Williston Basin School District 7

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Williston Basin School District 7 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.[1] 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.[2]

All members of the approved the merger plans.[3]

In 2021 the districts officially merged.[4] There are seven board seats, with two for people outside of the Williston city limits.[1]

Schools[]

High schools
Middle schools
  • Williston Middle School (Williston)
  • Missouri Ridge School (unincorporated area)
  • ASB Innovation Academy
Elementary Schools
  • Bakken Elementary School (Williston)
  • Garden Valley Elementary School (unincorporated area)
  • Hagan Elementary School (Williston)
  • Lewis & Clark Elementary School (Williston)
  • McVay Elementary School (Williston)
  • Rickard Elementary School (Williston)
  • Round Prairie Elementary School (unincorporated area)
  • Wilkinson Elementary School (Williston)

References[]

  1. ^ a b Kelly, Jamie (2021-06-29). "New Williston school district opens Thursday". Williston Herald. Retrieved 2021-08-21.
  2. ^ Wilson, Malik (2020-12-09). "Reorganization plan approved by Williston District 1, Williams County District 8 residents". KX CBS News. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
  3. ^ Melberg, Mitch (2020-10-16). "District 1 and 8 reorganization plan approved for voters". Williston Herald. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
  4. ^ "Home". Williams County School District 8. Retrieved 2021-08-21.

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