Valley Center Schools will be offering FREE breakfast and lunch for all children and teens ages 1-18 this summer from June 3-July 26.  Meals will be served at Valley Center Intermediate School, 737 N. Meridian. No registration or identification is required. Click here for more information.

Students who are enrolled in the first session need to report to Room C-08 on May 28, 2013, at 7:30 a.m.  Please use the north entrance to enter the high school. Students must bring a notebook and pen or pencil.  Those students enrolled in the second session should report on July 18, 2013, at 7:30 a.m.  Student schedules have been posted throughout the commons area...be sure and check them out before the last day of school.

USD 262 strives to maintain open communication with the community by providing publications throughout the school year, referred to as The Hornet Connection.  This newsletter provides information regarding the district as a whole as well as updates from the individual schools.  Please click here for the latest edition of The Hornet Connection.

High School Summer School is available at the Learning Center for high school students who need to re-take a failed class. Students must complete an enrollment form and have school counselors approve the class to be take over the summer. The enrollment form includes dates and times available. Students may enroll in one class per session. Please contact the counseling office at 316.755.7072 for more information. Click here for the enrollment form.

Documentation needed for enrollment:

• Birth certificate (not hospital certificate)
• Current immunzation records
• Verification of residency in Valley Center School District (example; utility bill with name and address, contract on a new home, rental agreement)
• Kindergarten students and new students from out-of-state must have a physical completed in the state of Kansas

IMPORTANT!  Due to inadequate funding by the State, we are facing a reduction in budget compounded by increased costs for things we cannot control (fuel, food, supplies, etc.), the district will need to make over $1.3 million dollars (7% of total operational funds) in budget adjustments for next fiscal year (starting July 1, 2013).  The link below is the same presentation shared with staff and the Board of Education.  The adjustments will be voted in over the next three Board meetings.  None of these adjustments are easy.  The proposal has been written after over four months of study.  If you have questions, please contact me at cory.gibson@usd262.net or 316.755.7000.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2p9WC51nCFI&feature=youtu.be

A task force comprised of representatives from across the district have spent the last two months studying traffic patterns, bus routes, and school schedules in preparation for the 2013-2014 school year.  The priority of the task force was to establish a schedule that was both safe and efficient.

The 2013-2014 school calendar has less school days than previous calendars, and as a result adds ten minutes to each day to maintain contact with our students. Please 
click here to see the recommendations of the task force comprised of building administrators, the director of operations and the director of transportation.

The Valley Center School District has introduced an Online Bulletin Board.  Information related to student activities/events will be eligible to be posted on the bulletin board.  The Online Bulletin Board will replace all paper flyer distribution.

Postings must be approved by the Superintendent.  Postings will be allowed for school sponsored or student curricular groups, events linked to individual schools or activities sponsored by groups partnering with the Valley Center Schools (i.e., PTO, Booster Club. Valley Center Recreation Commission).  Please see additional information about posting on the Online Bulletin Board and signing up to receive alerts when a new event is posted by clicking on the link at the top left hand side of this page.

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Valley Center USD 262 does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, handicap/disability, or age. Persons having inquiries may contact the district's ADA and Section 504 coordinator, 143 S. Meridian Ave., Valley Center, KS, 67147. Telephone: 316.755.7000.