Tag: USD 257
James Newland, a student at McKinley Elementary School, felt a little bit on yellow Thursday. Thats because another student kept bothering him while he was trying to do his work. What does it mean to…
For those who have devoted almost one year studying whether the local school district needs new schools, the answer has become clear. Of course. Whats not so obvious, however, is how to convince district voters…
Problems with internet connections that have plagued the district since the start of the school year should be resolved this week, USD 257 Board of Education members were told at their meeting Monday night by…
The next director of the Bowlus Fine Arts Center says he wants to respect the centers history as a cultural staple of southeast Kansas, while bringing back big-name acts and capitalizing on economic development efforts…
School librarians at USD 257s elementary schools purchased 104 books, courtesy of a $750 donation from the Iola Kiwanis Club, plus an additional $375 matching grant from Usborne Books. The final tally resulted in 104…
Voters in November will decide whether the seats on the USD 257 board of education will be changed to at-large or whether they are to remain representative of the six voting districts. School board members…
Charged with explaining to a third-grader the meaning of the word perseverance, a dictionary is about as useful to you in this moment as a bale of hay. PERSEVERANCE: explains one popular online resource…
Emily Crabtree likes to learn. And she loves the classroom. But it wasnt always easy. An undiagnosed reading disorder often meant struggling in the classroom. I was a B-C student, she admitted. It was a…
Theres much to be said about teaching a room full of first-graders, Emilea Peine noted. I like seeing them get it, she said. I like it when you know theyve learned something and their eyes…
McKenzie Buttrons college experience prepared her for teaching music to students of all ages, from preschool through grade 12. But it didnt prepare her for the first day of classes last week at Jefferson Elementary…
