Midland Community Unit School District

Midland Community Unit School District #7 is a school district headquartered in Sparland, Illinois.[1]

It operates Midland Elementary School, Midland Middle School, and Midland High School.

History

The district formed through an act of consolidation circa 1996. Rolf Sivertsen served as the Midland CUSD superintendent until July 1, 2016 as he moved to Canton, Illinois.[2]

In 2016 Gary L. Smith of the Journal Star wrote that there were "sometimes bitter geographic divisions" and cited a case where, in an election to build a new school in Lacon, residents of Lacon gave "overwhelming support" but that people in Sparland and Varna "strongly opposed" the measure.[2] Overall 55% of participants voted in favor in 2016, causing the measure to pass.[3]

On May 16, 2016 L. William "Bill" Wrenn[4] was selected as the superintendent.[5] Wrenn served in this capacity until he died in January 2020.[6] Wrenn planned to finish his term at the end of the 2019–2020 school year.[7]

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References
  1. "Home". Midland Community Unit School District #7. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  2. Smith, Gary L. (2016-05-17). "Midland School Boad selects Fairfield principal Bill Wrenn as superintendent". Journal Star. Retrieved 2020-03-29. Sivertsen, [...] will be trying to heal the sometimes bitter geographic divisions in the approximately 20-year-old consolidated district.
  3. "Referendum for new Midland school in Lacon passes by about 55%". Pekin Daily Times. 2016-03-15. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  4. "L. William "Bill Wrenn". Pitchford Funeral Home. Retrieved 2020-03-29. - Linked from this news article
  5. "Midland Community superintendent dies over the weekend, district has support staff on hand this week". CBS Central Illinois Proud news station. 2020-01-27. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  6. Shelley, Tim (2020-01-27). "Midland Superintendent Dies Over the Weekend". WGLT. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  7. Smith, Gary L. (2020-01-27). "Midland School District superintendent died over the weekend". Journal Star. Retrieved 2020-03-29.


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