McGehee School District is a public school district headquartered in McGehee, Arkansas, United States."Home ." McGehee School District. Retrieved on July 27, 2011. "409 Oak Street/P. O. Box 767 McGehee, Arkansas 71654 USA" The school district encompasses of land, in Drew and Desha counties.
History In July 1993 the Desha-Drew School District dissolved, with portions going to the McGehee School District and the other going to Dumas Public Schools."." () Arkansas Department of Education. Retrieved on March 6, 2011.
In 2004 the Arkansas Legislature approved a law that forced school districts with fewer than 350 students to consolidate with other districts."Dumas inherits Gould district’s deficit ." Arkansas News. May 11, 2005. Retrieved on March 7, 2011."The MHS Alumni Café." McGehee School District. Retrieved on July 27, 2011. "FYI... The Delta Special (Desha Central) and Arkansas City School Districts Consolidated with the McGehee School District as a result of a state mandate in 2004-2005." On July 1, 2004, the Arkansas City School District and the Delta Special School District were subsumed into the McGehee district.
In 2011 an African-American student sued the district for forcing her to share valedictorian status with a white student who had a lower grade point average (GPA). The students both had one B grade, and otherwise all A grades, but the white student had 1.5 more regular course credits, which due to course weighting resulted in her lower GPA. The case was dismissed in US District Court in 2013, which found that the school acted according to its published policy that in determining class rank, "a student with a greater number of courses will not be penalized."
Attendance area In Desha County, the district includes: McGehee, Arkansas City, Reed, Watson, and that county's portion of Tillar. - Text list - 2010 map It also includes the unincorporated area of Rohwer, - See Rohwer on the map. Compare with the U.S. Census school district maps. and Rosedale. The district also extends into Drew County, where it includes that county's portion of Tillar. - Text list - 2010 map
Schools The schools are McGehee Elementary School (prekindergarten through grade 6), McGehee Jr. High School (grades 7 through 8), and McGehee High School (grades 9 through 12). The schools and the district are accredited by the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE) and AdvancED.
Previously the middle school division was called Conner Junior High School. After the acquisition of the Delta Special School District, the McGehee district continued to operate Delta Elementary School and Delta High School. After the acquisition of the Arkansas City School District, it operated the Arkansas City campus as a K-6 school."Campuses." McGehee School District. August 28, 2004. Retrieved on July 28, 2011. By October 2005 the district no longer operated the Arkansas City facility, and the Delta campus became elementary only."Campuses." McGehee School District. October 18, 2005. Retrieved on July 28, 2011. The Delta campus housed the district's Alternative Learning Environment (ALE) program."Technology Plan Submission Form School Years 2006-2009 ." McGehee School District. 2 of 43. Retrieved on July 28, 2011. By October 2006 the Delta campus was no longer in operation.Campuses." McGehee School District. October 15, 2006. Retrieved on July 28, 2011.
References
Further reading Maps of the district and/or predecessor districts: 2004-2005 School District Map Map of Arkansas School Districts pre-July 1, 2004 () ()
External links
Delta Schools (archive)