February 8, 2023
In honor of National Crossing Guard Day, USD 490 would like to take the opportunity to give a SHOUT OUT to our crossing guards: Robert Ogg at Blackmore Elementary and Ronald Butch...
January 31, 2023
January 2023 marks the 10 year anniversary for El Dorado Middle School’s new building. The new facility was part of a long-range facility plan drafted with community support and a...
January 31, 2023
What is KESA?
KESA is the acronym for Kansas Education Systems Accreditation, which is the state’s K-12 accrediting model. The accreditation process is something Kan...
January 31, 2023
Mrs. Davis will be visiting schools and local civic groups to answer
questions and introduce herself in February. Community members who would
like to meet her or ask questions...
January 26, 2023
The USD 490 Board of Education unanimously approved Jenifer Davis as the district’s new Superintendent beginning July 1, 2023 during a regular board meeting on Jan. 9.
Davis...
January 20, 2023
Jefferson Knapp, author of children’s book series “The Kingdom at the End of the Driveway,” visited Blackmore students on Jan. 20. He visited Grandview students in December. As...
January 18, 2023
As part of the district’s comprehensive personal safety and wellness education plan, a representative from the K-State Extension Office visited Grandview second grade classrooms o...
January 17, 2023
On Saturday, November 12, selected band and orchestra students
traveled to Haysville to participate in the Patriot League honor band
and honor orchestra. They practiced with s...
January 17, 2023
During an impromptu assembly in the EHS commons on November 18, EHS
Principal Erin Nichols presented vocal music teacher Katie Banks-Todd
with a video message from country mus...
January 17, 2023
Elementary teachers from Blackmore and Grandview had the opportunity to work at a McDonald’s McTeacher Night during the fall to raise money for their classrooms. Skelly will have ...
January 14, 2023
Strong community partnerships benefit students in our district every day. In December, these partnerships mixed perfectly with a variety of ingredients to create a unique opportun...
January 13, 2023
USD 490 Class of 1981 graduate and former Skelly student Jim Clements is touring Blackmore, Grandview and Skelly schools to talk to fourth and fifth grade students about his caree...
January 12, 2023
El
Dorado Middle School offers an elective class titled "Social Skills"
facilitated by LuAnne Vides. One of the many activities students
participate in is a "Social Skills ...
December 16, 2022
The EMS seventh and eighth grade wrestling team was named Patriot
League North Champions and had four individual first-place finishers.
First Place
Jett Sheffler (85)...
December 16, 2022
EHS seniors Logan Clark, Jillian George, Abigail Hutchins, Pheydra Lynes, Michael Riddle, Jay Tipton, and Annabelle Wise participated in a two-hour workshop designed to help them ...
December 14, 2022
USD 490 has released an updated resource page for families. The QR codes will take you to that resource's website where you can find more information about the services they each ...
November 28, 2022
E-WOW (El Dorado Working on Wellness) will hold a Summit on December 13, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. at the Clifford Stone Room at the Butler Community College to discuss the mental and phy...
October 3, 2022
Annually, district parents, patrons, and staff are asked to nominate an El Dorado Public Schools classroom teacher to be recognized as the USD 490 Teacher of the Year.
At that ...
September 19, 2022
Apply at https://www.usd490.org/page/cu... or call 322-4800 for questions about the position.