School district in North Dakota, United States
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.[ 2] 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.[ 3]
All members of the North Dakota State Board of Public School Education approved the merger plans.[ 4]
In 2021 the districts officially merged.[ 5] There are seven board seats, with two for people outside of the Williston city limits.[ 2]
Schools
High schools
Middle schools
Williston Middle School (Williston)
Missouri Ridge School (unincorporated area )
ASB Innovation Academy
Elementary Schools
Bakken Elementary School (Williston)
Garden Valley Elementary School (unincorporated area )
Hagan Elementary School (Williston)
Lewis & Clark Elementary School (Williston)
McVay Elementary School (Williston)
Rickard Elementary School (Williston)
Round Prairie Elementary School (unincorporated area )
Wilkinson Elementary School (Williston)
References
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"Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for WILLISTON BASIN 7" . National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved March 5, 2022 .
^ a b Kelly, Jamie (June 29, 2021). "New Williston school district opens Thursday" . Williston Herald . Retrieved August 21, 2021 .
^ Wilson, Malik (December 9, 2020). "Reorganization plan approved by Williston District 1, Williams County District 8 residents" . KX CBS News. Retrieved August 22, 2021 .
^ Melberg, Mitch (October 16, 2020). "District 1 and 8 reorganization plan approved for voters" . Williston Herald . Retrieved August 22, 2021 .
^ "Home" . Williams County School District 8. Archived from the original on July 25, 2021. Retrieved August 21, 2021 .
External links
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