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Danedri Thompson
dthompson@gardnernews.com
When Gardner Elementary School Principal Pam Tate entered the gymnasium on Thursday morning, she wasn’t expecting to be greeted by cheers and the
flash of cameras.
“You guys surprised me,” Tate told a gymnasium full of students, …
Character education has long been a part of the Gardner Edgerton School District’s curriculum. The initiative strives to build a common set of values among students.
A different character trait is focused on each month and is emphasized in the activities and discussions …
Mark Taylor
mtaylor@gardnernews.com
The Gardner Edgerton School District and Teachers Association have reached a contract agreement that includes no pay raise for teachers in 2011-12.
Certified, classified and administrative staff will forego salary increases this year, and there will be …
Corbin H. Crable
chcrable@gardnernews.com
Starting June 13, USD 231 families will have a new option to enroll their students online for the upcoming academic year.
Educational Services Director Christy Ziegler made a presentation to the Board of Education at the …
USD 231 health insurance costs could skyrocket as much as 25 to 30 percent, district officials worry.
According to Eric Hansen, director of business and finance for USD 231, the district’s health insurance claims and usage continues to hover at …
Gary Diener will replace Bill Miller as the Director of Operations for the USD 231 school district. He punched in for his first day on the job on March 31.
Miller will serve out the remainder of his contract, which …
Gardner Edgerton students received a welcome reprieve before Spring Break started. Students learned two additional days of school won’t be tacked onto the school year to make up for snow days.
The district has sufficient hours required by the state …
Danedri Thompson
dthompson@gardnernews.com
Doug Schwinn, school business director, is keeping his fingers crossed that preliminary assessed property valuations in the Spring Hill School District will hold. Although approximately 75 percent of homes in Johnson County were appraised at stagnant or …
Editor’s Note: The attached master plan for new schools is an updated version of the one seen here previously.
Danedri Thompson
dthompson@gardnernews.com
School officials asked Gardner City Council members to commit to partially fund infrastructure for …
Danedri Thompson
dthompson@gardnernews.com
Property tax bills for Gardner Edgerton School District patrons will be higher than advertised thanks to faulty projections school officials received from the county last summer.
School districts are required to build and approve a budget for …
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