Waconda USD 272

USD 272 Board Meetings
(Public Access Via Zoom Until Further Notice)
*Due to Covid-19 guidance and mandates from the National, State, and County levels,
USD 272 will conduct its Board Meetings virtually until further notice.

The public can access the board meetings to view and/or hear the meetings take place via the Zoom link below. The Board meetings are normally the 2nd Monday of each month at 6 pm, and the link will be live by 5:50 pm on those nights.

USD 272 Board Meeting Zoom Link
Meeting ID: 607 262 096
Computer Password: 6b3Ctk
Phone Password: 412741

Link: https://zoom.us/j/607262096?pwd=elJ6dkNUY1hiK1d6bWlYSUZlM2Iwdz09

Upcoming Board Meeting Dates & Times

May 10th, 2021 @ 4 pm (Please note the earlier time for this board meeting!)

June 14th, 2021 @ 6pm

July 12th, 2021 @ 6 pm

You can also click the LJSH Sports/Activities Live Streaming link in the Quick Links section of the District Website.

Or click here: https://www.youtube.com/c/USD272Lakeside

If you have any questions, concerns, or needs regarding the Continuous Learning Plan for your child, meals that we have been providing across the district, tech questions, or any other needs, please call or text 785-534-6260, and a staff member from the appropriate school building or the district office will be in touch with you as soon as possible.  You can also call the school buildings or district office directly at the following numbers:

• Waconda School District Office:    785-781-4328
• Lakeside Jr/Sr. High School:         785-454-3332
• Lakeside Elementary School:        785-781-4911
• Tipton Community School:            785-373-5355

 

On March 17, 2020 Governor Laura Kelly announced all school facilities will close for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year. However, USD 272 Board of Education, administration team, and staff will work with the Kansas State Department of Education to develop alternative learning opportunities for all students and will share more information soon on what that looks like for our school district.

 

We understand the hardship a school closure places on our families as well as the social and emotional impact it may have on our students. Our district leadership team and staff will be working on ways to continue student learning, provide breakfast and lunch for our students, and follow the guidelines that have been put in place for schools around the state.

 

We are also working on solutions to other critical issues, such as what this means for our seniors and how this will affect next school year. We will provide updates on these issues as soon as the information is available. Due to the planning and resource organizing that needs to take place with staff next week, we do not anticipate delivering any type of instruction to students prior to Monday, March 30, 2020.  We will do our best to effectively implement a continuous learning opportunity for all students, and I will be sharing what this means for families in our district as soon as I can. Please remember that we are not able to continue school for the rest of this semester in the way we knew it. Things will look much differently, and it is important that we all work together to make the continuous learning implementation a success for our students during the remainder of this school year.

 

We are committed to working together as a community to support one another throughout these unprecedented times, and communication will remain a top priority.  Please check our district website and facebook postings for updates and more information. Additionally, the school notification system will be used to keep parents informed of our progress and implementation of a continuous learning system to do what is best for kids during this unprecedented change.

 

As a reminder, this school closure is in response to the current public health crisis. The focus should remain on preventing the spread of the coronavirus, or COVID-19 as it is also referred to.  If you have questions or concerns, please contact the district office, but remember that we will send out more information as soon as we can. You can also email me at jesse.janssen@usd272.org if you have questions, concerns, comments, etc.  Please check the following resources for the most up-to-date information regarding this health crisis.

 

National Center for Disease Control (CDC) 

 

Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) 

 

Mitchell County Health Department

 

Osborne County Health Department

 

Mr. Jesse Janssen, USD 272 Superintendent

Mrs. Jessica Scott, USD 272 Board President

USD 272

District Office

708 Locust St.

Jesse Janssen, Superintendent -- jesse.janssen@usd272.org
Sandy Hake, Board Clerk -- sandy.hake@usd272.org
Debbie Taylor, Treasurer -- deb.taylor@usd272.org
Charlene Beougher, School Nurse -- charlene.beougher@usd272.org
Amanda McGuire, Parents as Teachers -- amanda.mcguire@usd272.org
Jessica Reinert, Social Worker -- jessica.reinert@usd272.org