USD 490 schools earn 33 Standards of Excellence
Seven El Dorado USD 490 schools were recognized with Kansas Standards of Excellence Awards on the 2009 state assessments. These buildings earned 13 building-wide and 20 grade level Standards of Excellence.

"These recognitions demonstrate that USD 490 students are consistently learning at a higher level of achievement," said Julie Jensen, Director of Curriculum. "This is due to all the efforts of our teachers and our students as well as the support they receive from our parents and community. It's a team effort."

The Kansas State Department of Education announced the following USD 490 Standard of Excellence winners:
•Grandview Elementary— Building-wide awards in Reading, Math and Writing; Grade-level awards for 3rd grade reading, 4th grade reading, 5th grade reading, 4th grade math and 5th grade math.
•Jefferson Elementary— Building-wide award in Reading. (Jefferson and Skelly are only eligible to earn building-wide awards in reading and math.)
•Lincoln Elementary— Building-wide awards in Reading and Math; Grade-level awards for 3rd grade reading, 4th grade reading, 3rd grade math, 4th grade math and 5th grade math.
•Skelly Elementary— Building-wide awards in Reading and Math.
•Washington Elementary— Building-wide awards in Reading, Math and Writing; Grade-level awards for 3rd grade reading, 4th grade reading, 5th grade reading, 3rd grade math, 4th grade math and 5th grade math.
•El Dorado Middle School— Building-wide award for Reading; Grade-level awards for 6th grade reading, 7th grade reading, 8th grade reading and 6th grade math.
•El Dorado High School— Building-wide award in Reading. (Eligible to earn building-wide awards only.)

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