Cassia County School District #151
Location
3650 Overland Ave.
Burley, ID 83318
Cassia County, Idaho
United States
District information
TypePublic
Motto"Supporting High Levels of Learning and Success"
GradesPreK-12
Established1948
SuperintendentSandra Miller[1]
Students and staff
Students5,600[2]
Teachers340 Certified Staff[2]
Staff750[2]
Other information
Websitewww.cassiaschools.org

The Cassia County School District is a school district located in Cassia County, Idaho; its boundaries are coterminous with those of the county itself. It consists of 16 schools,[3] and is the largest employer in the county.[2][4]

History

In 1948, Cassia County School District consolidated from 49 individually operating small districts spread throughout the county. These small districts consisted of mainly single room schoolhouses in highly rural areas, including Elba, View, Starr's Ferry, Marion, and others.[2]

Bond proposals were put forward to voters in 2016 and 2019 to raise money for facilities maintenance and improvement. Both failed to gain the required 2/3 majority of voters' approval, and therefore failed.[5][6]

The newest addition to the district is John V. Evans Elementary School, which broke ground in 2016[7] and opened in 2017.[8]

Also in 2016, the District’s superintendent, Gaylen Smyer, was recognized as Superintendent of the Year by the Idaho Association of School Administrators.[9]

In response to mental health concerns from the isolation from the Covid-19 pandemic, the district has implemented a 24-hour text hotline, called School Pulse, to aid students’ mental health.[10]

Constituent schools

There are 16 schools in the Cassia County School District, as follows:[11]

References

  1. ^ "Our Superindentent, Mrs. Sandra Miller". Cassia County Schools. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e Cassia County School District. District Profile. Accessed May 5, 2023.
  3. ^ "'Needs not wants': Cassia schools ask voters to support $32.7M levy request". Weekly Mailer. January 26, 2023. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
  4. ^ "Cassia County Labor Force And Economic Profile, January 2023" (PDF). Idaho Department of Labor. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
  5. ^ "Cassia County Schools in a tough spot amid record heat".
  6. ^ "Cassia schools to seek $56.7 million bond issue". IdahoEdNews.org. January 2, 2019. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  7. ^ "District breaks ground on new John V. Evans Elementary School". Weekly Mailer. August 2, 2016. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
  8. ^ "John V. Evans Elementary opens in Burley". KMVT 11. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
  9. ^ "Cassia School District's Smyer named Superintendent of the Year". KMVT 11. October 20, 2016.
  10. ^ "Cassia County School District prioritizing mental health as the COVID-19 pandemic continues". KMVT 11. October 17, 2022.
  11. ^ "Cassia County School District". Retrieved May 5, 2023.

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