September 26, 2023
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...
September 21, 2023
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 ...
September 20, 2023
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 ...
September 15, 2023
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...
September 8, 2023
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...
September 7, 2023
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...
August 18, 2023
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...
August 15, 2023
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....
August 7, 2023
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...
August 4, 2023
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...
July 31, 2023
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 ...
July 11, 2023
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...
June 28, 2023
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 ...
June 20, 2023
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...
June 14, 2023
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...
June 6, 2023
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...
June 1, 2023
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...
June 1, 2023
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...