Sims School District 8

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Sims Public School District 8 was a school district in North Dakota. It operated one school, Almont School, in Almont.[1] By 2005 the district sent high school students to New Salem schools.[2] In the school's last year, 2007–2008, it was a K-8 school.[3]

The district had territory in both Morton County and Grant County.[4]

Its territory is now within the New Salem-Almont School District.[5]

History[]

The Almont School was first constructed in 1917. In 1928 it received an addition.[6]

Circa 1959 John M. Page became superintendent; he served until fall 1967. Jerry Stenejhem was to become the superintendent of the district at that time; he was already principal of the school. That year he planned to enact a "Head Start" program.[7] Around that time the facilities were expanded with more classrooms, a gymnasium, and a new office for the superintendent due to an increase of students.[8]

In 1962 it received another addition, and in 1967 the structure underwent a renovation.[6]

In 1970 voters voted to increase their taxes to 80.4 mills. Within Almont itself the vote was 75-5 and outside of Almont, in unincorporated areas, it was 102–51, leading to a total 76% affirmative vote, 177–56.[9]

In December 1978 the district still had high school classes. By then enrollment was down to 71 in grades K-12, a 18% decrease from the number of students in the 1977–1978 school year, and its enrollment was still declining. At the time the high school did not have industrial arts courses.[10]

In 1994 a section of the school was condemned after the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction and two structural engineers highlighted problems with the building, so individuals and entities donated over $19,000 to have a portable classroom built. The school used 50 volunteers to construct it.[6]

By 2005 Almont Elementary adopted a four-day school week instead of a five-day school week, making it the only elementary school with such a schedule at the time. The fact that it did not need to consider athletics schedules, as it was at that point an elementary school only, made it easier to enact a four-day school week.[2]

The district merged with New Salem schools in 2008.[11] In Fall 2008 the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction listed Almont Elementary as being "nonoperating".[12]

References[]

  1. ^ "NORTH DAKOTA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS 2002-03" (PDF). North Dakota Department of Public Instruction. 2003-09-16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2003-09-16. Retrieved 2021-08-13. Almont Elem School 30 008 PO Box 128 Almont ND 58520-0128 Graded Elem 0349 Sims 8
  2. ^ a b Donovan, Lauren (2005-11-28). "Almont goes it alone". Bismarck Tribune. Bismarck, North Dakota. pp. 1A, 7A. - Clipping from first and from second page at Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "2007-2008 NORTH DAKOTA EDUCATIONAL DIRECTORY" (PDF). North Dakota Department of Public Instruction. p. F-1 (53/163). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-03-13. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
  4. ^ "Public Notice". Bismarck Tribune. Bismarck, North Dakota. 2008-10-22. p. 5E. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Morton County, ND" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
  6. ^ a b c Herzog, Karen (1994-10-09). "Community's pride keeps its schoolhouse from extinction". The Bismarck Tribune. p. 4. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "New School Head to Direct Almont Head-Start Program". The Bismarck Tribune. Bismarck, North Dakota. 1967-06-02. p. 18. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Dickey, Cale (1967-06-02). "Growing Pains or Flood, Almont's Here to Stay". The Bismarck Tribune. Bismarck, North Dakota. p. 18. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Almont Voters Approve Levy". The Bismarck Tribune. Vol. 97, no. 80. Associated Press. 1970-04-04. p. 1. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Bradbury, Randy (1978-12-13). "To Ease School Fund Pitch". The Bismarck Tribune. Bismarck, North Dakota. p. 25. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Johnson, Stephen Lewis (January 2014). "Successful Reorganization Of Rural North Dakota Schools With Declining Enrollment". University of North Dakota. - PhD Thesis. CITED: Page 84 (PDF page 98/143).
  12. ^ "2008-2009 NORTH DAKOTA EDUCATIONAL DIRECTORY" (PDF). North Dakota Department of Public Instruction. p. F1 (PDF p. 52/155). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-03-13. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
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