Coahoma Early College High School

Coahoma Early College High School (CECHS), formerly Coahoma Agricultural High School (CAHS), was a public secondary school in unincorporated Coahoma County, Mississippi (United States), with a Clarksdale postal address. The school was designated as a part of the Coahoma Agricultural High School District (ASD #1402),"District Info ." Coahoma Agricultural High School. Retrieved on July 8, 2017. and operated by Coahoma Community College. Previously it was, as of 2000, one of three independently functioning agricultural high schools in the state of Mississippi. The school had its own facilities, instructional and administrative personnel, and student programs. It shared library facilities with the college.

When it was still CAHS, the school operated the Coahoma Early College High School program."Coahoma Early College." Coahoma Agricultural High School. Retrieved on July 8, 2017. On July 1, 2018, the original Coahoma County Agricultural High School was dissolved, with the Coahoma Early College High School taking its place.

Coahoma Early College High School closed in 2021.

History Coahoma County Agricultural High School was established in 1924. It was one of the first agricultural high schools for Blacks in Mississippi. A junior college curriculum was added in 1949 and the institution's name was changed to Coahoma Junior College and Agricultural High School. The school was desegregated in 1965, although the student body has remained mostly African American.

Coahoma Junior College was removed from the title of Coahoma County Agricultural High School in 1975 and in 1981, the school began operating separately from the Coahoma County School District and dropped the word "county" from its name.

A 2012 report by Augenblick, Palaich and Associates suggested changing the school's focus to an early college school and/or merging it. It stated that the school's academic performance was below the state average and that the school no longer had a focus on agriculture.

On July 1, 2018, the original Coahoma County Agricultural High School was dissolved, with the Coahoma Early College High School taking its place. Governor of Mississippi Phil Bryant signed into law Senate Bill 2501, which required this change in the school, in May 2016.

In 2021, the Mississippi Department of Education stated that funding to the school would cease. On July 22 of that year, the courts dismissed a lawsuit aiming to continue the funding. This closure ended the dual track classes.

Demographics A majority of the Coahoma AHS student body came from the towns of Friars Point, Coahoma, Lula, and Jonestown – all part of the Coahoma County School District. A limited number of students from the Clarksdale Municipal School District opted to attend Coahoma AHS instead of Clarksdale High School.

In the 201415 school year, the school enrolled 267 black students, 1 Hispanic, and no white students.

Structure The president of Coahoma Community College also serves as superintendent of the Coahoma Agricultural High School. The same board of trustees governs both the high school and community college.

In addition to the superintendent and board of trustees, Coahoma AHS had the same administrative personnel common in other public high schools, including a principal and assistant principal.

Leadership Superintendents Term Incumbent 1924–1925 M. L. Strange 1925–1929 J. M. Mosley 1929–1937 J. W. Addison 1937–1945 J. B. Wright 1945–1966 B. F. McLaurin 1966–1979 J. E. Miller 1980–1992 McKinley C. Martin 1992–2013 Vivian Presley 2013–2021 Valmadge T. Towner

Principals Term Incumbent 1951–1954 James E. Miller 1954–1963 W. L. Tobias 1963–1974 Frank McCune 1974–1984 Eugene Fox 1984–1985 Albert Williams 1985–1986 Sammy Fellton 1986–1987 T. W. Richardson 1987–1993 S. T. Bailey 1993–1996 Olenza McBride 1996–2007 John Brown 2007–2013 I. D. Thompson 2014–2015 Braxton Stowe 2015–2018 Milton Hardrict 2018–2021 Cloretha Jamison

Demographics

200607 school year There was a total of 291 students enrolled at Coahoma Agricultural High School during the 20062007 school year. The gender makeup of the school was 53% female and 47% male. The racial makeup of the school was 100.00% African American. 93.5% of the school's students were eligible to receive free lunch.

Previous school years School Year Enrollment Gender Makeup Racial Makeup Female Male Asian African American Hispanic Native American White 200506 305 53% 47% – 100.00% – – – 200405 313 53% 47% – 100.00% – – – 200304 297 55% 45% – 100.00% – – – 200203 298 55% 45% – 100.00% – – –

Accountability statistics 200607 200506 200405 200304 200203 District Accreditation Status Accredited Accredited Accredited Accredited Accredited School Performance Classifications Level 5 (Superior Performing) Level 4 (Exemplary) Level 3 (Successful) X X X Level 2 (Under Performing) X X Level 1 (Low Performing)

Notable alumni Aaron Henry, civil rights leader

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