Tag: elementary school
School board members were all smiles Monday evening after hearing the geo-tech report concerning land at Kentucky and Monroe streets, targeted as the site of a new elementary school. Going into the meeting, the board…
Two types of soil tests have been completed at the proposed site of a new elementary school at Kentucky and Monroe streets, though final results have not yet been released. The USD 257 school board…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Authorities say a 14-year-old was arrested after he pointed a loaded gun at a group of girls outside a Wichita elementary school. Police spokesman Charley Davidson says the boy has been…
A Wichita construction company will be tasked with leading three projects for USD 257, including a new elementary school, a new science and technology building at Iola High School and new heating, ventilation and cooling…
Our stories this week by Reporter Vickie Moss about the four owners who have sold their homes to make way for a new science and technology center at Iola High School, seem to have touched…
USD 257 was expected to finalize the purchases of four properties near Iola High School this week. The projects general construction manager will set a date for demolition; board members last week reviewed proposals for…
Favorable interest rates could translate into a substantial savings to taxpayers as USD 257 prepares to build new facilities. Depending on how the bidding process goes, the district might be able to set a lower…
GODDARD, Kan. (AP) Pregnancy is contagious at one Kansas elementary school, where seven teachers were expecting at the same time, catching the attention of Ellen DeGeneres. The teachers pregnancies began getting attention last month…
USD 257 voters agreed by a nearly two-to-one margin to build the first new school in the district in 43 years. Voters approved all three parts of Tuesday’s bond issue: a new elementary school for…
USD 257 elementary students soon will have a new school to call home. District voters overwhelmingly approved construction of a new elementary school for preschool through fifth-grade students, at a cost of $25.5 million. The…
