We have so much to celebrate from the 2023-2024 school year and with that in mind, USD 480 would like to extend an invitation to the entire Liberal community for a cookout this Friday at the Liberal Bee Jays games from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Everyone in Liberal is welcome this Friday!
Board Meeting - 6/10/24 - 6:30 pm - SRMS - Room B110 - Hatcher, Lopez Absent
2.5 Approval of Minutes 5/20/24 - Passed 5-0
2.6 Approval of Agenda - Passed 5-0
Hatcher Arrives @ 6:33 pm
4.1 Consent Agenda - Passed 6-0
5.1 Monthly Bills - Passed 6-0
6.1 Republish the 2023-2024 Budget - Passed 6-0
6.2 24-25 Organizational Meeting - Passed 6-0
6.3 Delete Policy CGA - Passed 6-0
6.4 Board Health Benefit - Passed 6-0
6.6 Lightspeed Redcats - Passed 6-0
6.7 eLuma SLP Service Contract - Passed 6-0
6.8 2024-2025 SLP MotorMouth Agreement - Passed 6-0
6.9 Speech Language Paraeducator - Passed 6-0
6.10 Cultivate Education - Passed 5-1 (BROWN)
6.11 Sign Language Interpreter - Passed 6-0
6.12 Braille Agreement with SCCC - Passed 6-0
6.13 Virtual/Itinerant Special Education Case Manager - Passed 6-0
6.14 Sunflower Floor Scrubber - Passed 6-0
6.15 Full-Time Social Worker for BSEL - Passed 6-0
6.16 24-25 Property and General Liability Insurance Coverage - Passed 6-0
6.17 Replacement Digital Copier Machines - Passed 6-0
6.18 Software and Service Renewals - Passed 6-0
6.19 Chromebox Labs - Passed 6-0
9.1 Assistant Superintendent Positions - Tabled - 6-0
9.2 Employee Pay Scales - Passed 5-0 (BROWN ABSTAINS)
Adjournment @ 8:48 pm
The USD 480 Board of Education will be meeting in The Forum (Room B110) at Seymour Rogers Middle School tonight at 6:30 p.m. for their regularly scheduled meeting. Those attending should park in the West lot and use exterior Door 9. Read more here: www.usd480.net/article/1634284
Don't forget there will be FREE LUNCHES for any child 18 or younger who show up to any of our five locations, Monday through Thursday this week! Keep the summer fun going with a healthy lunch from our USD 480 Nutrition Services! We will see everyone starting at 11:30 a.m. today!
Now that the chaos of the end of the school year is behind us, take some time to nominate your favorite teacher for this year's USD 480 Teacher of the Year! All you need is their name and school to nominate them! Nominations are open through Friday! usd480.net/article/1565099
USD 480 Summer Lunch Program will begin next Monday! These lunches are free to any child 18 years old or younger. Children must be present to receive a meal. Limit one meal per child, per day. We will be at these 5 locations Monday through Thursday starting NEXT WEEK!
In observance of Memorial Day, USD 480 will be closed Monday, May 27, 2024. We will return to summer hours on Tuesday, May 28 at 7:00 A.M.
REMINDER: Chromebooks must be turn in by Thursday, May 23 to avoid a late fee. Check-in is at the Seward County Ag Building (1501 W. 8th St.).
Board Meeting - 5/20/24 - 6:30 pm - SRMS - Room B110
1.5 Approval of Minutes 5-6-24 - Passed 7-0
1.6 Approval of Minutes 5-13-24 - Passed 7-0
1.7 Approval of Agenda with the Addition of 6.3 - Passed 7-0
3.1 Consent Agenda - Passed 7-0
4.1 LHS Locker Refinishing - Passed 7-0
4.2 Bus Purchase - Passed 7-0
4.3 Bus with Lift Purchase - Passed 7-0
4.4 Additional Bus Driver and Aide - Passed 7-0
4.5 LHS Library Renovation - Passed 7-0
4.6 Hellas Payment - Passed 7-0
4.7 Application for New Out of District Student - Passed 7-0
4.8 Chromebooks - Passed 7-0
Adjournment @ 8:06 pm
The USD 480 Board of Education will be meeting in The Forum (B110) of Seymour Rogers Middle School tonight at 6:30 p.m. for their regularly scheduled meeting. Read more here: www.usd480.net/article/1603795
Beginning today, USD 480 will be observing Summer Hours. USD 480 offices will be open 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday to Thursday and CLOSED FRIDAYS. Have a great summer!
CHROMEBOOK CHECK-IN IS NOW OPEN at the Seward County Ag Building (1501 W. 8th St.). For more information and all dates and times use this link: usd480.net/article/1608014
Chromebook check-in for all middle and high school students will begin Monday at 1:00 p.m. at the Seward County Ag Building (1501 W 8th St). If you are attending summer school, you will turn it in after summer school has concluded. Please bring your Chromebook AND charger.
That is a wrap on the 2023-2024 school year! That is worth celebrating, but so is reaching our district goal on chronic absenteeism! We finished the year officially under 20%! Congratulations, everyone! It was a great year at USD 480!
Today we would like to single out an employee who always has a smile and a friendly greeting as she does her job. Martha Mendez travels throughout the district everyday of the week to deliver mail and written communication between buildings. Whether it's internal or external mail, we always have it in a timely manner because of her. Thank you for all you do throughout the year, Mrs. Mendez!
Kindergarten Registration is well underway! If your child attended preschool at Bright Start, they are already registered. If your child attended preschool elsewhere please gather the required documents and schedule an appointment today!
Special Board Meeting - 5/13/24 - 8:00 am - District Office
1.4 Approval of Agenda - Passed 7-0
2.1 East Campus Field Lighting - Passed 7-0
2.2 Redskin Field Lighting - Passed 6-1 (Carr)
Adjournment @ 8:52 am
The USD 480 Board of Education will be meeting at District Office today at 8:00 a.m. for a special meeting. Read more here: www.usd480.net/article/1594043
Watch the LHS Class of 2024 Commencement Ceremony here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K57LOnVIWos
This week was Teacher Appreciation Week and on behalf of everyone at USD 480 we hope all of our teachers felt extra special. Our teachers are the heartbeat of our district; everything that is done outside of our classrooms is in service of our teachers' efforts and mission. It seems fitting that a week dedicated to appreciating our teachers will culminate in sending another class of seniors out into the world. The LHS Commencement Ceremony that will take place tomorrow is only possible because of ALL of the teachers at USD 480. Whether they taught these graduates 12 years ago or 12 days ago, our teachers played a pivotal role in getting them across that stage. We could never truly express our gratitude in a way that would make it feel like enough; we just hope our teachers know how much we appreciate them and just how big their impact is on our students and our community, as a whole. WE LOVE OUR TEACHERS!
