Woodland Public Schools (Washington)

Woodland Public Schools (WPS) or Woodland School District #404^[2] (WSD) is a school district headquartered in Woodland, Washington.

Woodland Public Schools
Address
800 3rd Street Woodland , Washington, 98674 United States
Coordinates	45°54′15″N 122°44′55″W
District information
Grades	K-12
Superintendent	Asha Riley
NCES District ID	5310050[1]
Students and staff
Students	2,432 (2022-2023)[1]
Teachers	140.86 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Student–teacher ratio	17.27[1]
Other information
Website	www.woodlandschools.org

It includes Woodland and Cougar in Cowlitz County.^[3] It also includes sections of Clark County.^[4]

As of 2020^[update] it has approximately 2,250 students.^[5]

History

In January 2007, the district added impact fees on houses in the Clark County section and in houses in the city limits of Woodland. That year it proposed that Cowlitz County add impact fees on houses in the district in order to pay for new facilities. The Cowlitz county attorney stated that he was not sure whether the plan complied with Washington state law.^[6]

In 2007, superintendent Bill Hundley chose to retire.^[7]

In 2015, four of the five members of the board of education signed a letter in support of superintendent Michael Green. The other board member was absent. The board collectively stated that the school district was inaccurately being depicted in the media as being in a disarray.^[8]

Schools

Woodland High School

Secondary

• Woodland High School
• Woodland Middle School
  • In 2015, there was turmoil as the school district leadership removed multiple employees from their posts. There were protests against the district leadership with parents criticizing a perceived lack of openness with the community.^[9] That year it became a grade 5–8 facility and Jake Hall became the principal.^[10]
• TEAM High School (alternative)

Primary

• Columbia Elementary School
• North Fork Elementary School
• Yale Elementary School

Alternative

• Lewis River Academy
• TEAM High School

References

1. "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Woodland School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
2. "Home". Woodland Public Schools. March 29, 1997. Archived from the original on March 29, 1997. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
3. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Cowlitz County, WA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
4. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Clark County, WA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
5. "About WPS". Woodland Public Schools. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
6. Lystra, Tony (October 7, 2007). "Woodland impact fee plan may be illegal". Longview Daily News . Longview, Washington. p. A1. - Clipping of first page and clipping of second page (A4) from Newspapers.com.
7. "For Woodland School District, about the superintendent it has". Longview Daily News. March 29, 2007. p. 9. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
8. "Woodland school board offers support of superintendent". The Reflector. Battle Ground, Washington. February 18, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
9. "Staff woes grow at Woodland Middle School". The Reflector. Battle Ground, Washington. January 12, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
10. "Changes aplenty at Woodland Middle School". The Reflector. Battle Ground, Washington. October 27, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2021.

External links

• Official website