Nursery Independent School District Explained

Nursery Independent School District is a public school district based in the community of Nursery, Texas (USA).

The district has one school - Nursery Elementary - that serves students in grades kindergarten through five.

Middle and high school students attend the neighboring districts of Cuero ISD[1] and Victoria ISD.

History

Circa 1983 there was a legal case that explored whether a Victoria County commissioner was right in giving assistance to Nursery ISD.[2]

In 2003 the students had Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) benchmark test scores above the state average.[3]

In 2009, the school district was rated "recognized" by the Texas Education Agency.[4]

Suzanne Bell, who was both principal and superintendent, stated in 2013 that having fewer benchmark tests helped students normalize testing versus seeing it as stressful.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Board Meeting Monday June 26, 2023. Nursery Independent School District. 2024-11-29. 3/4. Consider and Approve delegating[...].
  2. News: Brown. Don. Legal Opinion Given: Filley Replies in Nursery School Case. Victoria Advocate. Victoria, Texas. 1983-02-24. 137. 292. 1A, 16A. Newspapers.com.
  3. News: Sparks. Tara. Higher scores in Nursery. Victoria Advocate. Victoria, Texas. 2003-06-05. 2. Newspapers.com.
  4. Web site: 2009 Accountability Rating System. Texas Education Agency. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20151025190535/http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/account/2009/index.html. 2015-10-25.
  5. Web site: Astrain. Carolina. Nursery official says stressing success daily key to good ratings. Victoria Advocate. 2013-08-08. 2024-11-29.