April 28, 2020
For many years, the Kansas Masonic Literacy Center has supported language learning in schools throughout Coffey, Lyon and Osage counties in the form of school district grants. Spe...
April 21, 2020
Unified School District 456 is proud to announce that Marais des Cygnes Valley High School has been named a U.S. News and World Report "Best High School" for 2020! According to U...
April 21, 2020
During the course of this school year, Technology Director Kim Dayhoff and certified staff identified a need to update their technology devices at Marais des Cygnes Valley Element...
April 20, 2020
Last week, USD 456 - Marais des Cygnes Valley was notified that the Kansas State Department of Education, in partnership with Character.org and Smoky Hill Education Service Center...
April 15, 2020
On Tuesday, April 7, 2020, the USD 456 Board of Education reviewed and approved the district's Continuous Learning Plan for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year, by a 7-0 vo...
March 29, 2020
Trojan Family, As you have probably heard, Osage County has been given a “stay-at-home” order by the Osage County Health Department and the State of Kansas will soon be followin...
March 23, 2020
Trojan Family, Today, Marais des Cygnes Valley teachers met to discuss the Continuous Learning Plan guidance from the Kansas Department of Education and brainstorm the new learni...
March 19, 2020
Trojan Family,
Today, the Kansas State Department of Education released its guidance from the Continuous Learning Task Force. In it, the guidance states that its primary goal w...
March 17, 2020
Students, Staff, Parents/Guardians, and Community Members,
Today, March 17, 2020, Governor Laura Kelly announced all school facilities will be closed for the remainder of...
February 28, 2020
The Unified School District #456 Board of Education is proud to recognize Danny Rice, Vocational/Agriculture Teacher at Marais des Cygnes Valley High School, as the USD 456 Teach...
February 26, 2020
The Kansas Association of School Boards is pleased to announce its Leadership for Tomorrow Class of 2020, including USD 456 - Marais des Cygnes Valley Superintendent Joe Sample.
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February 25, 2020
Last fall, the district site council met to discuss their role within the Kansas Educational Systems Accreditation process, review the operations of the district, learn more about...
February 25, 2020
Last fall, the district site council met to discuss their role within the Kansas Educational Systems Accreditation process, review the operations of the district, learn more about...
January 14, 2020
January is School Board Recognition Month, a great opportunity to say thank you to the USD 456 - Marais des Cygnes Valley Board of Education who are committed to the success of ev...
November 25, 2019
The Marais des Cygnes Valley Board of Education believes that it is greatly important to recognize and honor outstanding teachers on an annual basis. In order to recognize those o...
November 21, 2019
Last week, the District Site Council met to determine the last components of the district action plan to meet the requirements for district accreditation through the Kansas Depart...
November 20, 2019
At November's board meeting, USD 456 began moving forward in providing capital improvements for the district in approving the home football stand replacement and corresponding con...
November 4, 2019
On November 2nd, 2019, USD 456 - Marais des Cygnes Valley opened an online survey to assess its' ability in engaging parents in the education of their children. This survey is p...
October 11, 2019
In early 2019, America’s Farmers Grow Rural Education, sponsored by the Bayer Fund, partnered with local farmers to nominate rural schools and awarded more than $2.3 million in gr...
October 11, 2019
With our first freezing temperatures of the school year, it is time to remind all about the new two-hour delay policy!
If it is announced via app notification, social media, lo...