Posted Date: 12/13/2023
The second day of my tour of six districts with high success rates in North Central Kansas ended in Republic County USD 109 at the high school in Belleville, where I met with Board President Brent . . .
Posted Date: 12/06/2023
I visited Bickerdyke Elementary School in Russell USD 407, which was recognized in spring 2023 as an “emerging school of character.” Leaders shared that their character education program allows the . . .
Posted Date: 12/06/2023
Three Kansas schools have been honored for the character education programs this year, and one is being honored this month as one of just 38 national schools and districts of character. Earlier . . .
Posted Date: 12/06/2023
One of just three Kansas schools honored for the character education programs, Remington Elementary School, Remington USD 206, was recognized as an Honorable Mention School of Character in spring . . .
Posted Date: 12/06/2023
In Spring 2023, Beloit Junior/Senior High School in Beloit USD 273 was selected as one of 73 state Schools of Character, by Character.org, a national advocate and leader for character development in . . .
Posted Date: 12/01/2023
The second day and third stop touring six districts in north central Kansas was Concordia USD 333. The largest of the six, Concordia was selected for raising its graduation rate by 12.6% from 2015 . . .
Posted Date: 11/27/2023
My second district success visit for 2023-24 was in Scandia, headquarters of Pike Valley USD 426, which has a Postsecondary Effective Rate of 68 percent, 18% higher than the predicted rate of 50 . . .
Posted Date: 11/20/2023
I found many reasons for hope at the Kansas Association of School Boards annual convention when 17 school districts came to Wichita with innovative efforts to help students succeed. It was called . . .
Posted Date: 11/15/2023
My first visit to highly successful districts for 2023-24 was Washington County USD 108, which boasts a 2022 graduation rate of 100 percent, 8.5% higher than predicted, and since 2017 has . . .
Posted Date: 11/15/2023
Growing up in a small town in Western Kansas, Frank S. Henderson, Jr., realized early on that education was the key to success. He didn’t know his life’s journey would take him to the halls of state . . .