December 2021
Dear USD #416 Wildcat Family,
I hope everyone was able to have a wonderful Thanksgiving Holiday with their families. The next three weeks of school will fly by fast! The weather doesn’t feel like December, but I will take all the warm days we can get before the harsh, Kansas winter sets in! There are many activities between now and December 17th. Be sure to keep up with the school announcements and calendars for all of the important dates leading into the next Holiday break. School will dismiss early on December 17th and students will return to school on Tuesday, January 4th. We will begin preschool on January 6th to allow our staff to have a few more days to get Circle Grove Preschool ready to go after the extensive remodel!
Speaking of the bond, the projects are going well across the school district. Circle Grove will be ready for students on January 6th. It is amazing what the building looks like and we can’t wait to welcome our students and families back out to Circle Grove in January! The construction crew is working on the south end of Broadmoor Elementary. They will finish the remodel of this area by the end of February. We will then move 3rd Grade back down to the south end so we can remodel another section of BES from February to May. Walls will begin to be poured at LMS during December so you will see the skeleton of the new high wind shelter emerge at LMS. The high school multi-purpose room continues to get the necessary items completed before a pad and walls are poured. We still remain within our working schedules and budgets. As projects progress throughout next semester, we will provide more updates.
The December Board Meeting will be the last board meeting for three board members. Dr. Doug Shane, John Payton and Michael Phillips will be ending their terms in December. I want to personally thank them for their dedication and passion to our students and school district. Being a school board member, especially during these difficult times, takes a lot of courage and dedication. I will miss serving alongside them and wish them the best as they look for other ways to serve the Louisburg Community.
Happy Holidays!!
Dr. Brian R. Biermann
Superintendent of Schools
The Louisburg School District is charged with appointing the next LRC Board Member. This new board member will have a 4-year term and the term will begin in January 2022. If you reside in the Louisburg School District and want to serve the community as an LRC Board Member, please complete the application and return it by the deadline.
Applications can be emailed to yoderj@usd416.org or mailed to Jennifer Yoder, 29020 Mission Belleview Road, Louisburg, Kansas 66053
Each year, USD #416 selects an Elementary and Secondary Teacher of the Year.
This year, Kendal Norberg, 4th Grade Teacher at Broadmoor Elementary, was selected as the Elementary Teacher of the Year!
This year's Elementary Teacher of the Year is Mrs. Kendal Norberg! Mrs. Norberg is a fourth grade teacher at Broadmoor Elementary School. Previously, she has taught STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) and third grade at BES. Mrs. Norberg was chosen by her colleagues because of the passion they see each and every day in her classroom. She loves inspiring students and supporting them throughout their learning journey. Norberg also serves as a representative for her colleagues in the Louisburg Education Association. You can even find her training staff from the surrounding eight school districts served by the East Central Kansas Special Education Cooperative on Crisis Prevention Institute. She continually strives to improve her own learning by attending professional development workshops, training and recently completed her Masters in Education. Mrs. Norberg brings so much of herself each day to the students and staff of Broadmoor Elementary and we could not be more proud of and excited for her! She is truly deserving of this honor.
The Secondary Teacher of the Year is Ms. Kassy Miller, Spanish Instructor at Louisburg Middle School.
The secondary teacher of the year is Ms. Kassy Miller, Spanish teacher at Louisburg Middle School. Kassy is a rock star educator in her 10th year of teaching at LMS! In her tenure, Kassy has worked to develop curriculum spanning grades 6-12 and was instrumental in the development of language certification and CTE pathway development for students she sent to the high school. Ms. Miller is a popular, engaging, caring, and talented educator. She is a team player and has served our school - and district - in multiple capacities! From coordinating and supporting English Language Learners (ELL) at the middle school, to supporting the Louisburg Dance program, Kassy has proven, time and time again, her passion for working with children and supporting our schools in countless ways. She is a deserving recipient of this honor and all of us at LMS count ourselves blessed to work with Kassy Miller! Her abilities to connect with children, deliver quality instruction and challenging curriculum, bring technology and fun to the classroom are unmatched! Congratulations, Kassy!
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
Louisburg Ranks #6 on the Top School Districts in Kansas in the recent Power Book featuring Ingram's Award Winners 2021 Edition. The book is designed to be a book of Leads & Lists of The Greater Kansas City area. The schools were ranked by Average ACT scores (KC's 22-County Area). ACT scores from 2019,2018,2017 were shown in the book.
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.
To see the full article from schooldigger.com click on the following link:
https://www.schooldigger.com/go/KS/districtrank.aspx
