Maud Independent School District is a small school district located in Maud, Texas (USA). At the beginning of the 2005-2006 school year it had an enrollment of 471 students in grades pre-kindergarten through twelve. On October 7, 2005, the district celebrated its 100 year anniversary. There are 72 employees.
In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency.
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“The Judge looked back as he climbed the hill,
And saw Maud Muller standing still.”
—John Greenleaf Whittier (1807–1892)
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—Elizabeth M. Gilmer (1861–1951)
“It’s a rare parent who can see his or her child clearly and objectively. At a school board meeting I attended . . . the only definition of a gifted child on which everyone in the audience could agree was “mine.””
—Jane Adams (20th century)
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—Rebecca West (1892–1983)