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Niche rankings • Elections • Football games and more
Still the One as Blue Valley district, teachers top state and local rankings
Niche’s 2022 Best Schools in America rankings confirm that Blue Valley and its teachers continue to be the best in the state, region and county. The district and its teachers topped Best School District and District with the Best Teachers lists for Kansas, the Kansas City area and Johnson County. In addition, the district was named one of the top 100 Best School Districts in America coming in at #82. Blue Valley also ranked at the top in several other categories. Niche’s grades and ranking are calculated using dozens of public data sets and millions of reviews. View all Niche’s 2022 rankings online.
Tips on upcoming parent/family teacher conferences
Key dates in upcoming Board of Education election
The opportunity to make an impact on local education is soon approaching with the Board of Education general election scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 2. Three Board of Education positions will be up for election, including one from the Northeast area, one from the Northwest area, one and from the South area.
Registered voters in Blue Valley will have the opportunity to vote for all three Board of Education positions up for election. Please mark your calendars with these important election dates:
Oct 12: Last day to register to vote in the general election
Oct. 13: Advance voting by mail begins. Request a ballot on the JOCO election website.
Oct. 23: Advance voting in person begins
Nov. 2: Board of Education General Election
For more information about the Blue Valley Board of Education, go to www.bluevalleyk12.org/boe. For more information about the general election, go to www.jocoelection.org.
Enjoy Friday Night Lights with your family
Blue Valley is excited to have families come to support high school activities and athletics. It is great to see the entire community once again at these events. We are asking our parent community to partner with us as we work to encourage positive elementary and middle school behavior at varsity football games.
At this time, all elementary and middle school students should enter the game with an adult and sit with that adult throughout the game. Please do not drop children off at a district event without supervision as they will not be allowed to enter. During the first few weeks of the season, we have experienced items being thrown, injuries to students and bathroom vandalism. Thanks for your help with these new protocols to make the football games a great experience for all who attend. Hope to see your family taking part in Friday Night Lights.
BV unmuted podcast - Zero Reasons Why in Blue Valley and beyond
Our 2021-22 season of BV unmuted starts off with one of the most important topics out there - student mental health. Blue Valley seniors and #ZeroReasonsWhy members Anna Hamilton and Esha Parikh join Director of Johnson County Mental Health Center Tim DeWeese and Blue Valley Schools Superintendent Dr. Tonya Merrigan. They discuss the importance of storytelling and community mobilization campaigns to remove the stigma of mental health and prevent teen suicide. For a transcript of this episode, click here
BV district marching band festival 9/27
Blue Valley Schools
Email: bvinfo@bluevalleyk12.org
Website: www.bluevalleyk12.org
Location: 15020 Metcalf Avenue, Overland Park, KS 66223, USA
Phone: 913-239-4000
Facebook: www.facebook.com/BlueValleySchoolDistrict
Twitter: @BVSchools