Canadian Independent School District
Canadian Independent School District is a public school district based in Canadian, Texas, United States.
In addition to Hemphill County, where it serves Canadian and Glazier;[1] it includes a section of Lipscomb County, where it serves Higgins.[2]
In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency.[3]
Ken King, a former president of the CISD, is now the Texas state representative from District 88, which encompasses a large swath of the Panhandle and the South Plains, including Canadian and Hemphill County. The current president and vice-president of the trustees are Larry Gatlin and Courtney Trollinger, respectively.
Canadian futures trader and hedge fund operator Salem Abraham is a former trustee and board president.
The Canadian Boys Football and Basketball teams won the State Championships during the 2014-2015 school year. They repeated that feat during the 2015-2016 school year. Canadian ISD is the very first school in UIL history to win Back to Back titles in both Football and Basketball in consecutive years.
History
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In 1951 the Baker School Annex, which has seven classrooms and had a cost of $90,000, opened.[4]
Woodie E. Beene served as superintendent until he resigned in 1966 so he could become superintendent of Stamford ISD. Joe R. Cullender succeeded him as superintendent; Cullender was previously principal of the high school.[5]
On July 1, 2020 Higgins Independent School District consolidated into Canadian ISD.[6] CISD superintendent Lynn Pulliam stated that he expected the enrollment of Canadian ISD schools to increase by 35, based upon the overall population of the town of Higgins.[7]
Schools
[edit]- Canadian High (Grades 9-12)
- Canadian Middle (Grades 6-8)
- Baker Elementary (Grades 3-5)
- Canadian Elementary (Grades PK-2)
References
[edit]- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Hemphill County, TX" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2022-06-26. - Text list
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Lipscomb County, TX" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2022-06-26. - Text list: It refers to Higgins ISD, which consolidated into Canadian ISD on July 1, 2020
- ^ "2009 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on 2015-10-25.
- ^ "Canadian Grade School Annex Completed; Open House Today". Pampa Daily News. Pampa, Texas. 1951-04-22. p. 11. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
- ^ "School Head In Canadian Resigns Post". Pampa Daily News. Pampa, Texas. 1966-09-07. p. 3. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
- ^ "CONSOLIDATIONS, ANNEXATIONS AND NAME CHANGES FOR TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS Updated January 28, 2020" (PDF). Texas Education Agency. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
- ^ "Higgins ISD plans to consolidate with Canadian ISD next year". KFDA. 2020-02-28. Retrieved 2021-02-28.