District Events:
Back to School Convocation:
Mark your calendar to attend the 2021-2022 Back to School Breakfast and Convocation on August 9th at White Auditorium.
2021-2022 Enrollment:
Online enrollment for the 2021-2022 school year will begin on July 19th and run through August 2nd. Parents/guardians are strongly encouraged to enroll their students online. Enrollment information will be mailed to all returning and pre-registered students. For those families who may need assistance, a limited number of appointments will be available at the Flint Hills Learning Center, 1624 Industrial Rd, located at the Flinthills Mall.
District News:
Have You Received Your COVID Vaccine?
The Greater Emporia Area Disaster Relief Fund created the #VaxToNormal project to encourage Lyon County residents to become COVID vaccinated. They are sponsoring a weekly drawing for prizes for those who have "got the shot." Anyone who has received their COVID vax is eligible to enroll in the drawing to win a prize. You only need to enroll one time to be eligible for the weekly prizes. The grand prize, announced in September, will be $5000. We wanted to let students and staff who have been vaccinated know about this opportunity. Prizes will be announced each Friday on Greater Emporia Area Disaster Relief Fund's Facebook page.
COVID Reminders:
- COVID vaccinations are still available. Employees and their family members wishing to be vaccinated can contact Lyon County Public Health or their medical provider.
- Effective June 1, 2021, employees will use chargeable leave, personal leave, and if applicable, vacation leave for any COVID related absences.
- The option for employees to work from home as a result of COVID is ending at this time.
EHS Fitness Center:
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The EHS Fitness Center is now open for all employees. If you have not yet had a fitness center orientation or if you need to update your key card (they no longer work) to a key fob please contact Heather Patterson heather.patterson@usd253.net.
- Summer Hours 5:00 AM - 8:00 PM (M-F) and 5:00 AM - 7:00 PM (Sat/Sun)
- Avoid summer weight hours 6:00 AM - 11:30 AM (M/T/TH)
- School Hours 5 AM - 7:30 AM and 5:00 AM - 7:00 PM (Sat/Sun)
Summer Meals:
The district’s summer grab-and-go meal program will run through July 30. Free breakfast and lunch will be available Monday - Friday for all kids age 1-18. Meals can be picked up at Riverside, Village, and William Allen White from 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM. If you have any questions regarding the summer meal program please contact Food Service at 620-341-2382.
Kindergarten Pre-registration:
Parents of children who will be in kindergarten for the 2021-22 school year are invited to pre-register your student online. Emporia Public Schools offers kindergarten at our six neighborhood elementary schools. Pre-registering your student by May 14th will streamline the enrollment process that will take place online in July. Click here to pre-register your kindergarten student
Preschool Enrollment:
Maynard Early Childhood Center is pre-registering students for the 2021-22 school year. Maynard offers free half-day preschool classes for 3 and 4-year old students who meet eligibility requirements. Parents who are interested in having their student attend should fill out the pre-registration form. The school will contact you once your child’s eligibility has been determined regarding enrollment which will take place online beginning July 19th.
Late Resignation Reminders from Human Resources:
July 1
- staff members resigning on July 1st shall pay the district $2000
- any staff member resigning after July 1st shall pay an additional $50 per day until the written resignation is received in the central office
August 1
- staff members resigning on or after August 1st and thereafter shall pay the district $5000
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Students at Emporia High School listen to instructions as they participate in the summer strength and conditioning program. |
Board Approvals:
- minutes May 26, 2021
- fiscal payments
- grant of $1500 from the ValuNet Fiber Charitable Giving Fund for Emporia High School Circle of Friends to be used to purchase technology and instruments to engage students
- 2020-2021 school Site Council annual reports
- renewal of the district’s property & casualty, worker’s compensation, and student accident insurances as proposed for the 2021-2022 school year
- purchase of 1400 Chromebooks from Computer Technology Link Corp for $516,600 and Chrome Management License for 1400 Chromebooks from Twotrees Technologies LLC for $41,986
- the horizontal and vertical movement to all categories of staff effective July 1, 2021
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adoption of the elementary, middle, and high school staff handbooks for the 2021-2022 school year: click here for a summary of the elementary changes, click here for a summary of middle school changes, click here for a summary of high school changes
- purchase of a Laser Engraving Machine from DEPCO LLC for the EHS technology education department at a total cost of $23,625
- purchase of art room furniture from Navrat’s Inc., for the EHS art rooms at a total cost of $37,770.85
Board Updates:
Construction Projects:
Eric Woltje, McCownGordon senior project manager, provided updates on the current construction projects which include Walnut Elementary, Emporia High School, and the Jones Early Childhood Development Center. Woltje reported that the large amount of precipitation received in May has had a significant impact on the construction work. However, the past few days have allowed things to dry out and work to continue. Woltje is hopeful that Walnut will be completed by the beginning of the 2021-2022 school year and crews are working weekends to hopefully make that possible. Roof work should be completed by the end of the week, which will allow for interior work to move forward even if there is more rain.
- The Jones Early Childhood Development Center has seen a tremendous amount of work over the past few days and is almost completely framed. Once the framing is complete, mason crews will be able to begin the brickwork.
- Emporia High School is seeing a significant amount of work being done on the music and art facilities. Additionally, crews are also working on the pool. Construction work is going well, but due to delays caused by weather, the completion date has been pushed back to October of 2022.
Preliminary Funding Projections:
Rob Scheib, assistant superintendent for business, provided details on the 2021-2022 budget and how it will be affected by Senate Bill 13. Since the budget is going to be tight this year it will be helpful for the board to exceed a neutral revenue rate for property taxes. Scheib also presented budget projections for the 2021-2022 general budget. The overall budget is estimated to be $43,647,208. Click here to review the full board revenue presentation
Future Board Calendar Dates:
- Monday, June 21, 2021, 11:00 a.m., Construction Tours, Mary Herbert Education Center
- Wednesday, June 23, 2021, 7:00 p.m., Board Meeting, Mary Herbert Education Center
- Wednesday, July 14, 2021, 7:00 p.m., Board Meeting, Mary Herbert Education Center
- Wednesday, July 28, 2021, 7:00 p.m., Board Meeting, Mary Herbert Education Center
- Wednesday, August 11, 2021, 7:00 p.m., Board Meeting, Mary Herbert Education Center
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Appointments:
Brandi Taylor
grade 4, Riverside Elementary
Tabitha Nitzxchke
custodian, Village Elementary/Maynard Early Childhood Center
Dominic Rios
paraeducator - school psychologist, Maynard Early Childhood Center/Emporia Middle School
Harold Piper
head custodian, Logan Avenue Elementary
Justine Liddick
paraeducator, 417 Prairie Heights Elementary
Jennifer Vasquez
food service, Emporia Middle School
Dr. Brad Kempf
interim assistant superintendent of human resources, Mary Herbert Education Center
Resignations:
Kellie Bulson
secretary, Transportation
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