
Skelly fourth and fifth grade students participated in a Disability Awareness Day on September 22.
August’s social emotional awareness theme is empathy. Student Support Liaison...

Grandview Elementary welcomed two new Foster Grandparents as #PartOfThePride on September 18. Paul and Adele Wilkins will volunteer in classrooms to provide academic, social, and ...
USD 490 is now accepting nominations for the 2023-2024 District Teacher of the Year.
Nominations can be made online by school staff, students, families, or community ...

EMS Weights Teacher Drew Carney has been selected as the USD 490 nominee for the 2024 Kansas Horizon Award. This state recognition focuses on exemplary first-year teachers in Kans...
USD 490 PreK and Early Childhood students will soon be enjoying a new STEM curriculum thanks to the Partners in Education Foundation. What started as a fall PIE Grant request by...

After nearly 30 years, a student-created quilt has found its way back to Mrs. Slayton and USD 490. During the 1993-1994 school year, Mrs. Slayton’s second grade class partnered wi...
It’s been great having students back in school this week! As expected, the start of school means more traffic on roads and sidewalks, so we want to share some reminders to help ou...
This year’s school COVID protocols were approved during the USD 490 Board of Education meeting on August 14, 2023. There were no changes from last year to the exposure guidelines....

Every Kansas child from birth to age 5 can receive free books every month from Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.
This
is made possible through increased funding provided t...

Have you ever wondered what a school principal does at work before the teachers and students come back? Well, here’s a peek behind the curtain.
There is a lot of planning that...

El Dorado, Kan. – USD 490 announced today that all three elementary schools have been recognized as 2022-23 Project Lead The Way (PLTW) Distinguished Schools. They are three of ...

Blackmore Elementary received a new bench on July 3, 2023, courtesy of the Culbertson family in memory of Randy Culbertson.
Randy Culbertson dedicated 29 years to El D...

The EHS Cheer Squad attended a UCA Cheer Camp sponsored by KSHSAA at Kansas Wesleyan University from June 12 to June 15, 2023.
The members of the squad who attended the camp ...
Several El Dorado High School students were 2023 Kansas State Scholars, five receiving state distinction. To be a Kansas Scholar, students must complete the Kansas Scholars Curr...

The USD 490 Board of Education approved hiring Midgley (Midge) Simmons as the new Grandview Elementary Principal beginning August 1, 2023, during the board meeting on June 12. Si...

Two El Dorado High School students, Peyton Heilman and Kenzie Marshall, were selected to attend the 2023 Hugh O’Brian Youth (HOBY) leadership seminar at Kansas State University Ju...
Several El Dorado High School track students placed at the state track meet in Wichita on May 26-27. Gabe Harp-Jackson placed fifth in the 100 meter dash and in high jump, and pl...
El Dorado High School girls swimmer Briley Larcom placed fifth in the 100 backstroke and seventh in the 100 freestyle at the state swim meet in Topeka May 18-20. Overall, the team...