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Kansas Board Member Leaving After 40 years of Service in Southwestern Heights

Kansas Board Member Leaving After 40 years of Service in Southwestern Heights

Posted Date: 12/01/2023

Forty years is a long time to serve on a local school board. Ten elections and nearly 500 monthly meetings, not counting special meetings and all other obligations.  There are no official records . . .

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Concordia Finds Success with a Focus on Industry Credentials, Concurrent Enrollment and CTE

Concordia Finds Success with a Focus on Industry Credentials, Concurrent Enrollment and CTE

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 . . .

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Pike Valley USD 426 Earns High Postsecondary Success and 100% Graduation Rate

Pike Valley USD 426 Earns High Postsecondary Success and 100% Graduation Rate

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 . . .

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KASB’s First District Showcase Spotlights Student Success in Kansas

KASB’s First District Showcase Spotlights Student Success in Kansas

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 . . .

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Longtime School Board Member, Former KASB President Joins Staff

Longtime School Board Member, Former KASB President Joins Staff

Posted Date: 11/20/2023

A longtime school board member and former KASB president is joining the staff of KASB. Shannon Kimball will start Jan. 3, 2024, as a government relations specialist at KASB. In that capacity, . . .

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New President-Elect Kevin Cole Discusses His Vision for Board Leadership

New President-Elect Kevin Cole Discusses His Vision for Board Leadership

Posted Date: 11/20/2023

Kevin Cole, a school board member from Labette County USD 506 in Altamont, was elected KASB President-elect at the 2023 KASB convention in Wichita. He will serve one year in that position, then a . . .

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Washington County Raises Graduation Rates and Strengthens Community Support

Washington County Raises Graduation Rates and Strengthens Community Support

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 . . .

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Frank Henderson's Journey to Becoming an Educational Leader

Frank Henderson's Journey to Becoming an Educational Leader

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 . . .

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K-12 Aid Projected To Be at Lowest Share of State General Fund Budget in 27 Years

K-12 Aid Projected To Be at Lowest Share of State General Fund Budget in 27 Years

Posted Date: 11/07/2023

When the Kansas Legislature was debating how to address the Gannon school finance lawsuit in the mid-2010’s, some legislators said they worried that the school funding would take over the state . . .

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Being Brian: Navigating Transitions in Your Board

Being Brian: Navigating Transitions in Your Board

Posted Date: 11/01/2023

As we enter November, it's not only the holidays that are around the corner, but also board elections. Elections usher in new board members, bringing fresh faces and perspectives to the table. . . .

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