USD 379 Student Devices & Communication Updates #Celebrate379
about 1 month ago, USD379 Communications
We want to let you know about communication changes USD 379 will implement to comply with Kansas House Bill 2299 (cell phone and social media communication bill), which took effect July 1, 2026. In response to this legislation, USD 379 will be making the following policy changes for the 2026-27 school year: PERSONAL ELECTRONIC DEVICES Based on the new Kansas law, all student personal electronic communication devices will be “inaccessible from bell to bell”. In accordance with Kansas law, this includes during lunch and passing periods This includes phones, tablets, watches, and wireless headphones not distributed by 379 Students will have 2 options regarding these devices: Keep devices at home or in their vehicle Purchase a district-issued Yondr storage pouch for a one-time $30 rental fee and keep all personal electronic devices in it during the school day PARENTSQUARE We are excited to move to ParentSquare as our sole district-wide communication platform. This move brings all school, district, classroom, athletics, and club communications into one place while also satisfying the new legal requirements. We feel there will be many benefits to you as parents: ONE platform for ALL schools, classrooms, teams, and organizations Both parents and students can still receive all notifications even if they don’t have a social media account, such as Facebook Parents can choose to receive information via email, text, and/or app notifications. Another benefit to setting up your own account is you can control if your notifications are instant, digested or turned off. If you don’t sign up for the app, you will still receive the notifications via email at the end of each day. Parents can send direct messages to teachers, coaches, activity sponsors, etc. You can also reply to messages, fill out forms, view photos, and manage notification preferences. All USD 379 emergency alerts will override settings and come to you via notifications. SOCIAL MEDIA COMMUNICATION The new legislation also requires school districts to limit social media to one-way communication with students. This means: Staff will not communicate with students through social media or text. District email and ParentSquare are both acceptable forms of communication between staff and students. The intent of this law was to protect both students and staff by steering conversations toward district-controlled platforms where messages are monitored and archived. Only building-level social media accounts will be used to post information in the future, including: CCCHS Tiger Pride Clay Center Community Middle School Garfield Elementary School- Clay Center, KS Lincoln Elementary, Clay Center, KS Wakefield School - USD 379 Clay County Schools - USD 379 All other classroom, club, organization, activity, athletic team, and staff-operated social media pages will be discontinued. Official building-level social media accounts will also no longer respond to any student comments or messages WHAT DO I NEED TO DO? By default, parents will receive messages (like this one) if you are listed in PowerSchool as having custody of the child. However, you can also create a user account at www.parentsquare.com or download the ParentSquare app in the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store. Please also be on the lookout for an invitation to join ParentSquare... coming soon! QUESTIONS? That was a lot of information! Please email Communication Coordinator Matt Weller at mattweller@usd379.org if you have any questions.
Check out our latest posting at www.usd379.org/jobs
about 1 month ago, Clay County USD 379
Wakefield job opening: PE/AD position
Save the date! #Celebrate379
about 1 month ago, USD379 Communications
Ferguson Rexall Drugs is sponsoring a Free School Supplies day on Saturday, August 8th from 9:00 am - 6:00. pm
We are hiring! #Celebrate379
about 1 month ago, USD379 Communications
USD 379 is hiring a special education teacher at Garfield Elementary. Contact Erica Bammes at ericabammes@usd379.org or 785 632-3176
USD 379 is hiring a speech para. Contact Erica Bammes at ericabammes@usd379.org or 785 632-3176

USD 379 2026-2027 Enrollment is Now Open!

Enrollment for the 2026-2027 school year is now open!

  • Returning Students: Please use the Snapcode that was emailed to you to finish enrollment. If you did not get your Snapcode, please contact your child's school building starting July 22 for help.

  • New Students to USD 379: Please complete the New Student Enrollment form. A Snapcode is not needed for new student enrollment. Head to our enrollment page to enroll.

Visit www.usd379.org/enroll for everything you need to get ready for the new school year, including:

  • Enrollment information

  • School supply lists

  • Physical forms

  • Free and Reduced-Price Meal applications

  • After-school program registration

  • And much more!

District staff will be available on August 4-5 to help families with enrollment questions and offer in-person enrollment support.

