Timeline of Events
August 9, 1949 Voters approved the plan for reorganization
August 30, 1949 Special Election held at Levasy, Buckner, and Atherton to elect directors
September 2, 1949 First recorded meeting of the R-1 Board of Directors
March 1, 1951 Etna School District #19 becomes part of R-1 School District
March 19, 1951 Elm Grove School District #18 and Union School District #13 are added
May 7, 1952 Special Bond Election held and approved for building the high school and Blue Hills
November 4, 1952 Blue Hills Elementary School officially named in board minutes
January 5, 1954 The new high school was officially named Fort Osage High School in board minutes
May 13, 1958 Board minutes recorded the official naming of the district as Fort Osage R-1 School
District
July 22, 1958 Administrative & Board of Education offices moved into the Woodland School Building
1966 Cler-Mont Elementary School was opened
1968 The Vocational-Technical School was opened
1972 Courtney Elementary School District voted to be annexed by Fort Osage
1980 Fort Osage Middle School was opened
1988 Fort Osage dedicates new stadium at Fort Osage High School
1989 Fort Osage Baseball and Softball fields were built on the main campus
1992 Courtney Elementary School closed
July 8, 1997 Name changed from the Vo-Tech to the Fort Osage Career and Technology Center
February 10, 1998 the name of Fire Prairie Middle School was selected by the board
August 1999 the Fort Osage Jr. High name was changed to be Osage Trail Middle School
2002-2003 School Year Lewis and Clark Academy Opened
October 2007 Lake City Alternative Program closes on the Lake City base and is moved to the main campus
August 2008 Indian Trails Elementary School opened
December 2012 McCune School was closed
2016 Fort Osage High School Multi-purpose building was expanded
2018 Fort Osage High School District Stadium Dedication (expanded and renovated stadium)
December 2018 Fort Osage Early Childhood Center Closed
January 2019 Woodland Early Childhood Center Opened
December 2022 District Office closed (former Woodland One Room School House site)
January 2023 East Campus District Office/Transportation/Facilities/Technology building opened
January 2024 Fort Osage Fieldhouse Opened
