Pewitt Consolidated Independent School District
| Pewitt Consolidated Independent School District | |
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| Location | |
| Omaha, Texas, USA | |
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| Type | Public |
| Motto | Learning Today. Leading Tomorrow. |
| Superintendent | Dr. Andy Reddock |
| School Size | 3A |
| Website | Pewitt CISD |
Pewitt Consolidated Independent School District is a public school district based in Omaha, Texas (USA). The district's boundaries extend into three counties – northern Morris County (including the cities of Omaha and Naples), northwestern portion of Cass County (including the town of Marietta), and a small portion of east central Titus County.
In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency.
Pewitt CISD is the result of a 1950 consolidation of two adjacent districts, the Omaha Independent School District in Omaha and the Naples Independent School District in neighboring Naples.
In late 1949 and early 1950, the two districts faced a financial issue in part because of a storm that all but destroyed the Omaha school. Both districts needed to upgrade their facilities, but the estimated cost of $90,000 was far greater than the districts (either separately or combined) could hope to raise.
In considering a proposal to consolidate the two districts, the school boards of both districts met in a joint meeting at the State Bank of Omaha at seven o’clock, P.M. on February 24, 1950. Mr. W. C. Stevens, president of the Omaha school board, presided over the meeting.
Mr. Paul H. Pewitt, a businessman from Longview, along with several of his associates, attended the meeting. Mr. Pewitt told the boards of his interest in the school children and made the following proposition: if the two districts would consolidate, Pewitt would purchase 100 acres (0.40 km2) of land on the highway halfway between Omaha and Naples, grade and prepare the grounds for the buildings and general use of the school, and donate an additional $100,000.00 in cash to help with the construction of the necessary buildings and equipment.
The two boards then held separate meetings, and the board unanimously adopted a resolution accepting Mr. Pewitt’s proposition, and agreed to join the Omaha board in calling an election at the earliest possible date for the purpose of effecting the consolidation.
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