Midland Community Unit School District

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Midland Community Unit School District #7 is a school district headquartered in Sparland, Illinois.[1]

It operates Midland Elementary School, Midland Middle School, and Midland High School.

History[]

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.[2]

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.[2] Overall 55% of participants voted in favor in 2016, causing the measure to pass.[3]

On May 16, 2016, L. William "Bill" Wrenn[4] was selected as the superintendent.[5] Wrenn served in this capacity until he died in January 2020.[6] Wrenn planned to finish his term at the end of the 2019–2020 school year.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ "Home". Midland Community Unit School District #7. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  2. ^ a b Smith, Gary L. (2016-05-17). "Midland School Boad selects Fairfield principal Bill Wrenn as superintendent". Journal Star. Retrieved 2020-03-29. Sivertsen, [...] will be trying to heal the sometimes bitter geographic divisions in the approximately 20-year-old consolidated district.
  3. ^ "Referendum for new Midland school in Lacon passes by about 55%". Pekin Daily Times. 2016-03-15. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  4. ^ "L. William "Bill Wrenn". Pitchford Funeral Home. Retrieved 2020-03-29. - Linked from this news article
  5. ^ "Midland Community superintendent dies over the weekend, district has support staff on hand this week". CBS Central Illinois Proud news station. 2020-01-27. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  6. ^ Shelley, Tim (2020-01-27). "Midland Superintendent Dies Over the Weekend". WGLT. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  7. ^ Smith, Gary L. (2020-01-27). "Midland School District superintendent died over the weekend". Journal Star. Retrieved 2020-03-29.

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