Midland Community Unit School District

Midland Community Unit School District
Address
901 Hilltop Drive Sparland , Illinois, 61565 United States
District information
Type	Public
Grades	PreK–12[1]
NCES District ID	1700126[1]
Students and staff
Students	698[1]
Other information
Website	www.midland-7.org

Midland Community Unit School District #7 is a school district headquartered in Sparland, Illinois.[2]

It operates Midland Elementary School, Midland Middle School, and Midland High School.

History

The district formed through an act of consolidation circa 1996. Rolf Sivertsen served as the Midland CUSD superintendent until July 1, 2016, as he moved to Canton, Illinois.[3]

In 2016 Gary L. Smith of the Journal Star wrote that there were "sometimes bitter geographic divisions" and cited a case where, in an election to build a new school in Lacon, residents of Lacon gave "overwhelming support" but that people in Sparland and Varna "strongly opposed" the measure.[3] Overall 55% of participants voted in favor in 2016, causing the measure to pass.[4]

On May 16, 2016, L. William "Bill" Wrenn[5] was selected as the superintendent.[6] Wrenn served in this capacity until he died in January 2020.[7] Wrenn planned to finish his term at the end of the 2019–2020 school year.[8]

References

1. "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Midland CUSD 7". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
2. "Home". Midland Community Unit School District #7. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
3. Smith, Gary L. (May 17, 2016). "Midland School Board selects Fairfield principal Bill Wrenn as superintendent". Journal Star. Retrieved March 29, 2020. Sivertsen, [...] will be trying to heal the sometimes bitter geographic divisions in the approximately 20-year-old consolidated district.
4. "Referendum for new Midland school in Lacon passes by about 55%". Pekin Daily Times. March 15, 2016. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
5. "L. William "Bill Wrenn". Pitchford Funeral Home. Retrieved March 29, 2020. - Linked from this news article
6. "Midland Community superintendent dies over the weekend, district has support staff on hand this week". CBS Central Illinois Proud news station. January 27, 2020. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
7. Shelley, Tim (January 27, 2020). "Midland Superintendent Dies Over the Weekend". WGLT. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
8. Smith, Gary L. (January 27, 2020). "Midland School District superintendent died over the weekend". Journal Star. Retrieved March 29, 2020.

External links

• Midland Community Unit School District #7