Midland Community Unit School District
| Midland Community Unit School District | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
901 Hilltop Drive
Sparland , Illinois, 61565United 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 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[edit]
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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[edit]
- ^ a b c "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Midland CUSD 7". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
- ^ "Home". Midland Community Unit School District #7. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "Referendum for new Midland school in Lacon passes by about 55%". Pekin Daily Times. March 15, 2016. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
- ^ "L. William "Bill Wrenn". Pitchford Funeral Home. Retrieved March 29, 2020. - Linked from this news article
- ^ "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.
- ^ Shelley, Tim (January 27, 2020). "Midland Superintendent Dies Over the Weekend". WGLT. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
- ^ Smith, Gary L. (January 27, 2020). "Midland School District superintendent died over the weekend". Journal Star. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
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