Flowing Wells Unified School District
The Flowing Wells Unified School District is a unified school district headquartered at 1556 West Prince Road, Tucson, Arizona.[1] It serves much of Flowing Wells, as well as bits of Tucson, Marana, Cortaro, Casas Adobes, & unnamed, unincorporated parts of Pima County. The district does practice open enrollment[2] for students outside of district boundaries, provided said students maintain certain academic performance.
It serves some 6,000 students in ten schools. It was founded in 1889 as the Rillito School District and changed in 1928 due to an error in documentation in the Arizona School Directory. Its superintendent is Dr. David Baker. [3]
In fiscal year 2016, the district had a budget of approximately $30 million[4]
The district operates two high schools, including the alternative Sentinel Peak High School
Board
Flowing Wells is overseen by a 5-member board consisting of[5]
- Jeretta Douglas, President
- Gerald Long, Clerk
- Kevin Daily, Member
- Tom Jacobs, Member
- James A. Love, Member
Public board meetings are generally held twice a month with no meetings in July[6]
Two of the members (Daily and Long) were elected in 2014 and have terms expiring on 12/31/2018, and the other three (Douglas, Jacobs, and Love) were elected in 2012 and have terms expiring on 12/31/2016[7]
Schools
Flowing Wells Unified School District administers the following schools
- Flowing Wells High School
- Sentinel Peak High School
- Flowing Wells Junior High
- Homer Davis Elementary
- Walter Douglas Elementary
- J. Robert Hendricks Elementary
- Centennial Elementary
- Laguna Elementary
- Richardson Elementary
- Emily Meschter Early Learning Center
See also
References
- ↑ "sitelayout_FWDO2010_edit1_sliced_32.gif." Flowing Wells Unified School District. Retrieved on January 18, 2011. "1556 W. Prince Road Tucson, AZ 85705" (NB as at 8 March 2012 this reference is missing)
- ↑ "FW - District Site: Open Enrollment". www.flowingwellsschools.org. Retrieved 2016-02-21.
- ↑ "FW - District Site: Administration". www.flowingwellsschools.org. Retrieved 2016-02-21.
- ↑ http://www.ade.az.gov/SFSInbound/4405/Reports/2016_BUDGAGD_4405_10272015172356.PDF Arizona Department of Education, Aggregate Expenditures Report for Fiscal Year 2016, Flowing Wells
- ↑ "FW - District Site: Gov Board". www.flowingwellsschools.org. Retrieved 2016-02-21.
- ↑ http://toolbox1.s3-website-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/site_0017/FW_BoardMtgDates15-16_072415.pdf
- ↑ http://pima-county-schools.s3.amazonaws.com/downloads/45/gov_board_members_2014-2016_rev121415.pdf Pima County School Superintendent, Governing Board Members and Terms
