Baird Independent School District

Baird Independent School District
Location
600 W 7th St.
Baird, Texas[1]
ESC Region 14[2]
USA
Coordinates 32°23′54″N 99°23′59″W / 32.39833°N 99.39972°W / 32.39833; -99.39972
District information
Type Independent school district
Grades Pre-K through 12
Superintendent Jarod Bellar[2]
Schools 3 (2009-10)[1]
District ID 4809280[1]
Students and staff
Students 295 (2010-11)[2]
Teachers 34.75 (2009-10)[1] (on full-time equivalent (FTE) basis)
Student-teacher ratio 9.47 (2009-10)[1]
Athletic conference UIL Class 1A Football Division II[3]
District mascot Bears[4]
Colors           Red, White[4]
Other information
TEA District Accountability Rating for 2011-12 Academically Acceptable[5]
Website Baird ISD

Baird Independent School District is a public school district based in Baird, Texas (USA). In addition to Baird, the district also serves the town of Putnam. The district operates one high school, Baird High School.

Finances

As of the 2010-2011 school year, the appraised valuation of property in the district was $111,051,000.[2] The maintenance tax rate was $0.117 and the bond tax rate was $0.007 per $100 of appraised valuation.[2]

Academic achievement

In 2011, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency.[5] Forty-nine percent of districts in Texas in 2011 received the same rating.[6] No state accountability ratings will be given to districts in 2012.[7] A school district in Texas can receive one of four possible rankings from the Texas Education Agency: Exemplary (the highest possible ranking), Recognized, Academically Acceptable, and Academically Unacceptable (the lowest possible ranking).

Historical district TEA accountability ratings[5]

Schools

As of the 2011-2012 school year, Baird ISD had three schools.[2]

Special programs

Athletics

Baird High School participates in the boys sports of baseball, basketball, and football.[4] The school participates in the girls sports of basketball and softball.[4] For the 2012 through 2014 school years, Baird High School will play football in UIL Class 1A Division II.[3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Baird ISD". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Texas School Directory 2012" (PDF). Texas Education Agency. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
  3. 1 2 "UIL Alignments". University Interscholastic League. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Baird High School". CBS Interactive. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
  5. 1 2 3 "Texas Accountability System District Ratings for 2004 through 2011". Texas Education Agency. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
  6. ↑ "Texas Accountability System Summary of Ratings for 2004 through 2011(as of November 2, 2011) District Ratings by Rating Category (including Charter Operators)". Texas Education Agency. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  7. ↑ "Accountability Rating System for Texas Public Schools and Districts". Texas Education Agency. Retrieved 18 August 2012.

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