A Note From Our Superintendent
Welcome to the Cass County R-V web
site produced by Mrs. Tracy Randol, in conjunction with meeting the requirements
for a college course through Lesley College. Mrs. Randol asked me
to write a short segment about the Archie School District, and following
are a few facts concerning our district.
The Archie School District, as
it is known by local patrons, is located on Highway 71, just south of Harrisonville,
and about a 30 minute drive from the south side of Kansas City. The
district started out the year with an enrollment of 520 students (K-12),
48 certified staff members, and 23 support staff members.
The district's mission is to create
lifelong learners. In an effort to do that, we offer a curriculum
deeply based in the basics with several supporting programs. Some
of our supporting programs include:
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Title One Reading and Math
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Part-time pre-school program
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Parents as Teachers
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Talented and Gifted Program
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Correspondence courses through state universities
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School to Career Program
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Special Education services
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Counseling services
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A school health program with an LPN on site and the Archie
Clinic as a resource
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Vocational programs in Vo-Ag
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Industrial Arts
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Family and Consumer Science
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Access to the vocational school in Harrisonville which
offers over 25 courses
The district also offers a wide variety
of extra-curricular and co-curricular activities. These include football,
basketball, volleyball, track, baseball, band, vocal music, cheerleading,
quiz bowl, FFA, FHA, FBLA, yearbook, and student council.
In recent years we have also focused
on technology by purchasing over 75 computers. We now have a fully
equipped elementary computer lab, a fully equipped high school computer
lab, a business computer lab, electronic access in the library, and at
least one computer in every classroom. The entire K-12 facility is
networked and has Internet access throughout.
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In March of 1999 the district
went through the state evaluation process (MSIP). Before that evaluation,
the district had been provisionally accredited. As a result of the
MSIP visit in March, the Archie School District is now accredited with
distinction for improvement in performance. The school district met
10 of the 11 standards that are outlined in the MSIP process. This,
of course, is an achievement that the district is very proud of. |
The school district is very fortunate
to be located in a community that is very caring and supportive.
In 1994, a bond issue was passed, and a new high school wing was constructed.
In 1997, a full waiver of Prop C was passed, and this has enabled the district
to improve teacher salaries in an effort to get and keep good teachers,
and to improve technology. The district has also had other improvements
in recent years, such as replacing 130 windows, adding a new elementary
computer lab, purchasing of a new mobile classroom for Title One, and installing
a telephone intercom system in the elementary. An air conditioning
project in the elementary wing, a roof restoration project for the music
building, and a tuck pointing project are all currently being considered.
If you would like to know more
about the Archie School District, would like a copy of our annual school
report, or would like to visit the district, please feel free to contact
us at the school.
Respectfully,
Forrest Bollow
Superintendent
Cass County R-V
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