Egyptian Community Unit School District 5, also known locally as Egyptian School District or CUSD #5, is a unified school district headquartered in unincorporatedAlexander County, Illinois, with a Tamms postal address.[2] Brad Misner is the current superintendent, while Bret Gowin is the principal for all grades serviced by the district.[3] The school district is composed of Egyptian Elementary School, Egyptian Middle School, and Egyptian Senior High School.
It was created on July 1, 1963 by the consolidation of six school districts. Initially the district had eight different school buildings.[5]
The Egyptian School District high school athletic program became a joint effort between Tamms Community High School and Thebes High School in 1964.[7]
The district spent $20,000 to buy land for new centralized facilities with the location chosen to approximate that of the geographic center and that central to the distribution of the students. In October 1966 construction started, and opening occurred in 1968.[5]
In 2007 the district received a $45,260 grant intended to expand teaching of other languages and other courses in the arts fields.[8]
In 2011 the school received a federal grant to improve test scores, which at the time were among the lowest in Illinois.[9]
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The campus, located south of the community of Diswood,[10] is on 40 acres (16 ha) of land and has a total of 84,000 square feet (7,800 m2) building space. The elementary and secondary classroom buildings, on the southern and western parts of the campus, respectively, have the shape of a circle. The 1,400-seat gymnasium is in the north end; the stage is on the north face and there are six basketball goals and two basketball courts. The 270-seat cafeteria is by the main entrance.[5]
^"Home". Egyptian Community Unit School District 5. Retrieved February 23, 2022. 20023 Diswood Rd Tamms, IL 62988 - Compare to the map of Tamms from the U.S. Census Bureau
^Egyptian CUSD #5 Main Page 2008-04-08 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 2008-5-1
^"2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Alexander County, IL" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
egyptian, community, unit, school, district, also, known, locally, egyptian, school, district, cusd, unified, school, district, headquartered, unincorporated, alexander, county, illinois, with, tamms, postal, address, brad, misner, current, superintendent, whi. Egyptian Community Unit School District 5 also known locally as Egyptian School District or CUSD 5 is a unified school district headquartered in unincorporated Alexander County Illinois with a Tamms postal address 2 Brad Misner is the current superintendent while Bret Gowin is the principal for all grades serviced by the district 3 The school district is composed of Egyptian Elementary School Egyptian Middle School and Egyptian Senior High School Egyptian Community Unit School District 5Address20023 Diswood Road Tamms Illinois 62988 United StatesDistrict informationTypePublicGradesPreK 12 1 NCES District ID1713590 1 Students and staffStudents383 2020 2021 1 Other informationWebsitewww wbr egyptianschool wbr comThe district includes the municipalities and census designated places of Tamms Olive Branch Thebes and Unity 4 It also includes unincorporated areas of Elco and Sandusky 5 In addition to Alexander County it includes a small part of Pulaski County 6 Contents 1 History 2 Campus 3 References 4 External linksHistory editIt was created on July 1 1963 by the consolidation of six school districts Initially the district had eight different school buildings 5 The Egyptian School District high school athletic program became a joint effort between Tamms Community High School and Thebes High School in 1964 7 The district spent 20 000 to buy land for new centralized facilities with the location chosen to approximate that of the geographic center and that central to the distribution of the students In October 1966 construction started and opening occurred in 1968 5 In 2007 the district received a 45 260 grant intended to expand teaching of other languages and other courses in the arts fields 8 In 2011 the school received a federal grant to improve test scores which at the time were among the lowest in Illinois 9 Campus editThe campus located south of the community of Diswood 10 is on 40 acres 16 ha of land and has a total of 84 000 square feet 7 800 m2 building space The elementary and secondary classroom buildings on the southern and western parts of the campus respectively have the shape of a circle The 1 400 seat gymnasium is in the north end the stage is on the north face and there are six basketball goals and two basketball courts The 270 seat cafeteria is by the main entrance 5 References edit a b c Search for Public School Districts District Detail for Egyptian CUSD 5 National Center for Education Statistics Institute of Education Sciences Retrieved March 5 2022 Home Egyptian Community Unit School District 5 Retrieved February 23 2022 20023 Diswood Rd Tamms IL 62988 Compare to the map of Tamms from the U S Census Bureau Egyptian CUSD 5 Main Page Archived 2008 04 08 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 2008 5 1 2020 CENSUS SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP Alexander County IL PDF U S Census Bureau Retrieved February 23 2022 a b c d Taylor John C October 4 1968 Egyptian School District moves into new center The Southern Illinoisan Carbondale Illinois p 2 Clipping from Newspapers com 2020 CENSUS SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP Pulaski County IL PDF U S Census Bureau Retrieved February 23 2022 Barry Godwin Named Coach At Egyptian The Paducah Sun Paducah Kentucky August 16 1964 p 15 B Clipping from Newspapers com Briefly Tamms Southern Illinoisian Carbondale Illinois August 13 2007 p 1B Clipping from Newspapers com Egyptian High School gets millions of dollars for improvement KFVS October 26 2011 Retrieved February 23 2022 Botanist to present lecture of rare plants The Southern Illinoisan Carbondale Illinois August 19 2011 p 2E Clipping from Newspapers com External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Egyptian Community Unit School District 5 amp oldid 1166992879, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
