Racine Unified School District

Racine Unified School District
Type and location
Grades K through 12
Country United States
Location Racine County, Wisconsin
District Info
Superintendent Dr. James Shaw[1]
Students and staff
Students 21,000 (approx.)[2]
Teachers 1,400 (approx.)[2]
Other information
Website http://www.racine.k12.wi.us/

Racine Unified School District (RUSD) is a school district that serves a 100 sq mi (260 km2) area in eastern Racine County, Wisconsin. It has 35 schools and a student population of approximately 21,000, serving six nearby towns and cities. It employs about 1,400 teachers and 110 administrators.[2]

Contents

Schools

RUSD has 35 total schools: 21 elementary, 8 middle, and 6 high schools.[3]

Elementary schools

  • Mitchell
  • North Park
  • Olympia Brown
  • Red Apple
  • Racine Early Education Center
  • Roosevelt
  • S.C. Johnson
  • Schulte
  • Wadewitz
  • West Ridge
  • Wind Point

Middle schools

  • Gilmore
  • Jerstad-Agerholm Elementary/Middle School
  • McKinley Middle Charter School
  • Mitchell
  • REAL Charter School
  • Starbuck
  • Walden III
  • Keith R. Mack Alternative Program at Winslow

High schools

School board

The district's school board consists of nine members, each serving three-year terms, with three positions coming up for election every year. Officers are elected by a board vote every year. The board usually meets on the first and third Mondays of each month. As of April 6, 2010, board members are:[4][5][6]

References

  1. ^ "Racine Unified School District - Superintendent". Racine Unified School District. 2009. http://www.racine.k12.wi.us/?do=about.content&pageID=102. Retrieved 2009-02-28. 
  2. ^ a b c "Racine Unified School District - Our District". Racine Unified School District. 2009. http://www.racine.k12.wi.us/?do=about.content&pageID=22. Retrieved 2009-02-27. 
  3. ^ "Racine Unified School District - Our Schools". Racine Unified School District. 2009. http://www.racine.k12.wi.us/?do=schools.home. Retrieved 2009-02-28. 
  4. ^ "Racine Unified School District - Board of Education". Racine Unified School District. 2009. http://www.racine.k12.wi.us/?do=about.content&pageID=103. Retrieved 2009-03-07. 
  5. ^ Fiori, Lindsay (2009-04-07). "Plache elected to seat she wasn’t seeking". The Journal Times. http://www.journaltimes.com/articles/2009/04/07/local_news/doc49dc283d18d19428396420.txt. Retrieved 2009-04-10. 
  6. ^ Fiori, Lindsay (2010-04-06). "Unified incumbents keep school board seats". The Journal Times. http://www.journaltimes.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/elections/article_544c39b2-41fb-11df-b0db-001cc4c002e0.html. Retrieved 16 April 2010.