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Metropolitan School District of North Posey County

{{short description|School district in Indiana}}

{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}

{{Infobox school district

|name = Metropolitan School District of North Posey County

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|region = Posey County
Southwestern Indiana

|grades = K-12

|superintendent = Michael Galvin

|teachers = 107

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|students = 1,380

|conference = Pocket Athletic Conference

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|mascot = Viking

|colors = {{Color box|red|border=darkgray}} {{Color box|black|border=darkgray}} Red & Black

|location = 101 N Church Street
Poseyville, Indiana

|country = United States

|website = [http://www.northposey.k12.in.us/ MSD of North Posey]

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The Metropolitan School District of North Posey County, Indiana, commonly known as the MSD of North Posey, is the school corporation serving northern Posey County, Indiana.

The school district covers six townships in northern Posey County, which are: Bethel, Center, Harmony, Robb, Robinson and Smith. The school district also includes the towns of Poseyville, New Harmony, Cynthiana and Griffin. The census-designated place of Parkers Settlement is in the district.{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st18_in/schooldistrict_maps/c18129_posey/DC20SD_C18129.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Posey County, IN|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=2024-06-11}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st18_in/schooldistrict_maps/c18129_posey/DC20SD_C18129_SD2MS.txt Text list] Other unincorporated communities in the district include Wadesville, Stewartsville, St. Wendel, and Blairsville.{{fact|date=June 2024}}

History

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Previously Posey County had a county school system, but it transitioned to a metropolitan school district system.{{cite news|title=Township Poses Problem To Posey School Officials|newspaper=The Evansville Courier|date=1956-12-29|page=[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/149252703/ 14]|via=Newspapers.com}}

Representatives from Robb School Township, Smith School Township and Center-Robinson Consolidated Schools first met in Poseyville on July 28, 1956, and agreed to reorganize their districts into a single metropolitan school district. It was also agreed than Bethel School Township would be allowed to join the new school district any time it decided to do so.https://www.northposey.k12.in.us/document-library/msd-of-north-posey-school-board-documents/school-board-minutes-archive/1956/267-19560728-board-minutes-july-1956/file This decision was confirmed by a referendum on October 1, 1956.{{cite news|title=Posey Sets Boundaries: Two School Areas Split in 6 Parts|newspaper=The Evansville Courier|place=Evansville, Indiana|date=1956-12-04|page=[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/149259760/ 7]|via=Newspapers.com}} The referendum was held because there were people opposed to the school district consolidations who submitted official documents opposing them.{{cite news|title=School Merger Vote Slated|newspaper=The Evansville Courier|place=Evansville, Indiana|date=1956-09-12|page=[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/149260076/ 15A]|via=Newspapers.com}} The Metropolitan School District of North Posey County was formally created and named at a meeting in Wadesville on November 2, 1956. Other names suggested at the meeting for the new district were "Quintet" and "North Central".https://www.northposey.k12.in.us/document-library/msd-of-north-posey-school-board-documents/school-board-minutes-archive/1956/270-19561102-board-minutes-november-1956/file

In 1956, Eldon R. Crawford, previously the superintendent of Posey County Schools, became the superintendent of the North Posey County school district. He resigned from the former position after taking the latter.{{cite news|title=Posey School Chief Resigns To Become Head Of New District|newspaper=The Evansville Courier|place=Evansville, Indiana|date=1956-11-17|page=[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/149260341/ 5]|via=Newspapers.com}}

In February 1957 Bethel School Township voters approved joining North Posey Schools,{{cite news|title=Posey School Merger Set For Feb. 25|newspaper=The Evansville Courier|place=Evansville, Indiana|date=1957-02-14|page=[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/149252920/ 17]|via=Newspapers.com}} and so the township joined the new metropolitan school district on February 25, 1957.https://www.northposey.k12.in.us/document-library/msd-of-north-posey-school-board-documents/school-board-minutes-archive/1957/273-19570211-board-minutes-february-1957/file It was the final township in Posey County to have not joined a metropolitan school district.

In fall 1957 the district was scheduled to build a unified elementary school {{convert|2|mi|km}} from Wadesville, and it proposed a secondary school site {{convert|2.5|mi|km}} from Poseyville, and in turn it would convert the previous secondary school into another elementary school.{{cite news|title=North Posey School Projects to Be Started This Fall|newspaper=Evansville Press|place=Evansville, Indiana|date=1957-08-18|page=[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/149252343/ 13] ([https://www.newspapers.com/clip/149252454/ Text detail 1] and [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/149252504/ Text detail 2])|via=Newspapers.com}}

On January 19, 2012, it was announced that the Consolidated School Town of New Harmony and Harmony Township would be annexed by the MSD of North Posey County effective July 1, 2012.https://www.northposey.k12.in.us/document-library/msd-of-north-posey-school-board-documents/school-board-minutes-archive/2012/963-20120119-joint-mtg-new-harmony-north-posey-january-19-2012/file

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External links

  • [http://www.northposey.k12.in.us/ MSD of North Posey County]

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Category:Education in Posey County, Indiana

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Category:1957 establishments in Indiana

Category:School districts established in 1957

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