Blue Valley USD 229
| Blue Valley USD 229 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Location | |
| United States | |
| Coordinates | 38°51′22″N 94°40′06″W / 38.8562°N 94.6682°W |
| District information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | Education Beyond Expectations |
| Grades | Pre-K-12 |
| Established | 1965 |
| Superintendent | Tonya Merrigan |
| Accreditation(s) | KSHSAA |
| Schools | 35 |
| Budget | $155,590,528[1] |
| NCES District ID | 2012000[2] |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 22,241[1] |
| Teachers | 1,819[1] |
| Staff | 1,334[1] |
| Other information | |
| Website | District website |
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Blue Valley USD 229 is a public unified school district headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas, United States.[3] Located in east central and southeast Johnson County, Kansas, covering 91 square miles (240 km2) of Overland Park including parts of Leawood and Stilwell, all within the Kansas City Metropolitan Area.
Administration[edit]
The Blue Valley School District is currently[update] under the leadership of Superintendent Tonya Merrigan[4]
School Board[edit]
The Blue Valley School Board is currently[update] under the leadership of President Mike Sietz[5] and Vice President Stacy Obringer-Varhall. Other board members include: Cindy Bowling, Sue Matson, Tom Mitchell, and Pam Robinson.[6]
Schools[edit]
The school district operates the following schools:
- High schools
- Middle schools
- Aubry Bend Middle School
- Blue Valley Middle School
- Harmony Middle School
- Lakewood Middle School
- Leawood Middle School
- Overland Trail Middle School
- Oxford Middle School
- Pleasant Ridge Middle School
- Prairie Star Middle School
- Elementary schools
- Blue River Elementary School
- Cedar Hills Elementary School
- Cottonwood Point Elementary School
- Harmony Elementary School
- Heartland Elementary School
- Indian Valley Elementary School
- Lakewood Elementary School
- Leawood Elementary School
- Liberty View Elementary School
- Mission Trail Elementary School
- Morse Elementary School
- Oak Hill Elementary School
- Overland Trail Elementary School
- Prairie Star Elementary School
- Stanley Elementary School
- Stilwell Elementary School
- Sunrise Point Elementary School
- Sunset Ridge Elementary School
- Timber Creek Elementary School
- Valley Park Elementary School
- Wolf Springs Elementary School
Administrative Buildings[edit]
- Blue Valley Academy
- Blue Valley Center For Advanced Professional Studies
- Blue Valley District Office (Main Office Building, formerly Stanley High School)
- Blue Valley Hilltop Learning Center[7]
- Carolyn Ball Blair Wilderness Science Center
See also[edit]
- Kansas State Department of Education
- Kansas State High School Activities Association
- List of high schools in Kansas
- List of unified school districts in Kansas
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Blue Valley Schools". Archived from the original on March 18, 2014. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
- ^ "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Blue Valley". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
- ^ Blue Valley Schools website
- ^ "Blue Valley picks replacement for retiring superintendent". KSHB. February 26, 2019. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
- ^ "Board of Education". district.bluevalleyk12.org.
- ^ "Board of Education". Archived from the original on July 11, 2013. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
- ^ Thomas, Crystal (July 31, 2015). "Blue Valley School District turns megachurch into a children's campus". Kansas City Star.
