Shidler Public Schools is a school district headquartered in Shidler, Oklahoma. It includes W. G. Ward Elementary School, and Shidler Middle and High Schools.
The district boundary is mostly in Osage County and includes Shidler, Foraker, Grainola, Webb City, and a portion of Burbank. A portion of the district is in Kay County, where it includes Kaw City.
History
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In 1946 a $17,000 bond passed.
In 2002 Burbank School District 20, the school district of Burbank, Oklahoma, closed and dissolved. Shidler absorbed portions of the Burbank district, including the Burbank school building. Tulsa World stated that the anticipated further outcome would that the Shidler district would give those to the municipal government in Burbank.
In 2018, Enel Green Power funded some STEM education-related initiatives in the district.
In 2018, the student count was 250, and the district had school four days per week.
The current middle-high (secondary) school building opened in 2021.
References
- "WARD ES". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
- "Home". W. G. Ward Elementary School. Archived from the original on 1999-02-08. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
- ^ "Shidler Junior & Senior High School". Rick Scott Construction, Inc. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
- "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Osage County, OK" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
- "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Kay County, OK" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 2 (PDF p. 3/3). Retrieved 2024-01-26. - Text list
- "Shidler School Bonds Over By Large Margin". Pawhuska Journal-Capital. Pawhuska, Oklahoma. 1946-12-12. pp. 1, 4. - Clipping of first and of second page at Newspapers.com.
- Marks, Dawn (2002-05-25). "98-year-old school closes". The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. p. 4-A. - Clipping at Newspapers.com.
- Marler, Ralph W. (2002-05-26). "Saying bye-bye to Burbank". Tulsa World. Tulsa, Oklahoma. pp. A-13, A-22. - Clipping of first and of second page at Newspapers.com.
- "Enel supports Osage schools". Pawhuska Journal-Capital. 2018-05-15. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
- "Request of more than 900 emergency teacher certifications approved in Oklahoma". KFOR-TV Oklahoma's News 4. 2018-08-23. Retrieved 2024-01-26.