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Minneola Works Together as Student Needs Change

Minneola Works Together as Student Needs Change

Posted Date: 04/15/2024

As a small community facing big changes, Minneola USD 219 is working to keep up high performance. Located 20 miles south of Dodge City, Minneola has 250 students and an average high-needs student . . .

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Haviland Uses Strong Relationships to Power High Academic Results

Haviland Uses Strong Relationships to Power High Academic Results

Posted Date: 04/10/2024

Haviland USD 474 is one of the smallest districts in the state with just 119 students and only grades kindergarten through eighth. Their reading and math results are among the highest in Kansas. In . . .

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Comanche County Helps Students Prepare for the World in a Small Community

Comanche County Helps Students Prepare for the World in a Small Community

Posted Date: 04/02/2024

One path to success is sometimes to turn perceived weaknesses into strengths. With about 330 students in a county-wide district on the border in southwest Kansas, Comanche County USD 300 leaders . . .

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Survey Provides Insights on Teacher Engagement and Retention

Survey Provides Insights on Teacher Engagement and Retention

Posted Date: 04/02/2024

A new survey of Kansas teacher attitudes offers ideas on how to help keep educators in the profession at a time when most school leaders say finding and keeping teachers is one of their greatest . . .

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Hays Embraces

Hays Embraces "Good to Great" Mentality

Posted Date: 03/26/2024

Hays USD 489 has the largest enrollment in northwest Kansas with around 3,100 students. It is also getting some of the highest student success results in the state when considering its size and . . .

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Individualized Attention Boosts Assessment Scores and Graduation Rates in Great Bend

Individualized Attention Boosts Assessment Scores and Graduation Rates in Great Bend

Posted Date: 03/20/2024

Great Bend USD 428 is a central Kansas district of 2,900 students. I visited as part of my tour of schools that perform above expectations based on family income and student disability rates.  Great . . .

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The Number of School-Age Children is Declining, and Will Likely Continue to Fall

The Number of School-Age Children is Declining, and Will Likely Continue to Fall

Posted Date: 03/05/2024

Kansas public school enrollment declined slightly this year. There were about 5,200 fewer students according to data compiled by the Kansas State Department of Education. Other states have also . . .

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Focus on Social and Emotional Needs, Family Engagement Drives Higher Outcomes in Geary County

Focus on Social and Emotional Needs, Family Engagement Drives Higher Outcomes in Geary County

Posted Date: 03/04/2024

Geary County USD 475 in Junction City is the state’s eighth largest district with almost 7,500 students. I visited in October as part of my tour of successful districts. Due to its proximity to Fort . . .

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Labette County Says Postsecondary Focus, High Expectations Support Higher Student Outcomes

Labette County Says Postsecondary Focus, High Expectations Support Higher Student Outcomes

Posted Date: 03/04/2024

Labette County USD 506 is located in Altamont, in the southeast corner of the state. I visited as part of my tour of districts that do significantly better than expected based on their percentage of . . .

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High Goals, Improved Instruction and Social and Emotional Support Boost Academics in Baxter Springs

High Goals, Improved Instruction and Social and Emotional Support Boost Academics in Baxter Springs

Posted Date: 03/04/2024

Baxter Springs USD 508 is located in southeast Kansas on the Oklahoma border. The district serves about 860 students with nearly 80 percent of those being high needs. Baxter Springs has . . .

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