The following is a guide for the remote learning platform. This guide is intended to assist families with understanding the role of the parent and the student, and to help parents understand what a typical day off remote learning may Read more
USD 475 has developed a secured email account to allow families to submit protected documents directly to the district. If you have confidential documents that need to be provided for your student (immunization records, birth certificates, sports or school physicals, Read more
7/23/2020 The team met via Zoom at 9:00. Due to the State Board of Education not approving the Governor’s order to delay the school start date to after Labor Day, school districts are able to select their own start date. Read more
The information below was provided to USD 475 by the Geary County Health Department. It is a guide for teaching children how to wear masks appropriately over 30 days. The printable versions of these forms can be found here: Masks Read more
The following is a basic list of supplies for students that will participate in remote learning. There may be additional supplies requested by the student’s teacher, based on the grade and classes each student is taking. Pens and/or pencils Paper Read more
This plan was presented by David Wild, Chief Operations Officer for USD 475, to the Geary County Schools Board of Education on July 20, 2020. It covers the safety procedures and precautions that the Operations team will be taking for Read more
Hutton Construction Project Manager, Curtis Calvert, sent us some photos from the progress at the new JCHS. Great progress the last two weeks on exterior sheathing (green board) and air barrier (black coating) along the front of the building. Clerestory Read more
7/16/2020 The meeting started at 9:40 via ZOOM. The team reorganized the agenda for the day. Middle school contact time was removed from the list of issues. Salary and supplemental salary were tabled. Pandemic language was the first item for a Read more
Negotiations Summary – July 15, 2020 This meeting was held via ZOOM due to the threat of COVID. The first issue for discussion was supplemental salary. Marilee Fredricks made a report about what is going on nationally in referenced to Read more
Click Here for Return to Work Guide General Employee Questions How does the virus spread? COVID-19 is spread when healthy people are exposed to droplets from a cough or sneeze from an infected person. Chances of infection increase when a Read more
USD 475 will be hosting a virtual question and answer session for the community on Thursday, June 16, 2020 at 6 pm. The session is expected to last one hour, and will be streamed to the district’s social media pages. Read more
Kansas School Districts are required to achieve a minimum of 1,116 school hours in each school year (KS 72-3115). This equates to no less than 186 school days for pupils. The equivalency to this is a 6 hour school day Read more
Hutton crews have been making significant progress at the New JCHS Campus throughout this summer. Steel framing is complete in many places, interior walls are going in, and window crews are beginning to mobilize. Check out the pictures from Hutton Read more
When schools across Kansas were closed in March of this year, it also meant that a lot of important activities would also be canceled. This included the cancellation of graduation and prom. One group of citizens wanted to help to Read more
USD 475 will be offering an e-learning platform for students in the 2020-21 school. Parents will be able to indicate if they want to choose remote learning during the online enrollment process. If you have already enrolled your student, and Read more
USD 475 has always held the safety of it’s staff and students as a priority. Please read the information below regarding additional safety measures the district will be taking for the upcoming school year. Additional information will be released to Read more
Due to the spread of COVID-19 withing our community, the Geary County Board of Education will he holding their next meeting over Zoom. The next meeting is scheduled for July 2, 2020, a 6:30 pm. The public will be able Read more
Every year for the last few years, the students in the Carpentry program at JCHS have had the opportunity to build a house from scratch. Jeff Wells, the Carpentry instructor, guides his students through learning about importance of safety on Read more
The Board of Education will be holding 2 public hearings to receive public comments regarding the potential closure of Franklin and Grandview Elementary schools. These meetings will be held at each respective school, and Board members will listen to comments Read more