This summer, following a teacher petition in June and updated cell-phone policies in surrounding districts, the USD497 school board decided to take a closer look at formalizing both the Free State and...
Yesterday, the Kansas Supreme Court ruled that state funding to the district’s schools is inadequate and the Legislature must rework the s finance formula by June 30.
“The state’s public financing...
Finalized Cuts:
1. Raise the student- teacher ratio by one student across the district: $1.1 million.
One student can make a huge impact on a teachers classroom. Plus it would be harder for us to...
Even though we are already seeing some effects of budget cuts, "The worst of the decisions are being made now, but the impact won't be felt until next year," according to principal West. While the board...
