Special Board Meeting USD 446 Independence Public Schools When: Friday, March 31, 2023 Time: 5:30pm Location: Independence High School Community Room, 1301 N. 10th Street, Independence, KS Agenda Attached
3 days ago, Kellie Puderbaugh
Special Board Meeting Agenda
Parents/Guardians: In the coming weeks students will be completing Spring assessments. These results are one way your child's teachers analyze the effectiveness of curriculum and instruction. Please help your child prepare by making sure they get a good night's sleep, eat a healthy breakfast, and arrive on time to school. Thank you for your support!
5 days ago, Kellie Puderbaugh
State Assessment Testing Calendar
Parents/Guardians: In the coming weeks students will be completing Spring assessments. These results are one way your child's teachers analyze the effectiveness of curriculum and instruction. Please help your child prepare by making sure they get a good night's sleep, eat a healthy breakfast, and arrive on time to school. Thank you so much for your support!
12 days ago, Kellie Puderbaugh
State Assessment Schedule March 22-31
March is Music in Our Schools Month and we'd like to take this opportunity to thank our music teachers who work hard to provide a well-rounded education to USD 446 students. https://youtu.be/NmxWxyNMHwM
22 days ago, Kellie Puderbaugh
This is a reminder that there will be NO SCHOOL on Friday, March 10, 2023 for teacher professional development. Also there will be NO SCHOOL March 13-17 for SPRING BREAK. Have fun Bulldogs!
23 days ago, Kellie Puderbaugh
No School March 10-17, 2023
At this morning's USD 446 Board of Education special meeting, Mr. Rusty Arnold's retirement was accepted by the board of education and Assistant Superintendent Jason McAfee was appointed to serve as Interim Superintendent. The board wishes to commend Mr. Arnold on his service to the USD 446 community.
29 days ago, Kellie Puderbaugh
USD 446 wishes to recognize Rusty Arnold's service as Superintendent of Schools since July 2015. Mr. Arnold has made the decision to retire. Mr. Arnold accomplished many positive initiatives throughout his tenure, including finishing the district's stadium project, building a transportation facility, renovating the historic Riley school to establish the district's first ever early learning center, spearheading the adoption of a new student information system to support online registration, and establishing the district's own alternative learning environment in BRIDGES Academy.  Perhaps what he will most be remembered for is his dedication to improving reading and math proficiency.  Mr. Arnold's Kids First approach and passion for public education will be greatly missed. The USD 446 Board of Education will hold a special meeting this Friday, March 3, at 7AM in the IHS Community Room, agenda attached.
about 1 month ago, Kellie Puderbaugh
Special Board Meeting Notification
Please join me in appreciating our school counselors this week. They work hard to make sure our students are appropriately regulated to learn! A giant thank you to our USD 446 counselors: Eisenhower's LaDonna Erbe Jefferson's Matt Fischer IMS's Ashley Evans and Dayna O'Kane IHS's Teresa Jefferson and Valerie Schmitz BRIDGES's Mark Lasater
about 2 months ago, Kellie Puderbaugh
National School Counseling Week February 6-10, 2023
USD 446 Counselors
Congratulations to IMS 7th grader Ryan Sandon for his 1st place finish in the Montgomery County Spelling Bee! Congratulations also go to 8th grader Taylor Melugin for her fine performance. Both students represented Independence well!
2 months ago, Kellie Puderbaugh
IMS Ryan Sandon wins county spelling bee!
IMS 8th grade students competed in an archery competition at Pittsburg High School on Saturday, January 14, as a part of a new course middle school students can take. In addition to learning about a fun hobby, students can achieve hunter safety certification in this class.
2 months ago, Kellie Puderbaugh
archery competition
Happy Holidays, Bulldog Nation!
3 months ago, Kellie Puderbaugh
No School Dec. 21-Jan.3
BOE Santa and Elves got out and about today. The Grinch stole the show!
3 months ago, Kellie Puderbaugh
BOE Santa and his Merry Elves
The Grinch is a hit!
Santa's a hit too!
The Grinch loves a good snowball fight!
Today is the day! IHS students are the first to receive macbooks in the district's 1:1 initiative. 6th-8th grade students will receive theirs next week. 6th-12th grade students are being assigned a personal device, which they will be allowed to take home during the school year. "This is a gamechanger," one student excitedly announced. PK-5th grade students will also have improved access to technology for learning with classroom sets of Apple devices. It's a great day to be a Bulldog!
4 months ago, Kellie Puderbaugh
USD 446 students receive macbooks in 1:1 initiative
USD 446 students receive macbooks in 1:1 initiative
Please navigate to our TeamMates Facebook Page and follow to stay up to date with all things TeamMates, https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100087892700593... TeamMates is a student mentoring program. To learn more about this program and how you can be involved, please go to https://www.indyschools.com/page/team-mates.
4 months ago, Kellie Puderbaugh
Welcome back from Thanksgiving Break, Bulldogs! We love to see your faces! Winter Break for students is December 21, 2022, through January 3, 2023. Let's work hard at learning!
4 months ago, Kellie Puderbaugh
What an apt time (school bus safety week) to extend a great big THANKS to the USD 446 Transportation Department for getting our kids safely to and from school and activities. You are vital members of our team!
5 months ago, Kellie Puderbaugh
School Transportation Appreciation Day
This month and always, we hope that our principals feel valued for the work they do to serve the students, staff, and patrons of USD 446!
6 months ago, Kellie Puderbaugh
School Principal Appreciation Month
Thanks to all the custodians in USD 446 for all that each of you does to keep our buildings safe and clean!
6 months ago, Kellie Puderbaugh
School Custodian Appreciation Day
Big shoutout to our Food Service employees and IT professionals. You're critical to our operations!
6 months ago, Kellie Puderbaugh
Thank You!
Bulldog Families: School starts Tuesday, August 16, 2022. We're looking forward to seeing everyone's faces! Congratulations to our Indy Goes Back to School Party in the Park PRIZE WINNERS: Maverick Athey Christopher Guevara Jan Perez Michael Shepard These lucky students won a family membership to the Ash Youth Center!
8 months ago, Kellie Puderbaugh