Sheets Public School District 14 was a school district in Slope County, North Dakota. It operated one of the two schools in the county, Cottage School. The building is 13 miles (21 km) from Bowman.
Cottage School was a one room schoolhouse. It was established circa 1907. In 1999 it had five students. It closed after its last classes on May 17, 2005. It had two students at the time of closing. The final superintendent was Kathy Walser.
Campus
In 1999 it had three computers and a television.
Operations
The parents sat on the school board and vetted candidates for teachers.
The district relied on parents to transport children and provide lunches as it had no buses and no cafeteria.
Culture
Josh Hoffner of the Associated Press wrote that the school had a "family atmosphere" and that students received individualized attention.
See also
- Central Elementary Public School District 32 (Amidon School), another one room schoolhouse and the other school in Slope County (the district was dissolved in 2020)
References
- "NORTH DAKOTA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS 2002-03" (PDF). North Dakota Department of Public Instruction. 2003-09-16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2003-09-16. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
14602 76th St SW Bowman ND 58623-9218
- ^ Hoffner, Joseph (1999-11-14). "One room schools are alive and well". The Bismarck Tribune. Bismarck, North Dakota. Associated Press. p. 3C. - Clipping from Newspapers.com - Text view A, Text view B, and Text view C
- "NORTH DAKOTA SCHOOL PLANTS 2000-01" (PDF). North Dakota Department of Public Instruction. 2001-11-25. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2001-11-25. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
RR 1 Box 21 Bowman ND 58623-9203 Sheets 14
- ^ "One-room school near Bowman closes after 98 years". Bismarck Tribune. Associated Press. 2005-05-31. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
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