Woodrow Wilson High School (Fargo, North Dakota)

Woodrow Wilson High School is a public high school located in Fargo, North Dakota. It currently serves about 130 students in grades 11 through 12 and is a part of the Fargo Public Schools system. The school operates as an alternative learning model to the District's other three comprehensive high schools, Fargo North High School, Fargo South High School, and Davies High School.

Woodrow Wilson High School
Agassiz Building, located in Fargo, ND, which houses Woodrow Wilson High School; as seen from the north entrance to the building.
Address
1305 9th Ave S

Fargo
,
North Dakota 58103

USA
Information
TypePublic/Alternative
Established1917
LocaleAgassiz Building, 1305 South 9th Avenue
School districtFargo Public Schools
PrincipalDavid Burkman
Staff9.30 (FTE)[1]
Grades11-12
Number of students152 (2018–19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio16.34[1]
Color(s)   Black and Gold
Websitewww.fargo.k12.nd.us/woodrow

Woodrow Wilson High school is an alternative high school program. Learning goals and graduation requirements are the same as at other Fargo Public Schools high schools, though the format and climate differ significantly. Class sizes are capped at 18 students, and every student is assigned a staff advisor. This practice allows the school to focus on the needs of each individual student. Students attend two classes per day. Classes are 2 1/2 hours in length and should take an average of 27 days to complete. Some classes are self-paced while others are teacher-directed. The basic structure and rules of this alternative school make students responsible for their own educational experiences.[2]

History

The Woodrow Wilson High School program moved from the 1917 Woodrow Wilson School building on North University Drive in March 2012. Woodrow Wilson School is a building on the National Historic Register. The high school itself has been moved to the Agassiz Building one mile south. Woodrow Wilson High School shares Agassiz space with the Fargo Adult Learning Center, Early Childhood Special Education, Middle School Alternative Education Day Program (EDP), Project InVest (post high school life skill transition Special Education program) and EvenStart pre-school and the offices of several District programs and community partners.[2]

In July 2020, in the aftermath of the killing of George Floyd, the Fargo Human Relations Commission unanimously voted to recommend the Fargo School Board rename the school because of Woodrow Wilson's "racist" policies against African-Americans.[3][4]

References
  1. "WOODROW WILSON ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  3. "Fargo Human Relations Commission recommends Woodrow Wilson High School name change". KVRR Local News. 2020-07-17. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
  4. Jul 22nd 2020 - 9am, Mike Jacobs |. "Mike Jacobs: Name change movement reaches Fargo schools". The Dickinson Press. Retrieved 2020-11-17.

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