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School district in Texas, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District (UCISD) is a public school district based in Uvalde, Texas, US. Located in Uvalde County,[5] the district extends into portions of Zavala and Real counties.[6][7] In addition to Uvalde, the district serves the communities of Batesville in Zavala County,[6] and Uvalde Estates in Uvalde County.[5] The total land area of the district is 1,093 square miles (2,830 km2).[8]
Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District | |
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Address | |
1000 North Getty Street
, Texas, 78801United States | |
Coordinates | 29.2221°N 99.7925°W |
District information | |
Superintendent | Hal Harrell[1] |
Chair of the board | Luis Fernandez[2] |
Governing agency | Texas Education Agency |
Schools | 8[3] |
Budget | $46.74 million (2021-2022)[4] |
NCES District ID | 4843720[3] |
Students and staff | |
Students | 4150 (2020–2021)[3] |
Teachers | 278.92 (on an FTE basis)[3] |
Student–teacher ratio | 14.9 (2020–2021)[3] |
Other information | |
Website | www |
In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency.[9] The district superintendent is Ashley Chohlis.
In 1949, the Batesville Independent School District began sending its students to Uvalde High School.[8]
In 1970, students held a strike and filed a lawsuit against the district's board of trustees, accusing the group of not responding to complaints filed by parents, who requested Spanish-language medium communications and giving appropriate accommodations to English as a second language learners instead of classifying them as having deficiencies in their intelligence.[10] An employee also accused the school board of not hearing grievances.[11][12]
In 1973, Batesville ISD merged into Uvalde CISD.[8]
On May 24, 2022, a gunman killed 19 students and two teachers and wounded 17 others at Robb Elementary School.[13] On June 3, 2022, UCISD Superintendent Hal Harrel stated that Robb Elementary School would not be reopened and its building demolished, to avoid renewing traumas related to the shooting.[14][15]
The Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District Police Department is the police force with primary jurisdiction over Uvalde CISD property.[16]
In February 2020, the district's Board of Trustees approved Pedro "Pete" Arredondo as new Chief of Police of the UCISD Police Department.[17][18] As of 2022[update], Arredondo commanded a team of six officers.[19]
Following the Robb Elementary School shooting on May 24, 2022, the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District Police Department and other responding agencies was criticized for its response to the incident.[20][21]
In early July 2022, Chief of Police Pete Arredondo resigned from his city council position.[22]
On August 24, 2022, the board of the school district fired Arredondo from his job as police chief by unanimous vote.[23][24]
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