Committee chiseled boundaries for Ottawa elementary schools
The Elementary Boundary Committee, with a 9-7 vote, selected three boundary options to push Sunflower Elementary as a three section school and to define who attends Garfield and Lincoln. Mayor Sara Caylor will present the plan at the Monday board meeting at 7 p.m. in the district office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Sara Caylor
S. Ash St
Ottawa
Ryan Dobbs
Dobbs
Sunflower
Fourth Street
Main
Garfield
Fifth Street
Main Street
City Divides on School Boundaries and Equity Goals
Officials discuss boundary plans to balance socioeconomic status across Ottawa elementary schools as Sunflower Elementary opens and Eugene Field closes. Superintendent Stroh notes ideal SES parity of 15 to 20 percent, while funding decisions by the Legislature will determine approval. Current counts show 1,112 students across Eugene Field Garfield Lincoln.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dobbs
Jeanne Stroh
Cobbs
Sunflower Elementary
Eugene Field
Tary School
Lincoln Elementary
Ottawa
Garfield
Lincoln
Herald Archives
Skiles named Ottawa school award model for staff and students
Ottawa teachers honor Skiles for 20 years in education and classroom impact. Her move from Wellington to Hawthorne and then Garfield shows adaptability. As Title One mentor to kindergartners through fifth grade, she crafts strategies to lift struggling readers and sparks student moments like Aha discoveries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Skiles
Ottawa
Schaefer
Emporia State
Wellington
Hawthorne Elementary
Hawthorne
Lincoln Elementary
Lincoln
Garfield
Lawrence
Kansas
Also Mentioned on This Page
Whittles
Ottawa School Board
Shannon Fanning
Third Street
Seventh Street
Sixth Street
Seventh
19Th
Eisenhower Streets
Enter Kansas Press Association
Cimmun
Kansas Press Association
KPA
POMC
The
Ottawa Herald
Franklin County
Franklin County Reading Council
Franklin County Public Works Department
Public Works Department
S. Main
Autho
Stephen T. Johnson
Wwwstephentjohnson Co
Ottawaherald.com
Ott and Herald
Call the Herald
Johnson
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!