Webster Parish School Board

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Webster Parish School Board is a school district headquartered in Minden in northwestern Louisiana, United States. The district operates public schools in Webster Parish.

The district is governed by an elected and compensated school board. Daniel R. Rawls begins duties as superintendent on January 7, 2014.{{cite web|url=http://press-herald.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8363:superintendent-signs-two-year-contract&catid=34:local-news&Itemid=69|title=Jeri Bloxom, Superintendent signs two-year contract|publisher=Minden Press-Herald|accessdate=December 28, 2013}} In 2017, Johnny Rowland, Jr., was unanimously chosen by the school board as the superintendent to succeed Rawls.{{cite web|url=http://press-herald.com/johnny-rowland-named-webster-schools-superintendent/|title=Johnny Rowland named Webster schools superintendent|publisher=Minden Press-Herald|date=June 19, 2017|accessdate=June 30, 2017}}

Schools

=Primary schools=

PK-6

5-6

  • Brown Upper Elementary School (Springhill)

PK and 6

  • Philips Middle School (Minden)

K-5

  • J. E. Harper Elementary School (Minden) opened in 1971 as a "new concept" school with one large open space without separate classroom and doors. Joe Windham, the former elementary school supervisor, became the first Harper principal."New J. E. Harper School to Present New Concept," Minden Press-Herald, June 9, 1971, p. 1.
  • Jones Elementary School (Minden)
  • E.S. Richardson Elementary School (Minden), grades 4 and 5
  • William G. Stewart Elementary School (Minden), closed and razed in 2011
  • Union Elementary School (Doyline), closed 2011

=Secondary schools=

6-8

  • North Webster Jr. High School (Sarepta)

7-8

  • Webster Junior High School (Minden)

6-12

7-12

9-12

=Alternative=

  • Hope Youth Ranch (Evergreen Community), closed
  • Webster Parish Achievement Center (Minden)

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