Type Public Established 1889 (1889) Vice-president Joe Luginbill Phone +1 715-852-3000 Number of students 11,218 Staff 1400 | Grades PreK-12 President Chris Hambuch-Boyle Superintendent Dr. Mary Ann Hardebeck Budget 130 million USD (2015) Founded 1889 | |
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Motto “Where knowledge and inspiration meet to create the future.” | ||
Eau claire area school district referendum video
The Eau Claire Area School District (ECASD) is a school district in western Wisconsin. Covering approximately 200 square miles (520 km2), it includes the city of Eau Claire, part of Altoona, parts of the village of Lake Hallie, the towns of Brunswick, Clear Creek, Drammen, Pleasant Valley, Rock Creek, Seymour, Union, Washington, and Wheaton, and the unincorporated communities of Caryville, Cleghorn, Foster, and Mount Hope Corners. The district administers 12 elementary schools, one early learning center, 21 early learning community partner sites, three middle schools, two high schools, and two charter schools.
Contents
- Eau claire area school district referendum video
- History
- Board of education
- Early learning program PreK
- Elementary schools K 5
- Middle schools 6 8
- High schools 9 12
- References
The district has an enrollment of approximately 11,300 and an annual budget of $130 million. The district's graduation rate was 86.3 percent during the 2011-2012 school year.
History
The first permanent European settlers arrived in Eau Claire in 1845. By the early 1850s, about 100 people called Eau Claire home. In 1856, a group of parents built the first public school in Eau Claire. Built out of rough boards, it was located on what is now Barstow Street. During the winter of 1856-57 the school was opened to the public, with John E. Stillman as the first teacher. Large numbers of German and Norwegian immigrants arrived in the 1860s.
Until 1889, there were three school districts in the city of Eau Claire. Each had its own school governance and high school. The Eau Claire Area School District became united in July 1889. During consolidation in the early 1960s, rural areas and their schools were added to the district. In 1982, the Board of Education voted to become a unified school district. ECASD is a part of Cooperative Educational Service Agency (CESA) 10.
Board of education
The seven-member Eau Claire Area School District Board of Education is the policy-making body responsible for selecting the superintendent and overseeing the district's budget, strategic planning, operations, curriculum, personnel, and facilities. Board commissioners are elected at large for three-year terms. One high school student serves as a student representative to the Board of Education. The student representative does not have voting rights, but represents the voice of students.
Early learning program (PreK)
In addition to their early learning school, the school district currently has 21 community partnership sites for their Eau Claire 4 Tomorrow (EC4T) program.