Blue Valley USD 384

April 8th, 2021. Hello Blue Valley Families, I need to apologize for the short notice on this, time has gotten away from me. I wanted to let you know that we will be having an Archery Club meeting for the kids, today after school from 3:30-4:30. I know this is short notice and if the kids can't attend it is not a big deal. I went through the classrooms this morning to share the opportunity with the kids and asked them to reach out to parents because there is no transportation home after the meeting. We will be sending out a schedule once we can talk about dates. Archery is not in competition with other school activities such as track, robotics or scholars bowl. It is meant to be a fun activity for kids that they can participate in while they are doing the other activities. Our plan is to have Archery one (1) time per week and maybe a Saturday morning as well so those who do other activities can still participate. Please contact me with any questions you may have.

**IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM SUPERINTENDENT 4-7-2021 Over the past several years the Blue Valley Board of Education and staff have been implementing district wide goals. It is time to renew and update that plan. The following survey in an initial step in that process that will occur over the next 6-9 months to develop a long-term plan. On behalf of the Board of Education, I want to thank you for taking a moment to provide feedback and input as the Blue Valley Board and staff work to update the strategic plan for the next five years. Please share this link with others in our community who may not follow our Facebook accounts, receive these notifications or be connected to our District webpage. Your input into this process is very important to its success. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BVUSD384

MESSAGE FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT. 3-31-21. Hi Blue Valley Families! I wanted to give a couple of quick reminders. Tomorrow April 1st the Blue Valley PTO is hosting Boots and Bling at The Bricks in Olsburg. A silent auction is being held with online bidding. you can bid on the Blue Valley PTO Facebook page. We have NO SCHOOL on Friday April 2nd and Monday April 5th. Monday April 5th, road construction between Randolph and Blaine, Kansas is scheduled to start. Be prepared for delays. Please plan accordingly. Be looking flyers from Mrs. Butler about our Spring Concert schedule currently for May 18th,

MESSAGE FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT March 19, 2021 Good Morning Blue Valley Families, I received an email this week from KDOT that will impact transportation to and from school starting April 5th through the June 1st. Here is what I received: KDOT has a contractor that will be milling and overlaying K-16 and are planning to start the project April 5th. The contractor’s plan is to start at the US-77/K-16 junction (Randolph) and proceed east toward Blaine, KS. The project should be completed around June 1st timeframe. The contractor will be using a pilot car with flaggers, for traffic control purposes through the work zone. A typical work zone is roughly 2.5-4 miles. There will be delays to traffic up to 15 minutes. I will send updates as I received them.

MESSAGE FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT March 16th, 2021 Hello Blue Valley Families! The district is in the process of completing our KESA (Kansas Educational School Accreditation) reporting process and we need some feedback from you. We are in year 4 of a 5-year accreditation process. Our team has been working hard to make sure each student has success and now it is time for some help from the community. There are two questions on this form. We will be using your answers to help us finish our report and present it In April to our observation team. We are collecting answers until March 23rd so everyone will have the opportunity to share their thoughts. We appreciate the time you spend reflecting on this and answering how you feel we can best serve our students. Please use this link to answer 2 questions. Thank you for your time! https://forms.gle/PYxxCLdQdhVm5Q3H7

Hi Everyone! Just a quick reminder that tomorrow March 11th is BEACH themed day for all Blue Valley students and staff to celebrate next weeks Spring Break! Have great evening!!

Good Morning Blue Valley Families! On Thursday, March 11th, we want to celebrate our success by having a Beach Themed day. All staff and students are encouraged to dress in their best Hawaiian shirts, shorts or beach themed attire. It will give us all a chance to relax and think of someplace tropical as we finish the week strong. Thank you all for the continued support. Go RAMS!

Last group of photos from me. The teachers may have taken some as well. It truly was a great experience. Thanks to Mr. Meals and the FFA kids who helped organize and run the program.

More FFA photos!

Hi RamFam! What a great way to celebrate FFA week. The high school kids teaching lessons they have learned through FFA and the Blue Valley Ag Dept to our elementary kiddos. Great Job Everyone!