Be sure to follow our social media pages! We will keep sharing important updates, reminders, and back-to-school information all summer until the first day of school. We can't wait to see you!

about 2 months ago, Clay County USD 379
Enrollment poster with dates for enrollment: August 4th and 5th
We need bus drivers! #Celebrate379
about 2 months ago, USD379 Communications
USD 379 is hiring bus drivers! Did you know: DID YOU KNOW? You can work flexible hours and be paid $16-$20 per hour. Don’t have a CDL? No worries! USD 379 will pay for training, testing, & a physical. Already have a CDL? Great! A passenger & school bus certification is all you need. Live outside of town but in Clay County? You can keep your bus at your residence! Drivers only have to work 20 hrs/week to receive a full single health insurance plan.
CCCMS is hiring! #Celebrate379
about 2 months ago, USD379 Communications
Clay Center Community Middle School is looking to hire an office secretary. Previous computer/accounting skills are preferred but not required. Apply at usd379.org.
Congratulations to our final wave of new drivers! #Celebrate379
about 2 months ago, USD379 Communications
This is a photo of USD 379 students who signed up for the summer driver's education course. They earned their certificate.
This is a photo of USD 379 students who signed up for the summer driver's education course. They earned their certificate.
This is a photo of USD 379 students who signed up for the summer driver's education course. They earned their certificate.
This is a photo of USD 379 students who signed up for the summer driver's education course. They earned their certificate.
This is a photo of USD 379 students who signed up for the summer driver's education course. They earned their certificate.
This is a photo of USD 379 students who signed up for the summer driver's education course. They earned their certificate.
USD 379 is celebrating a wave of students who have completed driver’s education this summer. Way to go, drivers! #Celebrate379
2 months ago, USD379 Communications
This is a photo of multiple USD 379 students who completed their Driver's Education training this summer.
This is a photo of multiple USD 379 students who completed their Driver's Education training this summer.
This is a photo of multiple USD 379 students who completed their Driver's Education training this summer.
This is a photo of multiple USD 379 students who completed their Driver's Education training this summer.
This is a photo of multiple USD 379 students who completed their Driver's Education training this summer.
This is a photo of multiple USD 379 students who completed their Driver's Education training this summer.
USD 379 Vacation Planner for the 2026-27 school year. Thank you for making your child's attendance a priority in 2025-26! #Celebrate379
3 months ago, USD379 Communications
This is vacation planning guide for parents of USD 379 students. It gives them all of the extended breaks in the 2026-27 school year and discusses the importance of having kids come to school every day.
This is the 2026-27 USD 379 calendar
34 students from USD 379 enrolled in driver’s education this summer.
There were a variety of guest speakers during the classroom portion of driver’s ed, including Justin Ricketts from Glavan Ford, TJ from KansasLand, and Trooper Tod from the Kansas Highway Patrol. Thank you for sharing your wisdom with our class!
Students spent roughly 20 hours learning about best driving practices and talking through real life scenarios.
A HUGE thank you to Mrs. Denise Beutler for working into retirement to assist with the driver’s ed classroom sessions! Mrs. Beutler is a wellspring of knowledge and care.
Students are on the road until June 19th. Congratulations, drivers, for this meaningful step toward adulthood! #Celebrate379
3 months ago, USD379 Communications
34 students from USD379 enrolled in driver’s education this summer. There were a variety of guest speakers during the classroom portion of driver’s ed, including Justin Ricketts from Glavan Ford, TJ from KansasLand, and Trooper Tod from the Kansas Highway Patrol. Thank you for sharing your wisdom with our class! Students spent roughly 20 hours learning about best driving practices and talking through real life scenarios. A HUGE thank you to Mrs. Denise Beutler for working into retirement to assist with the driver’s ed classroom sessions! Mrs. Beutler is a wellspring of knowledge and care. Students are on the road until June 19th. Congratulations, drivers, for this meaningful step toward adulthood! #Celebrate379
34 students from USD379 enrolled in driver’s education this summer. There were a variety of guest speakers during the classroom portion of driver’s ed, including Justin Ricketts from Glavan Ford, TJ from KansasLand, and Trooper Tod from the Kansas Highway Patrol. Thank you for sharing your wisdom with our class! Students spent roughly 20 hours learning about best driving practices and talking through real life scenarios. A HUGE thank you to Mrs. Denise Beutler for working into retirement to assist with the driver’s ed classroom sessions! Mrs. Beutler is a wellspring of knowledge and care. Students are on the road until June 19th. Congratulations, drivers, for this meaningful step toward adulthood! #Celebrate379
34 students from USD379 enrolled in driver’s education this summer. There were a variety of guest speakers during the classroom portion of driver’s ed, including Justin Ricketts from Glavan Ford, TJ from KansasLand, and Trooper Tod from the Kansas Highway Patrol. Thank you for sharing your wisdom with our class! Students spent roughly 20 hours learning about best driving practices and talking through real life scenarios. A HUGE thank you to Mrs. Denise Beutler for working into retirement to assist with the driver’s ed classroom sessions! Mrs. Beutler is a wellspring of knowledge and care. Students are on the road until June 19th. Congratulations, drivers, for this meaningful step toward adulthood! #Celebrate379
34 students from USD379 enrolled in driver’s education this summer. There were a variety of guest speakers during the classroom portion of driver’s ed, including Justin Ricketts from Glavan Ford, TJ from KansasLand, and Trooper Tod from the Kansas Highway Patrol. Thank you for sharing your wisdom with our class! Students spent roughly 20 hours learning about best driving practices and talking through real life scenarios. A HUGE thank you to Mrs. Denise Beutler for working into retirement to assist with the driver’s ed classroom sessions! Mrs. Beutler is a wellspring of knowledge and care. Students are on the road until June 19th. Congratulations, drivers, for this meaningful step toward adulthood! #Celebrate379
