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Omak School District, officially known as Omak School District 19, is a school district that serves Omak, Washington, a city in the Okanogan region of United States. It consists of three elementary schools, two middle schools and three high schools. The district was established in 1912. Its first high school, Omak High School, was built in 1919. More schools were constructed in September 1954, when land was leased in North Omak. Omak School District merged with Conconully School District in the 1960s; in 1964, a student count of four in Conconully prompted consideration of the merger. The district now educates 2,540 students. Omak School District covers an area of and has a population of 10,481, approximately 5,000 over Omak. There is also a high diversity rank for students in the district, having an index rank of 52.3 percent. Bus transportation services and a family access program are among the services provided by the district. A virtual school was proposed for Omak in May 2009. In February 2010, Omak School District became the first district in Okanogan County and the third in Washington to open a virtual school. District superintendent Arthur Himmler died in March 2013, and there is ongoing discussion related to his replacement. The district ranks 240 of the 259 school districts in Washington, with Omak High School maintaining the highest scores and Washington Virtual Academy Omak High School garnering the lowest scores. == History == Omak School District was established in 1912.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Home )〕 Its first high school was built in 1919, following 150 out of 155 votes in favour of the development of a high school.〔 – via Google News Archive〕 That same month, there was a discussion to create a special $US10 million tax, so the school district could pay its debts to the Washington State Board of Education.〔 Omak High School had an enrolment of 13 when it opened in 1919. Consideration of further schools in Omak began in September 1954, when land was leased in North Omak.〔 – via Google News Archive〕 In 1955, curriculum coordinator Carl Precht announced that the new elementary school, North Omak Elementary School, would move into the location of another business. The school was damaged by fire in 1988.〔 – via Google News Archive〕 That same year, the district purchased a larger bus to run the district's five bus routes.〔 – via Google News Archive〕 The district's highest budget was $US847,621 during the 1966–67 school season.〔 – via Google News Archive〕 Several people filed for school board director positions in Okanogan County by February 1952, including Dr. Fred Baines and Dr. Ralph Mundinger.〔 – via Google News Archive〕 The cost of education services in Omak during the 1955–56 school year was $US400,000.〔 – via Google News Archive〕 The Conconully School District merged with Omak on July 1, 1964, as a number of residents complained about the school system in the town of Conconully, which had four pupils that year.〔 – via Google News Archive〕 Residents voted in favor of bus transportation services beginning in 1966; similar services were established in neighboring districts around the same time.〔 – via Google News Archive〕 In a July 1972 school board meeting, the district hired John Turner as superintendent.〔 – via Google News Archive〕 A district-wide teacher strike occurred in September 1977, though some risked being fined or jailed for violating a temporary retaining order agreement, according to an Omak Education Association spokesman.〔 – via Google News Archive〕 Penalties over this issue came into effect later that month: Omak Education Association members were charged $US50 daily, while the association itself would need to pay $US2,500 until the strike ended.〔 To end the strike, consensus needed to be achieved among the teachers; substitute staff were paid $US70 rather than the traditional $US40 during this time. The situation was resolved later that month and the teachers returned to their classrooms.〔〔 – via Google News Archive〕 Other schools across Washington also went on a strike at that time.〔 That year, 78 teachers and 1,600 pupils served the district.〔 – via Google News Archive〕 In March 2005, the local high school's facilities were expanded and upgraded. That year, Omak School District spent approximately $US10,000 in salary and insurance so that a teacher and theater technical director, David Baker, could submit his resignation; Baker was placed on paid administrative leave in October 2005 because of sexual concerns with a former student. The Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction was notified about the situation.〔 Members of the school administrative board accepted this resignation.〔 In February 2010, Omak School District became the first in Okanogan County and the third in Washington to establish a virtual school; the school had been proposed in May 2009. District leaders saw this process as a way to offer a number of additional services at their schools; 90 signed up for the beta test.〔〔 They also noted they would pay owner K12 about $1,700 per person who uses the service.〔 Once this service was in place by 2011, the district grew from 1,400 students to about 2,500 students, who generally used the virtual school. Meanwhile, an energy-saving contract was implanted in 2010 with Schneider Electric, which would help reduce the district's energy costs by 15 percent; this would include fixing poor light quality and upgrading temperature control. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Omak School District」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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