Today we celebrate National Special Education Day and our wonderful, patient, kind, and caring Special Education Staff throughout USD 480! We can't thank you enough for all you do and our schools would be incomplete without your efforts! Thank you, USD 480 Special Education Team, today and everyday!
Today marks the 50th anniversary of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) of 1975 that helped complete the education system in the USA and gave everyone a seat at the table. We celebrate our incredible students, families, and educators who embody the spirit of IDEA through their dedication, collaboration, inclusion, and the belief that every learner can succeed.
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This Week at USD 480 - Week of December 1, 2025.
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All USD 480 classes resume tomorrow! Here are some other important dates to remember as we approach the end of the first semester and begin the second semester in January. There are only 14 school days left in the first semester, let's finish strong USD 480!
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All USD 480 offices will be closed Wednesday, November 26 through Friday, November 28. All campuses and offices will resume normal operating hours on Monday, December 1.
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NO SCHOOL this week for Thanksgiving Break. Classes resume Monday, December 1st.
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There will be NO SCHOOL next week for Thanksgiving Break!
Classes resume on Monday, December 1, 2025.
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What a showing this weekend from our USD 480 bands! Congratulations to all the students from Eisenhower, Seymour Rogers, and Liberal High School named to the 5-State Honor Band in Guymon this past weekend!
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This Week at USD 480 - Week of November 17, 2025
REMINDER: NO SCHOOL NEXT WEEK
18 days ago, USD 480 Public Relations
This will be a busy weekend across USD 480! Starting with the LHS Drama Department's Fall Play and the Seymour Rogers dance tonight, followed by a busy Saturday of band auditions, debate, middle school wrestling, and another evening performance of Marriage Wheel at 7 PM at the James W. Maskus Auditorium. The weekend will be capped off with a Sunday matinee finale of Marriage Wheel at 2:30 PM. Good luck to all of our students this weekend! Be sure to get out and support and encourage our students when and where you can this weekend!
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Congratulations to Kylie Rhine, the first signee from the Liberal High School Class of 2026. Kylie will continue her academic and athletic career at Sterling College where she will play basketball. Congratulations to Kylie and everyone at Liberal High School Athletics who helped make this possible!
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Board Meeting - 11/10/2025 - 6:30 pm - LHS East Annex - Room C107 - Absent Hatcher
1.5 Approval of Minutes 10-20-2025, Passed 6-0
1.6 Approval of Agenda, Passed 6-0
3.1 Approval of Consent Agenda, Passed 6-0
4.1 Monthly Bills, Passed 6-0
5.1 EMS Boy’s Wrestling Ast. Coach, Passed 6-0
5.2 Pine Street Property, Passed 6-0
5.3 Mckinley Door Replacement, Passed 6-0
5.4 Resolution 11-10-2025, Passed 6-0
5.5 LHS Handbook, Passed 6-0
5.6 Board Strategic Action Plan Goals, Passed 6-0
7.1 Executive Session, Passed 6-0
7.2 Executive Session, Passed 6-0
7.3 Executive Session, Passed 6-0
8.1 Adjournment 8:30p.m. Passed 6-0
24 days ago, USD 480 Public Relations
There will be a regularly scheduled USD 480 Board of Education meeting today at 6:30 PM in room C107 at LHS East Campus. View agenda here: https://tinyurl.com/USD480BOE
25 days ago, USD 480 Public Relations
This Week at USD 480 - Week of November 10, 2025.
25 days ago, USD 480 Public Relations
It was a great day to be green at USD 480 elementary schools today! 5th graders from USD 480 dressed in Saints shirts packed The Greenhouse today for a Seward Saints Men's Basketball game and they made their presence felt adding a high level of energy throughout the big Saints win! It was definitely an experience they won't forget and the Saints gained a huge number of fans today! Thank you to everyone who made this event possible!
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This Week at USD 480 - Week of November 3, 2025.
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There will be NO SCHOOL Monday, November 3, 2025.
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Happy Occupational Therapists Day! We want to celebrate our COTA, Dustin Burke, and our OT Para, Carla Thorbes! This is a fun duo who do so much throughout our district serving over 80 students throughout our nine schools with the help of our OT. Thank you for all you do!
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This Week at USD 480 - Week of October 27, 2025.
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The Kansas State Department of Education has awarded USD 480 with a Copper Star in two areas for our efforts in 2025. We are excited to announce that we were recognized in the areas of Social-Emotional Learning and High School Graduation. This is a testament to the commitment and hard work of our teachers and administrators throughout the district. Excellent work and congratulations, to everyone! Find out more about the Kansans Can Star Program here:
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Today is Kansas School Transportation Appreciation Day and we are blessed with the best! Across town or across the state our transportation crew makes sure our students arrive at their destination in a safe and timely manner. We are thankful for all their early mornings and late nights, their dedication and diligence. While other districts struggle to fill the important role of qualified bus drivers, we are rarely short staffed in the over 166,000 miles they cover annually. By the way, that's like driving across the country 60 times! So, when you see them, slow down, be mindful, and give them a break and a friendly wave as they carry our most precious cargo. Thank you, USD 480 Transportation Department!
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