| Beardstown Community Unit School District 15 | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
500 East 15th Street
Beardstown , Illinois, 62618United States | |
| District information | |
| Type | Public |
| Grades | PreK–12 [1] |
| NCES District ID | 1705310 [1] |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 1,415 (2020–2021) [1] |
| Other information | |
| Website |
beardstown |
Beardstown Community Unit School District 15 is a unit school district located in the Cass County, Illinois city of its namesake: Beardstown. The majority of students in the district are white, but the district also has a 35% Hispanic population [2] and has many bilingual students. [3]
There are three schools located within this district. Grand Avenue School serves the district's preschoolers; Gard Elementary School grades kindergarten through fourth; lastly, Beardstown Middle/High School, also known as Beardstown Junior Beardstown Junior/Senior High School, [4] serves grades 6–12. The superintendent is Reggie Clinton. [5] As of 2013 [update], the principals of each of the respective schools are Pam DeSollar of Grand Avenue School, [5] Steve Groll of Gard/Brick Elementary Schools, [5] and Scott Riddle of Beardstown Middle/ High School. [5] The mascot for all schools in the district is the tiger.
Brick School, built in 1927 and expanded in 1950 and 1990, [6] closed at the end of the 2013–2014 school year; [7] the school board voted on September 20, 2014, to sell the Brick School property. [8]
- ^ a b c "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Beardstown CUSD 15". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
- ^ "Test Scores for Beardstown Cusd 15". GreatSchools. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
- ^ "News: Raising Bilingual Childran / La Crianza de Niños Bilingües". Brick Elementary School. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
- ^ "Beardstown Junior/Senior High School Home Page". Beardstown Junior/Senior High School. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
- ^ a b c d "Contact Directory: Administrators". Beardstown Community Unit School District 15. Retrieved June 2, 2013.[ permanent dead link]
- ^ Mike Ryan Auctioneer Service (October 9, 2014). "Brick School Auction" (PDF). Cass County Star-Gazette (advertisement). Vol. 170, no. 20. Beardstown, Illinois: Beardstown Newspapers. p. 11. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
- ^ "Minutes, Board of Education Community Unit School District No. 15, Regular Meeting February 27, 2014". Beardstown, Illinois: Beardstown Community Unit School District No. 15. February 27, 2014. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
- ^ "Minutes, Board of Education Community Unit School District No. 15, Regular Meeting August 24, 2014". Beardstown, Illinois: Beardstown Community Unit School District No. 15. August 24, 2014. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
- Official website
- Beardstown High School Alumni Pages — alumni, student, and yearbook web pages by year
| Beardstown Community Unit School District 15 | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
500 East 15th Street
Beardstown , Illinois, 62618United States | |
| District information | |
| Type | Public |
| Grades | PreK–12 [1] |
| NCES District ID | 1705310 [1] |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 1,415 (2020–2021) [1] |
| Other information | |
| Website |
beardstown |
Beardstown Community Unit School District 15 is a unit school district located in the Cass County, Illinois city of its namesake: Beardstown. The majority of students in the district are white, but the district also has a 35% Hispanic population [2] and has many bilingual students. [3]
There are three schools located within this district. Grand Avenue School serves the district's preschoolers; Gard Elementary School grades kindergarten through fourth; lastly, Beardstown Middle/High School, also known as Beardstown Junior Beardstown Junior/Senior High School, [4] serves grades 6–12. The superintendent is Reggie Clinton. [5] As of 2013 [update], the principals of each of the respective schools are Pam DeSollar of Grand Avenue School, [5] Steve Groll of Gard/Brick Elementary Schools, [5] and Scott Riddle of Beardstown Middle/ High School. [5] The mascot for all schools in the district is the tiger.
Brick School, built in 1927 and expanded in 1950 and 1990, [6] closed at the end of the 2013–2014 school year; [7] the school board voted on September 20, 2014, to sell the Brick School property. [8]
- ^ a b c "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Beardstown CUSD 15". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
- ^ "Test Scores for Beardstown Cusd 15". GreatSchools. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
- ^ "News: Raising Bilingual Childran / La Crianza de Niños Bilingües". Brick Elementary School. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
- ^ "Beardstown Junior/Senior High School Home Page". Beardstown Junior/Senior High School. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
- ^ a b c d "Contact Directory: Administrators". Beardstown Community Unit School District 15. Retrieved June 2, 2013.[ permanent dead link]
- ^ Mike Ryan Auctioneer Service (October 9, 2014). "Brick School Auction" (PDF). Cass County Star-Gazette (advertisement). Vol. 170, no. 20. Beardstown, Illinois: Beardstown Newspapers. p. 11. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
- ^ "Minutes, Board of Education Community Unit School District No. 15, Regular Meeting February 27, 2014". Beardstown, Illinois: Beardstown Community Unit School District No. 15. February 27, 2014. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
- ^ "Minutes, Board of Education Community Unit School District No. 15, Regular Meeting August 24, 2014". Beardstown, Illinois: Beardstown Community Unit School District No. 15. August 24, 2014. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
- Official website
- Beardstown High School Alumni Pages — alumni, student, and yearbook web pages by year