Needville Independent School District

Needville Independent School District is a public school district based in Needville, Texas (USA).

Needville Independent School District
Blue Jay Stadium
Address
16227 Highway 36, Needville, Texas 77461
Fort Bend County
United States
District information
MottoLearn Today - Fly Forever
EstablishedDecember 17, 1946
SuperintendentCurtis Rhodes
Asst. Superintendent(s)Beth Briscoe
School boardChris Janicek, Jim Kocian,
Scott Valchar, Tim Sbrusch,
Kim Janke, Glenn Vecera,
John West
Chair of the boardChris Janicek
Budget$33,082,177 (2019–20)
Students and staff
Students3,346
Staff420
District mascotBlue Jay
Other information
Websitehttps://www.needvilleisd.com/

The district has an area of 200 square miles (520 km2).[1] In addition to Needville, the district also serves the town of Fairchilds and the unincorporated communities of Guy and Long Point.

History

Needville ISD, originally Needville Rural High School District, was formed by the merger of the Big Creek, Brown, Concord, Forester, Guy, Marlow, Modena, Needville, Seiler, and Williams School districts on December 17, 1946; this made it the first consolidated school district to form in Fort Bend County. The district's first board meeting was held on January 9, 1947.[1]

Previously students from the community of Damon attended Needville High since Damon Independent School District did not have a high school. Damon ISD signed a contract with Needville ISD in 1949 so Damon ISD residents could go to school at Needville High.[1]

In 2009, the school district was rated "recognized" by the Texas Education Agency.[2]

The School also gained notoriety in 2018 when it threatened to suspend students for participating in protests or demonstrations against gun violence in schools, leading Constitutional law experts to call the policy a violation of student's First Amendment rights.

Schools
  • Needville High School (Grades 9-12)
  • Needville Junior High School (Grades 7-8)
  • Needville Middle School (Grades 5-6)
  • Needville Elementary School (Grades PK-4)
  • Before 2007, high school students in Needville attended the old high school across the street. After parts of the school caught on fire in 2007, the school was put out of use and is only used for certain occasions such as U.I.L. Academic events.
  • Needville High School
  • Needville Junior High School
  • Needville Middle School
  • Needville Elementary School

References
  1. "History of the District Archived 2017-01-17 at the Wayback Machine." Needville Independent School District. Retrieved on December 5, 2016.
  2. "2009 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on 2015-10-25.
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