Emerson-Taylor-Bradley School District
Emerson-Taylor-Bradley School District | |
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Location | |
506 East Pine
United StatesTaylor, Arkansas 71861 | |
District information | |
Motto | Three Schools-One Dream |
Grades | PK–12 |
Superintendent | Gary Hines |
Accreditation | Arkansas Department of Education |
Schools | 6[1] |
NCES District ID | 0500068[1] |
Students and staff | |
Students | 987 (2015-2016)[1] |
Teachers | 56.92 (on FTE basis)[1] |
Staff | 268.09 (on FTE basis)[1] |
Student–teacher ratio | 10.75[1] |
Athletic conference | 1A 7 East (2012–14) |
District mascot | Emerson Pirates Taylor Tigers Bradley Bears |
Colors | Emerson: Black gold Taylor: Royal blue white Bradley: purple gold |
Other information | |
Website | www |
Emerson–Taylor-Bradley School District (ETBSD) is a public school district headquartered in Taylor, Arkansas, United States.[2] The school district supports more than 950 students in prekindergarten through grade 12 in the 2015-2016 school year by employing more than 250 faculty and staff on a full time equivalent basis for its six schools.
The school district encompasses 291.69 square miles (755.5 km2) of land,[citation needed] in Columbia County and Lafayette County, and it serves all of Emerson, Taylor, and Bradley.[3][4]
History
It was established on July 1, 2004 as the Emerson-Taylor School District by the consolidation of the Emerson School District and the Taylor School District.[5]
Gary Hines, the superintendent of Emerson-Taylor, had argued in favor of the consolidation with the Bradley School District, citing the proximity between Bradley and Taylor. Bradley was seeking consolidation as by 2013 it had only 357 students. The state had a law stating that a merger would be forced if any school district had fewer than 350 students for three or more years.[6] The Emerson-Taylor and the Bradley school districts jointly requested a merger. In May 2013 the Arkansas Board of Education approved the district's merger with the Emerson-Taylor district, resulting in the Emerson-Taylor-Bradley School District effective July 1, 2013. In the hearing on consolidation, Mark Keith, the superintendent of the Lafayette County School District, argued that Bradley should have consolidated with his district and stated his opposition to the consolidation with Emerson-Taylor. Gammye Moore, the Bradley superintendent, became the assistant superintendent of Emerson-Taylor-Bradley while Hines remained as the superintendent.[7]
Schools
Emerson–Taylor-Bradley secondary schools compete in interscholastic activities at the junior high and high schools in the 1A 7 East conference administered by the Arkansas Activities Association. The mascot for Emerson schools is the Pirate, for Taylor schools, the Tiger, and for Bradley schools, the "Bear" serves as the athletic emblem.
Secondary:
- Emerson High School, based in Emerson and serving more than 125 students in grades 7 through 12.
- Taylor High School, based in Taylor and serving more than 150 students in grades 7 through 12.
- Bradley High School, based in Bradley and serving more than 150 students in grades 7 through 12
Primary:
- Emerson Ełementary School, based in Emerson and serving more than 180 students in prekindergarten through grade 6.
- Taylor Elementary School, based in Taylor and serving more than 200 students in prekindergarten through grade 6.
- Bradley Elementary School, based in Bradley and serving more than 150 students in prekindergarten through grade 6.
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Emerson-taylor-Bradley School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
- ^ Home. Emerson–Taylor-Bradley School District. Retrieved on October 19, 2017. "Emerson Taylor Bradley 506 East Pine Taylor, Arkansas 71861
- ^ "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Columbia County, AR." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on October 19, 2017. This shows a map of the Emerson-Taylor school district prior to the 2013 consolidation.
- ^ "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Lafayette County, AR." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on October 19, 2017. This shows a map of the Bradley school district prior to the 2013 consolidation.
- ^ "ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls." Arkansas Department of Education. Retrieved on October 13, 2017.
- ^ McNeill, Mike (2013-04-09). "Taylor residents hear about Emerson-Taylor School District plan to annex Bradley". Magnolia Reporter. Retrieved 2017-10-19.
- ^ "State approves Bradley school annexation by Emerson-Taylor district". Magnolia Reporter. 2013-05-14. Retrieved 2017-10-19.
Further reading
Maps of the predecessor districts:
- 2004-2005 School District Map
- Map of Arkansas School Districts pre-July 1, 2004
- "Arkansas Department of Education school district maps, 1952-1954 Columbia County, 1952-1954". Arkansas Digital Archives. Arkansas State Archives. (Download)
- "Arkansas Department of Education school district maps, 1952-1954 Lafayette County, 1952-1954". Arkansas Digital Archives. Arkansas State Archives. (Download)
External links
- Official website
- Emerson–Taylor School District (emersontaylor.k12.ar.us) at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
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- Education in Columbia County, Arkansas
- School districts in Arkansas
- 2004 establishments in Arkansas
- School districts established in 2004