Stafford USD 349

Today was spring pictures day. It's always fun for us to have the opportunity to see all our students shine!

Yesterday the art and graphic design students who submitted pieces to the Scholastic Art Competition visited the Wichita Art Museum and Mark Arts where they were given a guided tour and were able to view the pieces that won the competition.

Monkey is sad the Book Fair is only open two more days! Today's hours are 3-4 pm. Tomorrow's hours are 8-9 am and 3-4 pm. I'll be closed Friday to pack up and send it all back!

There's a few new additions to the Book Fair. I'll be open for parent/teacher conferences. Come check it out!

Stafford USD 349 Board of Education is pleased to announce the selection of Corey Reese as the Superintendent for the 2023-2024 school year. Mr. Reese is currently the Superintendent of USD 243, Lebo Waverly. He has served as their Superintendent since July 2016. Prior to this, Mr. Reese was the Superintendent/High School Principal at USD 224, Clifton Clyde from June 2012-July 2016. He has been in Education since 1993. Mr. Reese and his wife, Janet have four sons, Derek, Brian, Kyle, and Corey Jr. " My family and I are extremely grateful to become a part of Stafford Schools. Stafford is a wonderful community. We look forward to meeting everyone and working together to support Stafford School's students and their families" says Mr. Reese. The Board of Education says that Corey Reese emerged from a very thorough search process as the right candidate to lead the School District. The community input, including the involvement of stakeholders was a key factor in the success of the Superintendent search process. The input from the community was very helpful to the selection process. After considering and interviewing multiple qualified candidates, Mr. Reese’s hiring was unanimously approved by the Board of Education. “As a Board, we feel we made the right selection to serve our students and our community,” says USD 349 Board President Dawn Schreiber. Mr. Reese will begin his leadership of USD 349 on July 1, 2023.

Tomorrow, Tuesday the 21st, is a half-day attendance. Students are dismissed at 12:20pm and Conferences are from 1-8pm. There is no STARS after school program tomorrow.

Dear Parents/Guardians, Brenda Holopirek will be offering several presentations tomorrow during conferences! These are all located in Trojan Hall (cafeteria) and are completely free to attend. You may join one or all of them if you wish! 5:00 - 5:30pm -- How to Spot Abuse -Reading between the lines indicators -Behavioral changes -Red flag behaviors -Suspected abuse -Disclosed abuse -Control and reaction 5:40 - 6:10pm -- Cybersafety: Protecting your kids -24 apps parents need to know about -Online gaming -Safety and prevention -Social Media age requirements -Cyberbullying and possible effects -Rules and tools -If you suspect -Electronic device agreement 6:20-6:50pm -- Connections Matter -Why does it matter? -Conversation starters -Engaging activities -Eating together -Date night -Family time If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Brenda Holopirek from the Family Crisis Center @ 620-603-6515 or your school counselor or social worker.

Please join us on Tuesday, March 21st from 1-8 for Student Led Conferences. We're looking forward to seeing you!

Hey all you middle school TRACK stars...practice starts tomorrow 4:00-5:00!! Practice will be every day 4-5:00 (for now!) Don't forget our school Track store is only open for 2 more days...once it closes...you are out of luck!

Looking forward to seeing you at conferences 1 - 8 pm on Tuesday, March 21, 2023! We will have lots of opportunities available to you! In addition to the book fair, we will have a guest speaker, Brenda Holopirek with the Child Advocacy Center, offering various presentations in Trojan Hall (cafeteria) 5:00 - 7:00 pm. These are free to attend and you may join just one or all of them if you wish! The available presentations are below: 5:00 - 5:30 How to spot abuse 5:40 - 6:10 Cyber safety 6:20 - 6:50 Connections Matter

Stafford USD 349 Board of Education is pleased to announce the selection of Corey Reese, as the Superintendent for the 2023-2024 school year. Please watch for me information to come!

Congratulations to the Stafford Basketball Team for making it to State! The Book Fair will stay here until March 21 for parent/teacher conferences. Go Trojans!

Spectator seating information for the KSHSAA State Basketball Tournament. We are the home team on Thursday, March 9.

There will be a pep rally at 8:15 tomorrow to cheer on our SHS Boys Basketball Team. The public is invited.

Corey Reese will be interviewing for the position of Superintendent with Stafford Board of Education on March 8, 2023. Mr. Reese is the last of three candidates that the USD 349 Stafford Board of Education will be interviewing. Candidates were selected for interviews based on their fit with desired characteristics that were developed with input from focus groups and an online community survey utilized during the search process. Mr. Reese is currently serving as the Superintendent of USD 243, Lebo/Waverly School District. He is in his 7th year in this position. Previously Mr. Reese served as a Principal/Superintendent for 4 years at USD 224, Clifton-Clyde. 12:30 pm – 1:15 pm: Meet with district office staff and district administrators 1:30 pm – 2:50 pm: Tour of district and community 3:00 pm – 3:30 pm: Meet with Traci Becker 3:40 pm – 4:30 pm: Reception for general public and staff in Commons Area 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm: BREAK 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm: Dinner, executive session 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm: Formal Interview, executive session Stafford Board of Education will conclude interviews March 8th, 2023. They will then determine which candidate is the best fit for the superintendent position in USD 349 Stafford.

The game against South Central will be streamed at https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/kshsaa/gam378b8038e8

Rule 52 will be strictly in effect at the KSHSAA State Basketball Tournament. Let's show our best sportsmanship and be a contender for the KSHSAA Sportsmanship Awards that are given the week following the tournament.

Venue policies for the KSHSAA State Basketball Tournament at Barton Community College.

Ticket and parking information for the KSHSAA State Basketball Tournament at Barton Community College.

We will be taking a pep bus to Barton Community College for Thursday's 4:00 game. The bus will leave from in front of the high school at 2 :45 on Thursday. The cost will be $5.00 to ride; admission to the game is $10.00. We will plan a pep bus for Friday pending the results of Thursday's game. Please contact the school at 620-234-5248 if you would like ride.