Williston Basin School District 7
Address
111 7th Avenue West
Williston
, North Dakota, 58801
United States
District information
TypePublic
NCES District ID3800405 [1]
Other information
Websitewww.willistonschools.org

Williston Basin School District 7 (WBSD7) is a school district headquartered in Williston, North Dakota.

History

In 2020 a vote was held on whether it was to merge the Williston School District 1 with the Williams County Public School District 8 to form a new district.[2] The respective votes in each district were 2,527 in District 1 (86.6%) and 541 (59.6%) in District 8, while the no votes were 391 (13.4%) in District 1 and 367 (40.4%) in District 8.[3]

All members of the North Dakota State Board of Public School Education approved the merger plans.[4]

In 2021 the districts officially merged.[5] There are seven board seats, with two for people outside of the Williston city limits.[2]

Schools

High schools
Middle schools
Elementary Schools

References

  1. ^ "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for WILLISTON BASIN 7". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
  2. ^ a b Kelly, Jamie (June 29, 2021). "New Williston school district opens Thursday". Williston Herald. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  3. ^ Wilson, Malik (December 9, 2020). "Reorganization plan approved by Williston District 1, Williams County District 8 residents". KX CBS News. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  4. ^ Melberg, Mitch (October 16, 2020). "District 1 and 8 reorganization plan approved for voters". Williston Herald. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
  5. ^ "Home". Williams County School District 8. Archived from the original on July 25, 2021. Retrieved August 21, 2021.

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Williston, North Dakota
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