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 ...
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...
May 16, 2023
Grandview fifth grade students launched pressure rockets as the grand finale of their rocket unit in Science on May 15. The body of the rockets were two-liter bottles. Students l...
May 11, 2023
Grandview fourth grade teacher Jim Shum received a Golden Apple Award from KAKE News on May 9.
This award honors teachers who are making a positive difference in
schools. Com...
April 12, 2023
El Dorado Public Schools USD 490 is now enrolling for the 2023-2024 school year.
There have been a couple of changes to how the enrollment process will work for the upcoming ...
April 11, 2023
Grandview first grade teacher Jamie Ball received a Golden Apple Award from KAKE News on April 7.
This award honors teachers who are making a positive difference in schools. Co...
March 31, 2023
During the 2022-2023 school year, USD 490 teachers mentored seven student teachers as they completed their student teaching practicums in elementary education, physical education,...
March 27, 2023
USD 490 will be hosting a Kindergarten Kickoff (formerly Kindergarten Round-Up) on April 27 from 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. at each elementary school.
This FREE event is for families wit...
March 9, 2023
Registration is now open for USD 490's exclusive summer camp Explore 490! The program will run June 5 - 29, 2023 each Monday - Thursday from 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. at Grandview El...
February 9, 2023
Approximately 55 USD 490 elementary students have been selected to have their art featured at the 2023 Butler County Student Art Show at the Coutts Museum of Art in El Dorado from...
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 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 b...
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
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 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 13, 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...
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 ...
September 6, 2022
Please join us for Grandparent's Brunch on Friday, Sept. 9th from 8:30-10. Come to spend time with your grandchildren, tour the school, take part in a class activity, and visit t...
September 6, 2022
The Grandview Book Fair opened this morning. It will be open at 7:30 each morning until 8:00. It will also be open from 3:15-4:00 each afternoon as well as Thursday evening from...