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Confidence in Kansas Public Education Task Force announces Challenge Award recipients

The Confidence in Kansas Public Education Task Force has named 92 schools as recipients of the 2019 Challenge Awards.

The awards recognize Kansas schools that are making a notable difference in student achievement despite facing significant challenges in their school population. Since its inception in 2002, more than 1,700 awards have been presented to schools across the state.

Certificates of Merit were presented to schools by Kansas State Board of Education members.

The Challenge Award recognizes schools for outstanding achievement and uncommon accomplishments based on Kansas assessment results in math and reading, graduation rates, chronic absenteeism rates and the socio-economic status of those taking the test.

The Confidence in Public Education Task Force is a nonprofit corporation whose primary purpose is to strengthen confidence in Kansas public education and to increase awareness of the positive aspects of public education in the state. The Task Force was created in 1981.

Members of the Task Force include American Association of University Women; Kansas PTA; Kansas Association of School Boards; Kansas National Education Association; Kansas State Board of Education; Kansas State High School Activities Association; Kansas Partners in Education; League of Women Voters – Kansas; and United School Administrators of Kansas.

For more information about the Challenge Awards program, call Tamla Miller at (785) 296-4950.

Schools receiving a 2019 Challenge Award are:

  • Dwight D. Eisenhower Elementary, Abilene Unified School District 435.
  • McKinley Elementary School, Abilene USD 435.
  • Arkansas City Middle School, Arkansas City USD 470.
  • Frances Willard Elementary School, Arkansas City USD 470.
  • Jefferson Elementary School, Arkansas City USD 470.
  • Roosevelt Elementary School, Arkansas City USD 470.
  • Atchison Middle School, Atchison USD 409.
  • Burlingame Elementary School, Burlingame USD 454.
  • Cedar Vale Elementary School, Cedar Vale USD 285.
  • Anthony Elementary School, Chaparral USD 361.
  • Harper Elementary School, Chaparral USD 361.
  • Enterprise Elementary School, Chapman USD 473.
  • Southeast Elementary School, Cherokee USD 247.
  • Highland Elementary School, Columbus USD 493.
  • South Central High School, Comanche County USD 300.
  • Deerfield Middle School, Deerfield USD 216.
  • Dodge City Middle School, Dodge City USD 443.
  • Miller Elementary School, Dodge City USD 443.
  • Northwest Elementary School, Dodge City USD 443.
  • Soule Elementary School, Dodge City USD 443.
  • Wilroads Gardens Elementary School, Dodge City USD 443.
  • Logan Avenue Elementary School, Emporia USD 253.
  • Riverside Elementary School, Emporia USD 253
  • Flinthills Middle School, Flinthills USD 492.
  • Liberty Elementary School, Galena USD 499.
  • Edith Scheuerman Elementary School, Garden City USD 457.
  • Florence Wilson Elementary School, Garden City USD 457.
  • Georgia Matthews Elementary School, Garden City USD 457.
  • Gertrude Walker Elementary School, Garden City USD 457.
  • Westphalia Elementary School, Garnett USD 365.
  • Grandview Elementary School, Geary County USD 475.
  • Westwood Elementary School, Geary County USD 475.
  • Golden Plains Middle School, Golden Plains USD 316.
  • Greeley County Junior-Senior High School, Greeley County USD 200.
  • Yoder Charter Elementary School, Haven USD 312.
  • Hutchinson Magnet School at Allen, Hutchinson USD 308.
  • Independence Middle School, Independence USD 446.
  • Jefferson Elementary School, Independence USD 446.
  • Argentine Middle School, Kansas City USD 500.
  • Arrowhead Middle School, Kansas City USD 500.
  • Bethel Elementary School, Kansas City USD 500.
  • Emerson Elementary School, Kansas City USD 500.
  • Frank Rushton Elementary School, Kansas City USD 500.
  • Plains Elementary School, Kismet-Plains USD 483.
  • Bartlett Elementary School, Labette County USD 506.
  • Meadowview Elementary School, Labette County USD 506.
  • Gridley Elementary School, LeRoy-Gridley USD 245.
  • Lyons Central Elementary School, Lyons USD 405.
  • Lyons Middle School, Lyons USD 405.
  • Macksville Elementary School, Macksville USD 351.
  • Madison High School, Madison-Virgil USD 386.
  • Marion Middle School, Marion-Florence USD 408.
  • Sunset Elementary School, Newton USD 373.
  • Long Island Middle School, Northern Valley USD 212.
  • Ridgeview Elementary School, Olathe USD 233.
  • Washington Elementary School, Olathe USD 233.
  • Onaga Senior High School, Onaga-Havensville-Wheaton USD 322.
  • Osage City Middle School, Osage USD 420.
  • Oswego Neosho Heights Elementary, Oswego USD 504.
  • Parsons Middle School, Parsons USD 503.
  • Garfield Elementary School, Parsons USD 503.
  • Pike Valley Elementary School, Pike Valley USD 426.
  • Pittsburg Middle School, Pittsburg USD 250.
  • Westside Elementary School, Pittsburg USD 250.
  • Rawlins County Junior-Senior High School, Rawlins County USD 105.
  • Rock Hills Junior-Senior High School, Rock Hills USD 107.
  • Cottonwood Elementary School, Salina USD 305.
  • Oakdale Elementary School, Salina USD 305.
  • Sunset Elementary School, Salina USD 305.
  • Bluejacket-Flint Elementary School, Shawnee Mission USD 512.
  • Comanche Elementary School, Shawnee Mission USD 512.
  • Smith Center Junior-Senior High School, Smith Center USD 237.
  • South Barber PreK-6 Elementary, South Barber USD 255.
  • Neosho Rapids Elementary School, Southern Lyon County USD 252.
  • St. Francis Elementary School, St Francis USD 297.
  • Thunder Ridge Middle School, Thunder Ridge USD 110.
  • Lowman Hill Elementary School, Topeka USD 501.
  • Marjorie French Middle School, Topeka USD 501.
  • McCarter Elementary School, Topeka USD 501.
  • McEachron Elementary School, Topeka USD 501.
  • Quincy Elementary School, Topeka USD 501.
  • Junction Elementary School, Turner-Kansas City USD 202.
  • Turner Elementary School, Turner-Kansas City USD 202.
  • Lakeside Elementary School, Waconda USD 272.
  • Washington Elementary School, Wellington USD 353.
  • Wheatland Elementary School, Wheatland USD 292.
  • Allison Traditional Magnet Middle School, Wichita USD 259.
  • Horace Mann Dual Language Magnet School, Wichita USD 259.
  • Jardine Technology Middle Magnet School, Wichita USD 259.
  • McLean Science/Tech Magnet Elementary School, Wichita USD 259.
  • Robinson Middle School, Wichita USD 259.
  • Mayberry Cultural and Fine Arts Magnet School, Wichita USD 259.
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Posted: Apr 22, 2020,
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