Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District

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Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District
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Type and location
Grades Pre-K-12th
Country USA
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Students and staff
Students 26,277
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Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District (CFBISD) is a school district based in Carrollton, Texas (USA).

The district covers most of the cities of Carrollton and Farmers Branch and parts of Addison, Coppell, Dallas, and Irving (including the eastern half of Valley Ranch and part of Las Colinas). CFBISD has twenty-five elementary schools, six middle schools, four high schools, and four education centers.

In 2009, the school district was rated "recognized" by the Texas Education Agency.[1]

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[edit] About Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District

The district encompasses 53.42 square miles (138.4 km2) and is located primarily in northwest Dallas County with a smaller portion in southeast Denton County. The school district's boundaries are not the same as municipal boundaries; therefore, Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District provides instructional services to children who live in portions of Carrollton, Farmers Branch, Addison, Coppell, Dallas, and Irving.

Dr. Annette Griffin, who has served as the superintendent since 1997, requested a long term voluntary leave of absence from her duties on Oct 9, 2008. On November 13, the school board, led by Mr. John Tepper, unanimously voted to discharge Dr. Griffin from her duties as the superintendent of the CFBISD.[citation needed] In late October, the school board selected Mr. Bobby Burns, Assistant Superintendent, as the interim superintendent during Dr. Griffin's leave of absence.

[edit] City of Farmers Branch attempt to Separate from CFBISD

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The city of Farmers Branch has initiated a process to separate the portions of the CFBISD and Dallas ISD within Farmers Branch city limits to form a new Farmers Branch city-run Municipal School District. The proposal both enjoys support and faces a variety of criticism from civic leaders and citizens. At present, a ballot initiative requiring 50% voter turnout in the city of Farmers Branch will take place in May 2011. If the ballot initiative is successful, court litigation and challenges to Texas Education Agency policies are likely to precede any creation of a new municipal school district. There is precedent for the creation of a city run school district in Texas, as the City of Stafford successfully separated from the Fort Bend and Houston ISD's after a ballot initiative and lengthy litigation which validated Stafford's right to create its own district.

[edit] History

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The Carrollton and Farmers Branch school districts voted to merge in 1955. Prior to that, the two cities operated separate school systems, although only Carrollton's went through the twelfth grade (Farmers Branch students had to decide in eighth grade if they wanted to attend high school in Carrollton or at Hillcrest High School in Dallas.)

The merger coincided with the beginning of 30 years of rapid growth for the two cities. At the time of the merger there were three schools operating: Carrollton Elementary (opened in 1951), Carrollton High School (opened in 1936 and now DeWitt Perry Middle School) and the original Farmers Branch Elementary School on Valley View Road. In the next decade the district built four new elementary schools – Valwood (now Montgomery) in 1955, R.E. Good in 1957, McLaughlin in 1959 and Stark in 1963. The first dedicated junior high school, Vivian Field, opened in Farmers Branch in 1959.

In 1960 the R.L. Turner High School campus was opened on Josey Lane, on the border between Carrollton and Farmers Branch. The building served as a junior high school for Carrollton students for two years and became a high school in 1962. At that point Carrollton High School was renamed for DeWitt Perry and became the district's second junior high campus.

School construction continued apace for another ten years – Central Elementary in 1965, a replacement Farmers Branch Elementary campus in 1968, Blanton Elementary in 1971, and Woodlake (now June R. Thompson) Elementary in 1973. In 1975 two more elementary schools – Country Place and Dale B. Davis – were opened. The first phase of Newman Smith High School – the district's second high school campus – was finished in 1975 as well. The campus served grades 8–12 until North Carrollton Junior High School (now Dan F. Long Middle School) opened in 1981.

With the southern half of the district now built out, growth shifted northward in the late 1970s and 1980s, with McCoy Elementary (1978), Furneaux Elementary (1981), Rosemeade Elementary (1984) and Sheffield Elementary (1985) opening to handle increased enrollment. In 1986 the first school west of Interstate 35E, Las Colinas Elementary, was opened, along with Blalack Junior High School. Kent Elementary (1989), McKamy Elementary (1992) and Rainwater Elementary (1994) were also opened. After years of searching for a suitable site, the third high school – Creekview – was opened in 1998.

In the 1990s the district decided to switch to a "middle school" concept, moving sixth graders from elementary schools to the former junior high campuses. All four existing middle schools were expanded and Ted Polk (1997) and Barbara Bush (1998) middle schools were added. Much of the latest growth has occurred on the district's west side, with Tom Landry Elementary (1996), Riverchase Elementary (1999), Ranchview High School (2002), Freeman Elementary (2003), Kelly Pre-K Center (2007) and La Villita Elementary (2008) being constructed. Rapid growth in older areas necessitated the addition of McWhorter Elementary (2000), Dave Blair Intermediate (2001) and Nancy Strickland Intermediate (2008).

[edit] Information

Number of campuses:

  • Elementary Schools (Pre-K to 5): 27
  • Middle Schools (6–8): 6
  • High Schools (9–12): 5
  • Special Programs Centers (K-8/9-12): 3
  • Total Campuses: 41

[edit] Student body

Enrollment: (as of October 2005)

  • Elementary School (pre-kindergarten to 5): 13,118
  • Middle School (6–8): 5,687
  • High School (9–12): 7,472
  • Total Enrollment: 26,277[citation needed]

In 2001 CFBISD had 25,000 students. Of them, 1,000 resided in the City of Irving.[2]

[edit] Schools

[edit] Secondary schools

[edit] High schools

Traditional (9–12)

Other

[edit] Middle schools

(6–8)

[edit] Primary Schools

[edit] Elementary schools

K-5 schools

3–5 schools

K-2 schools

[edit] References

  1. ^ "2009 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency. http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/account/2009/index.html. 
  2. ^ Morales, Katherine. "Residents working to retain superintendent of C-FB ISD Parents want board to counter Houston district's offer." The Dallas Morning News. Sunday December 30, 2001. Second Irving 3V. Retrieved on November 28, 2011.
  3. ^ a b c d Blue Ribbon Schools Program, Schools Recognized 1982–1983 Through 1999–2002 (PDF)

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