SNOW DAY NOTICE FOR TUESDAY FEBRUARY 16, 2021 Hello Blue Valley Families! Because of the extreme cold temperatures expected again tonight into tomorrow, I have decided to CANCEL SCHOOL for tomorrow Tuesday February 16th, 2021. When we return to school, please remind your students to dress appropriately for the weather. This is primarily a reminder for middle school and high school students but it is good to remind everyone. Please stay safe and warm and plan ahead for the rolling power outages that will be occurring throughout the day today and tomorrow according to a report from WIBW channel 13.

FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT 2-10-2021 Hello Blue Valley families, I hope everyone is staying warm. We recently completed a survey of leadership in USD 384. I wanted to share the results with you. The staff had the opportunity to rate the building level leadership as well as district level leadership. A survey was also sent to the community to rate district level leadership. After the results were compiled, I reviewed the data and shared it with the Board of Education. I am pleased with the results. There is always room to improve and get better. The feedback we received will be used to make adjustments and get better. Overall the Middle/High School Leadership survey had 6 responses with an average leadership rating of 4.25 out of a possible 5. The Elementary School Leadership survey had 8 responses with an average leadership rating of 4.28 out of a possible 5. The District Level Leadership survey completed by the staff had 23 responses. The ratings were Excellent, Good, Needs Improvement and Unacceptable. The survey results were 28.96% Excellent, 64.25%, Good 6.75% Needs Improvement and 0 Unacceptable. The District Level Leadership survey completed by the community had 44 responses. The survey results were 35.9% Excellent, 50% Good, 13.64% Needs Improvement and 0.46% Unacceptable. (The link for the results is at the bottom of this message.) As you see we are doing pretty well with areas that need improvement. This year has been challenging on many levels. I feel very confident as we move forward, we will get better and make Blue Valley USD 384 the best it can be. Thank you all for your support this year. IT’S A GOOD DAY TO BE A RAM!! https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FFDOOEb0BsuUkX2LG2ssaeSUd4q_oDd8SN52xc1Fm4o/edit?usp=sharing

LATE START TOMORROW TUESDY 2-9-2021. Due to the weather current road conditions, we will be starting school on a 2 HOUR DELAY to allow for the roads crews to treat them. McCormick Elementary will start at 10:10. High School and Middle School will start at 10:15 There is NO MORNING PRE-SCHOOL session. The afternoon Pre-school session will go on as scheduled. Be safe and allow extra time as you travel to school. There will be NO BREAKFAST served. With the arctic blast we have, we will monitor the weather daily and make decisions based on current condition over the next several days. Please make sure the kids are dressed appropriately for the weather.

LATE START TODAY MONDAY 2-8-2021 Due to the weather current road conditions, we will be starting school on a 2 HOUR DELAY to allow for the roads crews to treat them. McCormick Elementary will start at 10:10. High School and Middle School will start at 10:15 There is NO MORNING PRE-SCHOOL session. The afternoon Pre-school session will go on as scheduled. Be safe and allow extra time as you travel to school. There will be NO BREAKFAST served.

CHILD CHECK SPRING 2021 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dn18LQCskdIZ9Q8AnXRntGFBagVXSaFv/view?usp=drive_web

Hi Blue Valley Community, I want to let you all know that tomorrow February 5th, 2021, Blue Valley School District will be having a "Red Friday Spirit Day" to help encourage the Kansas City Chiefs to victory on Sunday! Wear your KC Chiefs gear or anything red. Go CHEIFS!

2 HOUR DELAYED START WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27th, 2021 Hello Blue Valley Families! Due to the weather overnight and current road conditions, we will be starting school on a 2 HOUR DELAY to allow for the roads crews to treat them. McCormick Elementary will start at 10:10. High School and Middle School will start at 10:15 There is "NO MORNING PRE-SCHOOL" session. The afternoon Pre-school session will go on as scheduled. Be safe and allow extra time as you travel to school. There will be "NO BREAKFAST" served.

This Thursday Jan. 28 will be the make-up MS basketball game with Hanover at bv. All games we I’ll be in old gym starting at 4:30pm. Order of games will be 2 quarters of C-boys, B-girls, B-boys, A-girls, A-boys. Thank you and GO Rams!

Due to the possibility of more snow tonight there is a change of schedule for tonight’s game at Wakefield. There will be NO jv girls game and varsity girls game will start at 5pm followed by varsity boys. Thank you

Good morning Blue Valley families. As you or your students drive to school this morning, give yourself some extra time and travel safely.