School districts face AYP challenges statewide
Garden City and Holcomb made adequate yearly progress for 2002-03 while most buildings met standards. State tests track reading in grades 5 8 and 11 and math in grades 4 7 and 10 with districts aiming for 44 percent reading and 29.1 percent math proficiency districtwide. Board members stress parental involvement to reach AYP, with meetings like Kansas Association of School Boards site council urged for accreditation support.
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Garden City
Holcomb
Bernadine Sitts
Garden City High School
Buffalo Jones
USD 457
Kevin Sterling
Gail Dunford
Kansas Association of School Boards
Anne Jones
NCLB
USD 363
John McClelland
Regional bioterror drill tests statewide emergency response
A tabletop bioterrorism exercise in Kansas brings together the Kansas Highway Patrol Kansas Bureau of Investigation Kansas Hospital Association and Kansas Funeral Directors Association to test regional plans funded by a Justice Department grant. Texas A&M center staff guide the drills aiming to shape a 2004 statewide exercise and improve agency coordination with debriefings after each session.
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Kansas Highway Patrol
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Kansas Hospital Association
Kansas Funeral Directors’ Association
Heideman
U.S. Department of Justice
Office of Domestic Preparedness
Texas A&m University System
National
Cattle Prices Push Producers Into Uncharted Territory
Local grocers face higher beef costs as producers sell at rising prices. Jones notes consumer impact and replacement cattle costs rise with record highs. Live Cattle futures hit $97.32, while cash market shows 102 per 100 pounds. Analysts discuss inflation comparisons and risk in feedlot economics.
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Jones
Dennis Gaschler
Dillons Stores
Schwieterman Inc
Kansas Ave
Brett Crofts
Chicago Mercantile
Crotts
Fisher
Faith and travel keep WWII veteran Strauss young at heart
Davis highlights her father Strauss as a surprisingly active retiree. The former infantry sergeant spent three years in World War II and later journeyed through Europe including Berlin. Now in retirement he helps at First Assembly of God Church, pursues hobbies, and photographs events while crediting God for his long, blessed life.
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Davis
Strauss
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Berlin
Czechoslovakia
Europe
Belgium
Holland
Mexico City
United States
Alaska
First Assembly of God Church
Royal Rangers
Colorado
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Tennessee Walking
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Finney County
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Plaza Medical Center
Fleming Garden City
Fl Columbia
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Cox Business Internet
Cox
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