WELCOME TO KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
310 WEST 24TH STREET KEARNEY NEBRASKA 68845 308-698-8000 FAX:308-698-8001
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District Highlight Kearney Public Schools is inviting the Kearney Community to a “Community Conversation and Listening Session” to help construct a solution for our high school and middle schools. The KPS secondary schools are about to experience the largest classes in history and are in need of a solution to accommodate the numbers. The school system is looking to the community for guidance in solving these issues. Public meetings will be held at Kearney High School Thursday, May 30.......7pm.......... KHS Auditorium Tuesday, June 4......... 7pm..........KHS Commons Area Wednesday, June 12....1pm.........KHS Media Center Thursday, June 13.......9:30am......KHS Media Center An Advisory Committee met to study the issues January through March. The committee was a cross section of our community that included UNK, Good Samaritan Hospital, Central Community College, Agriculture, City Council, Manufacturing, Economic Development, business, students and parents. The committee will be on hand to share their experience and what they learned about Kearney Public Schools.  KHS was named to Newsweek’s Best High Schools in the nation. KHS is one of only five Nebraska schools to receive the honor. This year the ranking highlights the best 2,000 public high schools in the nation—those that have proven to be the most effective in turning out college-ready graduates.The list is based on six components: graduation rate (25 percent), college acceptance rate (25 percent), AP/IB/AICE tests taken per student (25 percent), average SAT/ACT scores (10 percent), average AP/IB/AICE scores (10 percent), and percent of students enrolled in at least one AP/IB/AICE course (5 percent). To see the rankings, check out the link below.
CONGRATULATION AND THANK YOU TO OUR KPS 2013 RETIREES: John Hohm 5 years - Buffalo Hills - Counselor Jane Hohm 6 years - Sunrise - Special Education Dianne Mancus 7 years - Bryant - Reading Teacher Loraine Lawler 13.5 years - KPS - Physchologist Linda Helms 15.5 years - Horizon - Paraeducator Deanna Lakey 17 years - Emerson - Paraeducator Sandy Pratt 19 years - Kenwood - First Grade Teacher Marie Sullivan 21 years - Kenwood - TLC Teacher Deb Bausch 31 years - KHS - PE Teacher Judy Peterson 32.5 years - Central - Media Paraeducator Sandy Grim In Memoriam - 27.5 years - Horizon - Secretary Kearney Public Schools Foundation Golf Tournament Awarii Dunes Friday, June 21st, 2013  The Kearney Public Schools BRIGHT FUTURES Preschool is now taking registrations for the 2013-2014 school year for the three-year-old and four-year-old programs. Bright Futures meets Monday through Thursday. The morning sessions are from 8:00-11:30 and the afternoon sessions are from 12:00-3:30 . Preschool tuition, as well as breakfast and lunch prices, are based on a sliding fee scale. The KPS Bright Futures Preschool is located in the Kearney Education Center (formerly Kenwood Elementary School) at 1511 Fifth Avenue. 
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| Students: Dr. Carol Renner, Associate Superintendent 310 West 24th Street Kearney, NE 68845 308-698-8005 carol.renner@kearneypublic.org |
Employees & Others: Norma Hledik, Human Resources Director 310 West 24th Street Kearney, NE 68845 308-698-8011 norma.hledik@kearneypublic.org |
Notice of Non-discrimination
The Kearney Public School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, religion, age, or other protected status in its programs and activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The above persons have been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies. Complaints or concerns involving discrimination or needs for accommodation or access should be addressed to the appropriate Coordinator. For further information about anti-discrimination laws and regulations, or to file a complaint of discrimination with the Office for Civil Rights in The U.S. Department of Education (OCR), please contact the OCR at 8930 Ward Parkway, Suite 2037, Kansas City, Missouri 64114, (816) 268-0550 (voice), or (877) 521-2172 (telecommunications device for the deaf), or ocr.kansascity@ed.gov.
The Kearney Public School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, religion, age, or other protected status in its programs and activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The above persons have been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies. Complaints or concerns involving discrimination or needs for accommodation or access should be addressed to the appropriate Coordinator. For further information about anti-discrimination laws and regulations, or to file a complaint of discrimination with the Office for Civil Rights in The U.S. Department of Education (OCR), please contact the OCR at 8930 Ward Parkway, Suite 2037, Kansas City, Missouri 64114, (816) 268-0550 (voice), or (877) 521-2172 (telecommunications device for the deaf), or ocr.kansascity@ed.gov.
