The USD 490 Board of Education will hold a special board meeting on Dec. 13th at 6:00 p.m. for the purpose of personnel with no action items on the agenda. The meeting will be at the Central Office, 124 W. Central.
Congratulations to Blackmore fifth grade teacher Carla Varner, who received an Excellence in Teaching award from the Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture. You can read more here: https://ksagclassroom.org/news/2022-12/
We're hiring! Come make a difference for students in USD 490!
View openings and apply online: https://www.usd490.org/page/current-openings
USD 490 elementary students have wrapped up their winter concerts. Thank you to everyone who came to the performances to support them!
JAG-K students did a wonderful job creating a "Polar Express" float for the Old Fashioned Christmas Parade over the weekend. Great job to EHS Drumline for another stellar performance in the parade as well!
Thank you to all of our staff, students, and patrons for showing up for "Stuff the Truck"! Even the Kansas wind could not stop this event. If you missed it, donations of food and toys to support our community can still be made to the Salvation Army.
USD 490 will hold a special board meeting tonight, Wednesday, November 30th at 5:30 p.m. at the Central Office for the purpose of the Superintendent search process.
USD 490 hopes that everyone can come out to Walmart on Dec. 2nd to support "Stuff the Truck". This is our annual community service project. We are collecting donations of toys, food, and winter coats to support the Salvation Army.
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The USD 490 school board will have a special board meeting at 7:30 am on November 17th at the Central Office.
Thank you to all of our USD 490 and El Dorado Veterans. We appreciate your service.
November 12 is the Celebration of Freedom Parade in El Dorado. This is a calendar correction. Join the community in honoring our veterans.
A reminder that there will not be a Board of Education meeting tonight, Oct. 31st. Have a fun and safe Halloween.
October 19, 2022 is Bus Driver Appreciation Day. Take the opportunity to thank your bus driver!
Powder Puff Football will be at 6pm at the High School tonight. Bonfire to follow at the same location. This is a correction from the idea that the game will be at BG.
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Here is more information for the YMCA After School Program. If you have any questions not covered in these flyers you can email Heath Henderson, Principal at Skelly (hwhenderson@usd490.org). We need more kids to sign up before we can get this program started. Sign up today!
We are still looking for kids to enroll in the YMCA After school program!! We have not reached the minimum number of students necessary to have the program. If you are interested please email me (lnkocher@usd490.org) and I will send you the enrollment form.
We are still looking for Bus Drivers, Bus Aides, and Custodians!! Tell your friends!! Join the Wildcat family and become #partofthepride!!!
Here is what's going on this week. Hope to see you at an event!! #partofthepride
We are still looking for BUS DRIVERS and BUS AIDES! If you are interested in either of these positions please contact James Scott at the bus barn. (316) 322-4800. No Experience Necessary!!