Delayed Start: Friday, 1/17/2020 Bus routes will be delayed 2 hours. Schools will be open at regular time and parents may drop off students at the usual time. Essential staff will be on duty to supervise students until 10:00 a.m. NOTE: Sidewalks and parking lots may not be cleared yet SO PLEASE USE CAUTION if you choose to drop off your children. All other staff will report at 9:30 a.m. School will start at 10:00 a.m. There will be no AM PreKindergarten at Bright Start. Afternoon PreKindergarten will be in session.

Adverse weather conditions are a possibility tomorrow morning. IF school is cancelled or delayed, posts to the USD 480 social media accounts will be made by 5:45 a.m. Media outlets will also be notified. If there is no announcement made by 5:45 a.m., school will be in session. IF school is delayed: Bus routes will be delayed 2 hours. Schools will be open at regular time and parents may drop off students at the usual time. Essential staff will be on duty to supervise students until 10:00 a.m. NOTE: Sidewalks and parking lots may not be cleared yet SO PLEASE USE CAUTION if you choose to drop off your children. All other staff will report at 9:30 a.m. School will start at 10:00 a.m. There will be no PreKindergarten at Bright Start.

With inclement weather forecasted for this afternoon and evening USD 480 will be monitoring conditions to make sure district travel can be made safely. Updates to any scheduled events will be posted on our social media, school website, and sent to our local media outlets.

Liberal High School will be welcoming students back for a regular school day on January 7, 2020. This is an update to the district calendar. We hope that everyone has an outstanding break!

This morning USD 480 was notified by a neighboring school district of a potential issue with a former Liberal High School student.  As a precautionary measure, Liberal High School was put into a hold-in-place.  The hold-in-place has now been lifted based on the Liberal Police Department recommendation.  School has resumed as normal.  

Normal operations have resumed at LHS.

As a precautionary measure, LHS is currently in a hold in place.  Details will be released as they become available.

UPDATE:  Those believed to be responsible for making threats at Eisenhower Middle School last week were identified and arrested shortly after the threat was reported. USD 480 appreciates the Liberal Police Department and EMS staff who worked diligently for this outcome. An additional potential threat was investigated today. No charges were filed.

UPDATE: Those believed to be responsible for the school shooting threats at Liberal High School were identified. They are in police custody. USD 480 appreciates the Liberal Police Department and LHS staff who worked diligently for this outcome.

Secondary Leadership training on Apptegy. Improving communication with patrons

Over the past week threats against the school have been reported in two buildings. All threats are taken seriously and reported to law enforcement immediately. The threats are being investigated by law enforcement as well as USD 480 administration. The safety of students and staff is our most important priority.

We need to tell our story in Liberal! We are doing GREAT things for students!

Jimmy Casa - Talking about Leadership! KSDE Annual Redesign Conference!

Proud of Meadowlark Elementary for presenting at the KSDE Redesign Conference in Wichita. You are doing great things for our students at USD480.

Students presenting their Native American PBL projects to the Board of Education. Great job students!

Dr. Randy Watson - Commissioner of Education. Looking forward to listening to what he has to say. Proud to have him in Liberal tonight.

Final score - Wichita Southeast 33 and Liberal 26. Great effort but came up short.

Wichita Southeast is up 26-20 3rd quarter

Homecoming in Liberal! Go Angry Red!

Liberal cheerleaders showing school spirit with homecoming pre game face painting.

Homecoming USD 480. Great job band!

Liberal High School Homecoming- September 27th, 2019.

Homecoming Parade Registration-Click Link!: Sept 27 @ 2:30 Form Due Sept. 20 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe9FbsBNVjGUNuRvqXDNCSbOvlWr8TZDWQJG-Ng7TdNXav2rQ/viewform?usp=sf_link

Free Sports Physicals being offered by the new Xpress Wellness Urgent Care! Xpress Wellness will allow walk-ins or scheduled physical appointments through Friday 9/20. These will be offered every day of the week during their normal business hours. For any questions, call their main line at 620-417-9012.

Homecoming Dismissal September 27, 2019 1:15pm: LHS, Eisenhower, Seymour Rogers dismiss 1:30pm: MacArthur, Meadowlark, Prairie View, Cottonwood, and Sunflower dismiss - NO AFTERNOON PreK at Bright Start 2:30pm: Parade Begins (the parade will start at Light Park and end at the intersection of Kansas Ave. and Trail St.) 7:00pm: Football game @ Redskin Field

Toot'n Totum "Spirit Pump" fundraiser for USD 480! From September 1st through April 30th, 5¢ of every gallon sold at that pump will be donated to the school district. Funds raised will be donated to the district and will be used for enhancing security measures to keep students safe in the classroom. In Liberal, the Spirit Pump will be located at our 1421 N. Western Avenue store.

Teacher Appreciation Day! September 15th, 10:30am @ Fellowship Baptist Church

Cottonwood Patriot Day- September 11th, 2019 - 9:30am

The Newcomers Center will be closed September 11th-12th in order to move to their new location, 615 W 7th st. They will re-open in their new location Friday, September 13th.

MacArthur Back To School Bazaar!

Welcome to the new Liberal USD 480 website! Come check out our app! iPhone: https://apple.co/2Y71smV Android: http://bit.ly/2YaLyIf

This week we will be looking at the Liberal High School Volleyball team @LiberalVB 2018 Record: 18-19 Returning Lettermen: Logan Dodge, Kenzie Kapp, Sarah Mein, Machia Mullens, Aubrey Warden, and Reagan Watt

If you're in need of some inspiration, listening to these recent LHS graduates will raise your spirits! Congratulations to the LHS Class of 2019!

Please plan to attend this very important event to help grow early education opportunities in our community. Wednesday, June 5th at MacArthur Elementary. 2:30-3:30 or 5:30-6:30.