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Weskan Combines Culture with Strategies for High Educational Results

Posted Date: 08/27/2024

Weskan USD 242 is located near the Colorado border and with around 100 students, it is one of the smallest districts in the state.  It also ranks at the high end of academic achievement. On the . . .

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Colby Uses Kansans Can Goals to Support Graduation and Postsecondary Success

Posted Date: 08/27/2024

Colby USD 315 is one of the largest districts in the northwest corner of Kansas with about 925 students. From 2017 to 2022 Colby boosted its graduation rate by 8.1 percent, 6 points higher than . . .

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KASB Board of Directors Proposes Constitutional Amendments

Posted Date: 08/23/2024

The KASB Board of Directors will be asking members to approve changes to the Association’s Constitution at Delegate Assembly on Nov. 16 during the Annual Convention in Wichita.  Among the proposed . . .

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Tune In to the New Blue Ribbon Task Force on Student Screen Time

Posted Date: 08/20/2024

The Kansas State Board of Education has launched the Blue Ribbon Task Force on Student Screen Time to tackle critical issues around technology use in schools. This task force, made up of 36 diverse . . .

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New School System Accreditation Process Begins this Year

Posted Date: 08/14/2024

Kansas public school districts will enter a new accreditation system this school year (2024-25), following action by the Kansas State Board of Education. Private schools that choose to be state . . .

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Ottawa Works to Remove Barriers to Student Success

Posted Date: 08/13/2024

Ottawa USD 290 is located about 50 miles southwest of Kansas City with about 2,400 students. Its 2022 graduation rate was 96.3 percent, up almost 10 percent over five years. The rate was almost 8 . . .

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Wallace County Combines Change with Consistency for Graduation, Postsecondary Success

Posted Date: 08/13/2024

With just over 200 students, Wallace County USD 241 is still the “big” district in the county located on the Colorado border. It also achieved some of the highest student results for districts with . . .

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Applications Open for the Western Kansas Leadership Academy

Posted Date: 08/06/2024

Superintendents and principals are invited to nominate teachers and other school leaders with the interest and aptitude for moving into building and district leadership to the Western Kansas . . .

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How TinaRae Scott Went From Dedicated Volunteer to KASB President

Posted Date: 08/05/2024

Being selected to serve as 2024 KASB President is just the latest in a career that has seen TinaRae volunteer for just about everything possible, often finding herself leading the effort. She spent . . .

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Eudora Raises Graduation Rate by "Helping School Work for Each Student"

Posted Date: 08/05/2024

With a 98.6 percent graduation rate in 2022, Eudora USD 491 had the highest rate of any Kansas district over 1,600 students. That rate was also a 13 percent increase over the previous five . . .

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Osage City Raises Graduation Rate, Test Scores as a Community of Caring

Posted Date: 07/30/2024

Osage City USD 420, located 40 miles south of Topeka, had a 15.7 percent increase in its graduation rate from 2017 to 2022. The increase was the largest of any Kansas district in its enrollment . . .

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Moscow is Boosting Academic Success for Well-Rounded Graduate

Posted Date: 07/23/2024

Moscow USD 209 in far southwest Kansas has just 150 students. They have made strides in raising academic achievement by increasing learning time and targeted student help, strengthening the . . .

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Lakin Redesigns High School to Boost Graduation Rate

Posted Date: 07/23/2024

Lakin USD 215 in one of just two Kansas districts in the 500-1600 enrollment category that had a 100 percent graduation rate in 2022. This represented a 9.1 percent increase between 2017 and 2023. . . .

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Being Brian: Embracing Paradoxes in Leadership

Posted Date: 07/23/2024

As you kick off a new fiscal year and tackle the challenges of reorganizing your board team, it’s the perfect moment to reflect on what makes leadership truly effective. With new leaders stepping in . . .

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KASB Advocates Say Collaboration Led to Successful Legislative Session

Posted Date: 04/26/2024

The 2024 session fully funded the Gannon school finance law, including the cost-of-living adjustment in base state aid to help school districts keep up with inflation. It also provided the largest . . .

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