USC 457 principal search continues at Garden City district
Garden City USD 457 pursues a new GCHS principal with seven candidates interviewed February 13. The district plans to hire by early May with an April 23 deadline for applications. Current turnover at the top is high as former principal Kevin Burr and others depart year end. Schwatken shifts to director of learning services July 1 2004.
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GCHS
Jim Lentz
Garden City Usd 457 Board of Education
Jeff Crist
Kevin Burr
Kraig Dexter
Schwatken
Plan would tax severance to fund gas trust in 14 counties
Senate proposes a Gas Valuation Depletion Trust Fund funded by reducing the state share of severance taxes from 93 percent to as much as 88 percent starting July 1 2006. Eligible counties Barber Comanche Finney Grant Hamilton Haskell Kearny Kingman Kiowa Meade Morton Seward Stanton Stevens could withdraw up to 20 percent annually for local tax relief.
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Neil Gillespie
Hugoton
Stevens County
Senate Budget Committee
Senate
Steve Morris
Kansas
House
Barber
Comanche
Finney
Grant
Hamilton
Haskell
Kearny
Kingman
Kiowa
Meade
Morton
Seward
Stanton
Stevens
Gomez sentenced for attempted murder at long last
Judge Philip Vieux imposed a 34 year four month maximum for Gomez and partial restitution of 38613 with court and extradition costs. The sentencing considered concurrent terms on related federal charges and potential 15 percent sentence reduction for good behavior.
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Philip Vieux
Clay Hummer
Gomez
United States
Vieux
Guzman
Rodriguez
Sublette Larks Face Unbeaten Olpe In State Title Game
Sublette high school basketball stars face Olpe in the championship with a 25-0 record. Local players like Shalee Lehning aim for a state title as teammates recall long friendships and early dreams.
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John Chavira
Sublette Recreation Center
Wallace St
Larks
Chavira
Shalee Lehning
Manhattan
Lehning
Olpe
Shalee
Bilingual Programs Grow Amid Hispanic Student Rise in Kansas
Southwest Kansas districts like Garden City and Dodge City report rising Hispanic enrollment fueling bilingual education. Programs funded by federal grants improve math and reading, but teachers and grants are scarce. District leaders urge more ESL certified staff and targeted administration to reflect the student population.
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Southwest Kansas
State Department of Education
Jennie Wilson
Juana Perkins
Garden City
Dodge City
Julie Ford
Gloria Davis
Davis
United States
Perkins
Liberal
Kansas
Jesus Bernal
Garden City High School
Bernal
Milken Family Foundation
Ford
Minority shift in Kansas schools over decade analysis
AP reports Kansas education data showing Hispanic student growth across the state and largest southwest districts. It contrasts state rules classifying race and ethnicity and details 1994-95 and 2003-04 totals, with notable gains in Dodge City Garden City Liberal and overall increases in Hispanic enrollment.
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Dodge City
Garden City
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