Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District | |
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Address | |
1000 North Getty Street
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Texas, 78801United States | |
Coordinates | 29°13′20″N 99°47′33″W / 29.2221°N 99.7925°W |
District information | |
Superintendent | Hal Harrell [1] |
Chair of the board | Luis Fernandez [4] |
Governing agency | Texas Education Agency |
Schools | 8 [2] |
Budget | $46.74 million (2021-2022) [3] |
NCES District ID | 4843720 [2] |
Students and staff | |
Students | 4150 (2020–2021) [2] |
Teachers | 278.92 (on an FTE basis) [2] |
Student–teacher ratio | 14.9 (2020–2021) [2] |
Other information | |
Website |
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Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District (UCISD) is a public school district based in Uvalde, Texas, US. Located in Uvalde County, [5] the district extends into portions of Zavala and Real counties. [6] [7] In addition to Uvalde, the district serves the communities of Batesville in Zavala County, [6] and Uvalde Estates in Uvalde County. [5] The total land area of the district is 1,093 square miles (2,830 km2). [8]
In 2009, the school district was rated " academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency. [9] The district superintendent is Ashley Chohlis.
In 1949, the Batesville Independent School District began sending its students to Uvalde High School. [8]
In 1970, students held a strike and filed a lawsuit against the district's board of trustees, accusing the group of not responding to complaints filed by parents, who requested Spanish-language medium communications and giving appropriate accommodations to English as a second language learners instead of classifying them as having deficiencies in their intelligence. [10] An employee also accused the school board of not hearing grievances. [11] [12]
In 1973, Batesville ISD merged into Uvalde CISD. [8]
On May 24, 2022, a gunman killed 19 students and two teachers and wounded 17 others at Robb Elementary School. [13] On June 3, 2022, UCISD Superintendent Hal Harrel stated that Robb Elementary School would not be reopened and its building demolished, to avoid renewing traumas related to the shooting. [14] [15]
The Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District Police Department is the police force with primary jurisdiction over Uvalde CISD property. [16]
In February 2020, the district's Board of Trustees approved Pedro "Pete" Arredondo as new Chief of Police of the UCISD Police Department. [17] [18] As of 2022 [update], Arredondo commanded a team of six officers. [19]
Following the Robb Elementary School shooting on May 24, 2022, the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District Police Department and other responding agencies was criticized for its response to the incident. [20] [21]
In early July 2022, Chief of Police Pete Arredondo resigned from his city council position. [22]
On August 24, 2022, the board of the school district fired Arredondo from his job as police chief by unanimous vote. [23] [24]
Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District | |
---|---|
Address | |
1000 North Getty Street
,
Texas, 78801United States | |
Coordinates | 29°13′20″N 99°47′33″W / 29.2221°N 99.7925°W |
District information | |
Superintendent | Hal Harrell [1] |
Chair of the board | Luis Fernandez [4] |
Governing agency | Texas Education Agency |
Schools | 8 [2] |
Budget | $46.74 million (2021-2022) [3] |
NCES District ID | 4843720 [2] |
Students and staff | |
Students | 4150 (2020–2021) [2] |
Teachers | 278.92 (on an FTE basis) [2] |
Student–teacher ratio | 14.9 (2020–2021) [2] |
Other information | |
Website |
www |
Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District (UCISD) is a public school district based in Uvalde, Texas, US. Located in Uvalde County, [5] the district extends into portions of Zavala and Real counties. [6] [7] In addition to Uvalde, the district serves the communities of Batesville in Zavala County, [6] and Uvalde Estates in Uvalde County. [5] The total land area of the district is 1,093 square miles (2,830 km2). [8]
In 2009, the school district was rated " academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency. [9] The district superintendent is Ashley Chohlis.
In 1949, the Batesville Independent School District began sending its students to Uvalde High School. [8]
In 1970, students held a strike and filed a lawsuit against the district's board of trustees, accusing the group of not responding to complaints filed by parents, who requested Spanish-language medium communications and giving appropriate accommodations to English as a second language learners instead of classifying them as having deficiencies in their intelligence. [10] An employee also accused the school board of not hearing grievances. [11] [12]
In 1973, Batesville ISD merged into Uvalde CISD. [8]
On May 24, 2022, a gunman killed 19 students and two teachers and wounded 17 others at Robb Elementary School. [13] On June 3, 2022, UCISD Superintendent Hal Harrel stated that Robb Elementary School would not be reopened and its building demolished, to avoid renewing traumas related to the shooting. [14] [15]
The Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District Police Department is the police force with primary jurisdiction over Uvalde CISD property. [16]
In February 2020, the district's Board of Trustees approved Pedro "Pete" Arredondo as new Chief of Police of the UCISD Police Department. [17] [18] As of 2022 [update], Arredondo commanded a team of six officers. [19]
Following the Robb Elementary School shooting on May 24, 2022, the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District Police Department and other responding agencies was criticized for its response to the incident. [20] [21]
In early July 2022, Chief of Police Pete Arredondo resigned from his city council position. [22]
On August 24, 2022, the board of the school district fired Arredondo from his job as police chief by unanimous vote. [23] [24]