Administration

Welcome to Ness City Unified School District 303

OUR MISSION - to enable all students to reach their maximum levels of achievement to become responsible, productive citizens.

April 28, 2007

Ness City High School and Ness City Elementary are full accredited by the State of Kansas and have met Adequate Yearly Progress.

The schools offer services to students in speech, counseling, special education, gifted education, Title I and health services. Each school has an up-to-date library with full-time staffing and available computers. Additional resources are accessible through the inter-library loan service.

The elementary school offers art, physical education, music and band (grades 5-8) in addition to the regular classroom academic curriculum. Both the Accelerated Reader and Math programs are utilized in the elementary. There is one teacher per grade level. The 7^th and 8^th grade have departmentalized classrooms.

Ness City High School offers classes in art, industrial arts, vocational agriculture, science, family and consumer sciences, Spanish, biology, business, physical education, language arts, mathematics and social science.

Ness City has an aggressive technology growth plan in progress. All schools are networked and Internet ready. Our elementary had two computer labs available to staff and students and our high school has a portable laptop lab. Staff is provided e-mail.

An ITV classroom is located in the elementary building. Spanish and Dual Credit College English are offered through this medium. Students at the high school have excelled in various ways. Our sports teams have enjoyed success. Our non-athletic programs are successful and active as well.

Students at both the high school and elementary school have reached Standard of Excellence on State Reading, Math and Science for several years.

There are 2 administrators, 26 teachers, 5 paraprofessional aides and 16 classified staff members in our district who are dedicated to providing a quality education for our students.

USD 303 is looking forward to an exciting 2007-08 school year!

Our new cycle of QPA/NCA accreditation will be going into a higher gear as we begin to focus more on looking at and implementing new classroom strategies. We are committed to continue looking for ways to reach the needs of all students. This is the first and foremost goal in our everyday work here at USD 303.

Our athletic/activity programs are running smoothly. We just completed another successful year of cooperative football with Dighton. Our junior high football team will be a cooperative team with Sacred Heart of Ness City and Western Plains.

Both the high school and junior high are members of the Central Prairie League. Other schools in the CPL are Claflin, Kinsley, LaCrosse, Macksville, Otis-Bison, Quivira Heights (Bushton), St. John and Victoria. Each of these schools is a solid 1A or 2A school that supports a wide range of activities for their students. The activities include speech/drama, music, scholar’s bowl, and academic teams.

High school athletic activities include football, volleyball, cross country, basketball, track and golf. Junior high athletic activities include football, volleyball, basketball and track.

Other extracurricular activities offered in the high school are FFA, FCCLA, KAYS, Student Council, art, band, vocal, scholar’s bowl and academic teams.

There is something for everyone in USD 303!