Shidler Public Schools

Shidler Public Schools is a school district headquartered in Shidler, Oklahoma. It includes W. G. Ward Elementary School,[1][2] and Shidler Middle and High Schools.[3]

The district boundary is mostly in Osage County and includes Shidler, Foraker, Grainola, Webb City, and a portion of Burbank.[4] A portion of the district is in Kay County, where it includes Kaw City.[5]

History

In 1946 a $17,000 bond passed.[6]

In 2002 Burbank School District 20, the school district of Burbank, Oklahoma, closed and dissolved. Shidler absorbed portions of the Burbank district,[7] 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.[8]

In 2018, Enel Green Power funded some STEM education-related initiatives in the district.[9]

In 2018, the student count was 250, and the district had school four days per week.[10]

The current middle-high (secondary) school building opened in 2021.[3]

References

  1. ^ "WARD ES". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
  2. ^ "Home". W. G. Ward Elementary School. Archived from the original on 1999-02-08. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
  3. ^ a b "Shidler Junior & Senior High School". Rick Scott Construction, Inc. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
  4. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Osage County, OK" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
  5. ^ "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
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ Marks, Dawn (2002-05-25). "98-year-old school closes". The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. p. 4-A. - Clipping at Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "Enel supports Osage schools". Pawhuska Journal-Capital. 2018-05-15. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
  10. ^ "Request of more than 900 emergency teacher certifications approved in Oklahoma". KFOR-TV Oklahoma's News 4. 2018-08-23. Retrieved 2024-01-26.