All USD 480 schools will be in session tomorrow, January 17, 2024.
Due to the forecasted wind chill for the morning of Tuesday, January 16, 2024 there will be NO SCHOOL.
All afternoon activities will be held as scheduled.
It is an absolute pleasure to be able to introduce everyone to one of the sweetest and kindest teachers at USD 480, Mrs. Gleason from Sunflower Elementary. She is a leader, a mentor, and just overall a tremendous asset to everyone at Sunflower. www.usd480.net/article/1409278
In observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, there will be NO SCHOOL on Monday, January 15, 2024.
The USD 480 Board of Education has elected Alan Brown as President and Brad Carr as Vice President for the 2024 calendar year.
Special Board Meeting - 1/10/24 - 12:00 pm - USD 480 District Office
2.1 - Election of BOE President:
Nick Hatcher nominated Sarah Thompson for president - votes for Hatcher, Lopez, Thompson
Mike Brack nominated Alan Brown for president - votes for Brack, Brown, Baeza, Carr
Alan Brown Elected BOE President
2.2 - Election of BOE Vice President:
Mike Brack nominated Brad Carr for VP - votes for Brack, Brown, Baeza, Carr
Sarah Thompson nominated Nick Hatcher for VP - votes for Hatcher, Lopez, Thompson
Brad Carr Elected BOE VP
3.1 Approval of Agenda - Passed 7-0
4.1 Approval of Consent Agenda - Passed 7-0
5.1 Monthly Bills - Passed 7-0
7.1 Resolution - Passed 7-0
Adjournment @ 12:12 pm
Our newly elected USD 480 Board of Education members have been sworn in and are ready for their first meeting. There will be a special board meeting today at noon at District Office. The meeting will begin with the election of a president and vice president.
USD 480 will resume classes tomorrow, Wednesday, January 10, 2024. Please use caution and patience during morning drop offs. We want to thank the USD 480 and City of Liberal crews for clearing the roads, parking lots, and sidewalks for our staff and students.
Due to unsafe road conditions and blowing and drifting snow, USD 480 will be CLOSED tomorrow, January 9, 2024.
This includes all events and travel scheduled for Tuesday, January 9, 2024.
The USD 480 Board of Education Meeting scheduled for this evening is CANCELED. All agenda items will be moved to the next meeting on January 22, 2024. Read more here: https://www.usd480.net/article/1394786
Due to the probability of unsafe weather conditions, USD 480 will be closed tomorrow, January 8, 2024. There will be NO SCHOOL and District Office will be closed.
LHS Bowling at Great Bend and EMS Basketball at Hugoton are also CANCELED.
January is School Board Recognition Month and before our newly elected board members take office on Monday we wanted to acknowledge and appreciate all of the dedication and hard work our outgoing members put in during their tenure on the USD 480 Board of Education. We are so thankful for their service to USD 480 and the Liberal community and we will miss their insight and thoughtfulness while serving on the board. Join us in celebrating Naomi Vargas, Kathy Fitzgerald, and Stewart Cauble for all of their time and effort over the years.
As we begin the search for our next superintendent, we are conducting an online survey with KASB to find the characteristics our community is looking for in a superintendent. The survey takes 5 minutes and can be found using the QR code or this link: surveymonkey.com/r/USD480SS
REMINDER: School resumes tomorrow. Let's have a great second semester, USD 480!
USD 480 will be closed on Friday, December 22, 2023. Offices will return to normal business hours on Tuesday, January 2, 2024. Classes resume for students on Wednesday, January 3, 2024. Have a wonderful holiday season, we will see you all in 2024!
USD 480 in partnership with the Kansas Superintendent Strategic Legislative Educational Campaign will be sharing statistics on a variety of topics that we believe are important for the public to know. The first one is on Special Education. #DYKKansasKids
USD 480 ended the first semester with only 18.88% of all students chronically absent. That is down from 34.15% at the end of the first semester in 2021! What's more is the nearly 20% increase in students with NO absence issues. Keep up the good work, 480 families!
We would like to express our sincerest gratitude to National Beef and Mr. Banuelos for their generous donation to our nine schools. National Beef is a tremendous asset to our community and to give back to our students in this way means a great deal. Thank you, National Beef!
Special Board Meeting - 12/14/23 - 11:30 am - USD 480 District Office - Thompson, Brack Absent
1.5 Approval of Agenda - Passed 5-0
2.1 Policy JBCC - Passed 5-0
4.1 Resolution - Passed 5-0
Adjournment @ 11:58 am
At approximately 9:40 this morning, Sunflower Elementary initiated an Emergency Alert when they became aware of a small electrical fire in the kitchen. Out of an abundance of caution all students were evacuated to Bright Start. At this time there is no immediate threat to staff or students and everyone has safely returned to their classrooms. We want to thank local law enforcement, EMS, and Fire Department for their quick and effective response.