Boardman Township Youngstown City Schools (Poland: real estate, houses, transfer)

[ytownguy1]

Anyone know how an area south of Brownlee Woods (Boardman township) became part of the Youngstown City Schools? Did it have anything to do with the 1923 Annexation of Brownlee Wood?

[JR_C]

I don't know, but I'm guessing it was either because they assumed the city was going to continue to expand, or because the residents of that area felt YCSD was the superior school district and lobbied to become part of it.

[ytownguy1]

Hello JR_C,
Would there be any way to find a document to confirm that the residents wanted to be part of Youngstown City School District way back when?

[JR_C]

Maybe. But keep in mind, I'm just repeating worthless hearsay.

[ytownguy1]

According to a Youngstown city planning book (1950's) students in this area (near Paul C Bunn) school once were sent to Poland schools. This was prior to Paul C. Bunn school being built. The Brownlee Woods annexation of 1923 mentions nothing of extending the school boundary south of the city limits. I know city limits and school districts often overlap but I curious is to how or why this happens. I heard it had something to do with bussing way back when. Any thoughts.

[YtownGuy]

Paul C. Bunn is a Youngstown school in Boardman township, so the school district boundaries would have to have been changed for the Youngstown school system to build a chool there.

Several years ago, the precincts in Boardman petitioned to break away from the Youngstown district and become part of the Boardman school district. The Youngstown district opposed the change and the state board of education sided with Youngstown, saying that the change would have contributed to segregation.

The Vindicator covered all of this when it was going on.

[ytownguy1]

Hi Ytownguy,
Thanks for responding. I guess I will have to take a look at the vindicator archives to see what went on. What is interesting to me is that the people back in the 1980's wanted to leave Youngstown and go to Boardman schools. According to my records, the area we speak of was once Poland Schools, not Boardman. I have no idea what school system it was prior to the Brownlee Woods annexation of 1923. Do you have any idea how Youngstown City Schools could have changed the Boundary line back in the day (1950's)?

[YtownGuy]

All I know is that rhe southeast part of Youngstown was growing in the 1950s. Many of the houses in Brownlee Woods (particularly east of Sheridan) were built then. The most likely situation is that the best option for a new school (biggest, cheapest, most convenient piece of land) was across Country Club Avenue in Boardman Township.

I wasn't alive when this happened, but my hunch is that the prospect of a brand new school in the neighborhood was enough to persuade people in those precincts of Boardman Township to switch school districts. Youngstown's school district had a much better reputation in those days. That has changed over the years.

[ytownguy1]

Do you think the board of education of each school system (Youngstown and Poland) would have any information about a possible territory transfer back in the 1950's. I have already contacted the ODE (Ohio Department of Education) and they told me that they didn't have any information. I must have happed prior to the formation of the ODE.

[000000]

this forum is not going to help you with historical research. the people here tend to be more concerned with real estate prices and upcoming small town events.