal. Retrieved on January 20, 2011.
  6. ^ Barton, Eric. "Buy This School." The Pitch. August 12, 2008. 1.
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