Independence Public School District

Independence Public School District
Location
Independence, Missouri
District information
Inspiring Greatness
Grades PreK - 12
Superintendent Dr. Dale Herl
Schools 29
Students and staff
Students

15,497 (K-12) and 2,000 (Pre-K)

Total: 17,497
Other information
Website District Website

Independence Public School District is a school district headquartered in Independence, Missouri, United States. The district serves most of Independence and Sugar Creek.

High schools

Alternative Schools

Middle schools

Elementary schools

Early Education

Annexation Boundary Line Debate

In November 2007, the voters of Independence, Missouri and Kansas City, Missouri, voted for seven schools, consisting of one high school, one middle school, and five elementary schools, to be taken over by the Independence School District. This is perceived as another major setback for the Kansas City, Missouri School District and a huge undertaking with a great boon for Western Independence. Jim Hinson, the superintendent of the Independence district, believed that the KCMO district fought the annexation was because it was a "pride issue" and because the KCMO district feared that other parts of the district could secede.[1]

The transfer did not include the C. R. Anderson School, which was originally called the Pitcher School. KCMSD annexed the school in 1957. The school became an alternative school for troubled students in the 1980s. The school closed in 2000.[2]

Transfer to Independence School District

References

  1. "Q&A with Superintendent Jim Hinson, Independence School District." American School Board Journal. Retrieved on January 20, 2011.
  2. Barton, Eric. "Buy This School." The Pitch. August 12, 2008. 1.

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