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Congratulations to USD #416 for being assigned a Meets Requirements level of determination (LOD) through the IDEA State Performance Plan Report for FFY 2018.  "Meets Requirements" is the highest status level for district IDEA levels of determination.  The district earned this LOD by meeting substantial compliance on all 14 State Performance Plan (SPP) district-level indicators including the submission of Timely and Accurate data.  

Click on the link below to view the Congratulations Letter received by Dr. Biermann for the District:

Letter from Kansas State Department of Education

Kansas is quietly one of the best states in the nation in terms of K-12 education, achieving high outcomes while spending less money per pupil than other high-ranking states. This standard of excellence is reflected in the state’s five best school districts, as each one excels academically, and has earned its share of merits.  Louisburg USD #416 School District made the list taking the #14 spot.  The list is provided by backgroundchecks.org.  You can view the full article and list of the Top 100 Kansas Schools 2020 on the link below.

https://backgroundchecks.org/top-school-districts-in-kansas.html

Another website schooldigger.com ranked Louisburg USD #416 as one of the Top 10 Schools in Kansas.  Schooldigger.com uses the following information to rank area school districts.

• Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on test scores released by the Kansas State Department of Education.
• These rankings were last updated on October 15, 2019, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Kansas State Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
• Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Kansas State Department of Education.

To see the full article from schooldigger.com click on the following link:

https://www.schooldigger.com/go/KS/districtrank.aspx

Each year, USD #416 selects an Elementary and Secondary Teacher of the Year.  

This year, Tracy McCombs, 2nd Grade Teacher at Rockville Elementary, was selected as the Elementary Teacher of the Year!  Tracy was selected because of her dedication to her profession.  She not only wants what is best for her classroom students, but all students at RES.  You will never see Tracy complain about her teaching.  She loves working with all students and goes above and beyond to find ways for her kids to get their work accomplished and to be successful.  Tracy is the first one to try something new to engage her students in the lesson.  Her caring attitude and wonderful smile make all of her students feel loved!  Any student who gets to work and learn with Mrs. McCombs is one step ahead!

The Secondary Teacher of the Year is Mr. Jarrod Worthing, Math Instructor at Louisburg High School.  Mr. Worthington is involved in Louisburg beyond the classroom.  He is a coach, mentor, academic resource and great teacher.  When students state they are doing well in math at LHS, it is no surprise when they state they have Mr. Worthington as their teacher.  The impact that he has had on his students, nurturing a desire to learn in many, is a testimony of his teaching style, ability and character.  Each year, Mr. Worthington has always nominated another colleague for this award.  He has never missed a year of nominating someone else.  This is just another way that Jarrod is always putting others in front of himself.  

More information regarding the Kansas Teacher of the Year Program can be found at the following:  https://www.ksde.org/Agency/Fiscal-and-Administrative-Services/Communications-and-Recognition-Programs/Kansas-Teacher-of-the-Year-Awards

The Kansas State Department of Education recently released their annual K.S.A. 72-5178 Accountability Report for the 2018-2019 school year for every school district across the state. Each longitudinal achievement report provides the achievement rates on the state assessments for English language arts (ELA), math and science for all students. When compared to the nine school districts that makeup the Frontier League, Louisburg ranked #1 on the state ELA assessment, #1 on the state math assessment and  #3 on the state science assessment. In addition, the ACT average score for the class of 2019 was a 22.5. This score ranked #2 in the Frontier League and was .9 points higher than the state average. When combining all four of these data points the Wildcats ranked #1 in the Frontier League.

Congratulations to all of our students and staff that challenge themselves everyday to reach their highest potential.

Recently, ACT released ACT scores for school districts and the State of Kansas.  The 2019 graduating class of LHS had an overall composite average of 22.9.  This was an increase from 22.5 the previous year.  The State of Kansas saw the state composite score decrease from 21.6 to 21.2.  This means that Louisburg went from being 0.9 higher than the state average to 1.7 points higher!  The high school saw gains in all areas.  Below, you can see the improvements.

English

District:  2018 - 22.3   2019 - 22.9   increase of 0.6

State:     2018 - 21.0   2019 - 20.5  decrease of 0.5

Math

District:  2018 - 21.0   2019 - 21.5  increase of 0.5

State:     2018 - 21.1   2019 - 20.7  decrease of 0.4

Reading

District:  2018 - 23.7   2019 - 24.0  increase of 0.3

State:     2018 - 22.3   2019 - 21.8  decrease of 0.5

Science

District:  2018 - 22.5   2019 - 22.9  increase of 0.4

State:     2018 - 21.6   2019 - 21.2  decrease of 0.4

We are proud of these increased scores and appreciate the hard work and dedication of our students and staff for making this improvement.  We know the work is not finished, but it is nice to see solid improvement in the ACT scores!

 Each semester, Emporia State University sends school district progress reports on graduates attending ESU.  This year, our former graduates continue to do well in their studies at ESU. 

For the 2019 Spring Semester, the average Louisburg High School graduate earned a 3.51 GPA for the Spring Semester.  This is compared to a 3.10 GPA for all other ESU Undergraduates.  We appreciate hearing about our former Wildcats and the great job they are doing to further their education and life careers!