A unified school district (in the states of Arizona, California, Kansas and Oregon) or unit school district (in Illinois), in the United States of America, is a school district that generally includes and operates both primary schools (kindergarten through middle school or junior high) and high schools (grades 9–12) under the same district control.
This distinction is predominant in states where elementary school districts and high school districts are, or were, generally separate. The Los Angeles Unified School District is a major example of a unified school district in California. In California and Illinois, and possibly other states, unified or unit school districts are not the same as consolidated or union school districts, which are generally formed by the consolidation of multiple school districts of the same type.
In Kansas, the unified school districts developed after legislation passed in 1962 that was intended to reduce the number of rural school districts. After the law's passage, the number of districts in Kansas dropped dramatically. In 1947, there were over 3,000 districts. After the unification law and establishment of unified school districts, their number dropped to under 400.[1]
In Arizona, unified school districts elect 5 school board members.[2] Common school districts have elected boards consisting of 3 members.
Distinct uses of the termedit
Some other states use the term "unified school district" to refer to different characteristics. For example:
In Connecticut, a unified school district is a statewide school district serving students under the jurisdiction of a particular state department:
In Vermont, a unified school district is a type of union school district, in which "the town school districts (and school boards) are abolished and representatives from the former districts are elected to form one school board."[6]
In Wisconsin, a unified school district is one type of school district. Its school board has "the powers and duties of the school board and annual meeting in a common school district."[7]
unified, school, district, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, . This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Unified school district news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2011 Learn how and when to remove this template message A unified school district in the states of Arizona California Kansas and Oregon or unit school district in Illinois in the United States of America is a school district that generally includes and operates both primary schools kindergarten through middle school or junior high and high schools grades 9 12 under the same district control This distinction is predominant in states where elementary school districts and high school districts are or were generally separate The Los Angeles Unified School District is a major example of a unified school district in California In California and Illinois and possibly other states unified or unit school districts are not the same as consolidated or union school districts which are generally formed by the consolidation of multiple school districts of the same type In Kansas the unified school districts developed after legislation passed in 1962 that was intended to reduce the number of rural school districts After the law s passage the number of districts in Kansas dropped dramatically In 1947 there were over 3 000 districts After the unification law and establishment of unified school districts their number dropped to under 400 1 In Arizona unified school districts elect 5 school board members 2 Common school districts have elected boards consisting of 3 members Distinct uses of the term editSome other states use the term unified school district to refer to different characteristics For example In Connecticut a unified school district is a statewide school district serving students under the jurisdiction of a particular state department Unified School District 1 is under the Connecticut Department of Correction 3 Unified School District 2 is under the Connecticut Department of Children and Families 4 Unified School District 3 is under the Department of Developmental Services 5 In Vermont a unified school district is a type of union school district in which the town school districts and school boards are abolished and representatives from the former districts are elected to form one school board 6 In Wisconsin a unified school district is one type of school district Its school board has the powers and duties of the school board and annual meeting in a common school district 7 References edit History of Kansas Education Arizona Revised Statutes 15 425 www azleg gov Retrieved 2016 02 21 General Statutes of Connecticut 18 99a General Statutes of Connecticut 17a 37 General Statutes of Connecticut 17a 240 LEAs Types of Vermont Public School Districts Wisconsin Statutes 120 44 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Unified school district amp oldid 1174784833, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