34 students from USD379 enrolled in driver’s education this summer. There were a variety of guest speakers during the classroom portion of driver’s ed, including Justin Ricketts from Glavan Ford, TJ from KansasLand, and Trooper Tod from the Kansas Highway Patrol. Thank you for sharing your wisdom with our class! Students spent roughly 20 hours learning about best driving practices and talking through real life scenarios. A HUGE thank you to Mrs. Denise Beutler for working into retirement to assist with the driver’s ed classroom sessions! Mrs. Beutler is a wellspring of knowledge and care. Students are on the road until June 19th. Congratulations, drivers, for this meaningful step toward adulthood! #Celebrate379
34 students from USD379 enrolled in driver’s education this summer. There were a variety of guest speakers during the classroom portion of driver’s ed, including Justin Ricketts from Glavan Ford, TJ from KansasLand, and Trooper Tod from the Kansas Highway Patrol. Thank you for sharing your wisdom with our class! Students spent roughly 20 hours learning about best driving practices and talking through real life scenarios. A HUGE thank you to Mrs. Denise Beutler for working into retirement to assist with the driver’s ed classroom sessions! Mrs. Beutler is a wellspring of knowledge and care. Students are on the road until June 19th. Congratulations, drivers, for this meaningful step toward adulthood! #Celebrate379
34 students from USD379 enrolled in driver’s education this summer. There were a variety of guest speakers during the classroom portion of driver’s ed, including Justin Ricketts from Glavan Ford, TJ from KansasLand, and Trooper Tod from the Kansas Highway Patrol. Thank you for sharing your wisdom with our class! Students spent roughly 20 hours learning about best driving practices and talking through real life scenarios. A HUGE thank you to Mrs. Denise Beutler for working into retirement to assist with the driver’s ed classroom sessions! Mrs. Beutler is a wellspring of knowledge and care. Students are on the road until June 19th. Congratulations, drivers, for this meaningful step toward adulthood! #Celebrate379
The 2026 Tiger House has found its new home at 725 Lane Street. It was moved today and was quite a sight as it made its way through the town! #Celebrate379
3 months ago, USD379 Communications
These are photos of the 2026 CCCHS Tiger House making its way through town and onto its permanent resting place at 725 Lane Street.
These are photos of the 2026 CCCHS Tiger House making its way through town and onto its permanent resting place at 725 Lane Street.
These are photos of the 2026 CCCHS Tiger House making its way through town and onto its permanent resting place at 725 Lane Street.
These are photos of the 2026 CCCHS Tiger House making its way through town and onto its permanent resting place at 725 Lane Street.
These are photos of the 2026 CCCHS Tiger House making its way through town and onto its permanent resting place at 725 Lane Street.
These are photos of the 2026 CCCHS Tiger House making its way through town and onto its permanent resting place at 725 Lane Street.
These are photos of the 2026 CCCHS Tiger House making its way through town and onto its permanent resting place at 725 Lane Street.
These are photos of the 2026 CCCHS Tiger House making its way through town and onto its permanent resting place at 725 Lane Street.
These are photos of the 2026 CCCHS Tiger House making its way through town and onto its permanent resting place at 725 Lane Street.
Recent retirements mean we are looking for bus drivers for the 2026-27 school year! #Celebrate379
3 months ago, USD379 Communications
This is an infographic ad for USD 379 hiring bus drivers. DID YOU KNOW? You can work flexible hours and be paid $16-$20 per hour. Don’t want to be a daily route driver, but you are regularly coming to watch games or activities? Get paid to drive! Drivers are paid from the time they get on the bus until they drop off the bus, even for all day events! Don’t have a CDL? No worries! USD 379 will pay for training, testing, and a physical. Already have a CDL? Fantastic! A passenger and school bus certification is all that is needed. Live outside of town but in Clay County? You have the option to keep your bus at your residence!
Earlier this week, Laurel Affolter and Tricia Reichert presented at the Kansas State Counselors Association Conference about their interventionist roles as Freshman and Sophomore Success Academy Coordinators. After reviewing data collected over the past 7 years, graduation rates that left some counselors in disbelief, and the way the programs have evolved over time, CCCHS was praised for its successful and innovative model of targeted support at the secondary level! #Celebrate379
3 months ago, USD379 Communications
This is a photo of Mrs. Affolter and Mrs. Reichert. Earlier this week, Laurel Affolter and Tricia Reichert presented at the Kansas State Counselors Association Conference about their interventionist roles as Freshman and Sophomore Success Academy Coordinators. After reviewing data collected over the past 7 years, graduation rates that left some counselors in disbelief, and the way the programs have evolved over time, CCCHS was praised for its successful and innovative model of targeted support at the secondary level! #Celebrate379
This infographic shows positive gains with Tier 2 and Tier 3 students in MTSS math.
This infographic shows positive gains with Tier 2 and Tier 3 students in MTSS reading.
This infographic shows positive gains with CCCCHS graduation rates from 2023 to 2026.
This infographic shows positive gains with the 2026 Sophomore Success Report.
This infographic shows positive gains with Tiger Time.
This infographic shows positive gains with Tiger Time from 2023-2026.
Thank you to our speech and language pathologists for all they do to help our kids! #Celebrate379
3 months ago, USD379 Communications
This is an infographic in recognition of the speech and language therapists in USD 379. They include Chelsie Helms, Shanna Freeman, and Theresa Bechard. May is National Speech-Language Hearing Month. We thank our pathologists who help kids find their voice!

