January 2009 District Update

Happy New Year

A new semester begins for the students of USD 420 on Tuesday, January 6. This past semester went very quickly as students and teachers accomplished a great deal in the classroom as well as in school activities. Encourage your student to get off to a positive and productive start in 2009. This semester many local, state and our national assessment will be given. Teachers will begin preparation for these tests this month.

If we can be of any assistance please contact us. We wish your student the very best this semester!

Community Facility Task Force

The USD 420 Board of Education for the past year has been discussing the possibility of future facility upgrades at Osage City Elementary School and upgrades to the track at the fairgrounds. A task force has been organized to examine and evaluate the needs of the district in regard to these two areas. Our first meeting will take place on January 14 with the community group, the Board of Education and our school architects. We will keep the patrons of our district advised on information that will be discussed at this meeting and future meetings. Patrons will have the opportunity to give input and suggestions on these possible projects. If you have any questions, please contact me at the district office.

Osage County Learning Center

It has been a goal of five Osage County School Districts for many years to have a high school completion program for adults living in our communities. We have been working on a joint venture with the Southeast Education Service Center to begin a program to help our adult population complete their high school degrees. This new program will begin during the next few months and will be called the Lakes Learning Center. The program will be very individualized and will allow an individual the opportunity to work at their own pace. The program will be housed in Lyndon in one of their downtown buildings. More information will be coming about this program. If you have any questions, please contact the USD 420 District Office.

District Calendar 2009-10

The USD 420 Board of Education approved our District Calendar for the 2009-10 school year. The calendar is available at the District Office home page on our web site at www.usd420.org

New Activity Bus Arrives

Our new activity bus arrived on December 11. The old Indian Bus turned 17 years old this year. The new bus will be used for student activity and athletic trips beginning second semester.

Weather Information

Whenever weather conditions are such that classes or activities may not be held or busses might not run, students and parents should listen to the following media outlets:
WIBW TV Channel 13, WIBW 580 AM Radio, KTKA TV Channel 49, KSNT TV Channel 27, 94 Country Radio and 106.9 FM Radio. We will also use the School Reach system for cancellations. Please make sure the offices have current contact phone numbers on file.