A change was made by KSDE on 9-14-2020 that eliminates one of the requirements related to providing services to Remote Learners. The requirement eliminated is that Remote learning students do not need to maintain a daily activity log. Specifically, here Read more
The USDA has approved a program to provide school meals to ALL students across the country for free. USD 475 submitted an application for this program earlier this week, and the application has already been approved. Breakfast and Lunch meals Read more
Great progress and great photos from Hutton Construction at the new JCHS campus! Some of the restrooms are complete enough for tile work to commence. Drywall has been put up in the upstairs are where the future academy offices and Read more
Remote Learning Students may be learning from home, but they still have access to breakfast and lunch meals from USD 475. Remote Learners are still assigned to their normal home schools, but lunch meals can be picked up from any Read more
The 2020-21 Way Forward Guide to Learning and School Safety Operations is a document that covers all of the plans, changes, adjustments, safety measures, and protocols that apply to the 2020-21 school year at USD 475 schools. This guide is Read more
Hutton Construction has worked hard through the summer months at the new JCHS campus. The new high school is starting to take shape, and some parts of the site are starting to look like a school building.
Negotiations Summary 8/11/2020 The team met via Zoom at 8:30. The first topic for discussion was the language to the added in reference to pandemic language. The data from the district survey was shared. The option of a Covid leave bank was discussed. The team jumped Read more
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