USD 379 Families,

Last night’s rain has compromised the basement area at Garfield Elementary, which is also a shelter in the event of inclement weather. We don’t normally close school based on forecasts, as we feel our students and staff are very safe in all of our buildings. However, in this case, we would need to transport students to other buildings, which is impractical and unsafe. We also utilize the same buses within multiple buildings for after-school transportation, which makes dismissing just Garfield impractical.

Because of this, USD 379 will have a 1 pm dismissal today.

Lunch will be served as usual. All after-school sports practices and evening activities, including Project LEAD, have also been canceled. No afternoon preschool. Please call the school with any changes to your child’s after-school schedule.

3 months ago, USD379 Communications
1 pm Dismissal
Today was the last day of Mrs. Schooley's PartnerED grant program, which brought in Mr. Phil Bone, Design and Pricing Manager at Wardcraft. He has provided so much expertise and support this semester, as her students switched to using the industry-standard software, Revit. He also showed the students how to personalize their designs with Twinmotion and make realistic renderings! This information will continue to be used throughout the years as Mrs. Schooley's classes make designs and renderings of future Tiger Houses. #Celebrate379

4 months ago, USD379 Communications
Students show their renderings that they made of possible future Tiger House projects.
These are renderings that students made of possible future Tiger House projects.
On School Nurse Appreciation Day, we recognize these three ladies who go above and beyond to help our kids! By the way, this is more than 60 visits per day on average! #Celebrate379
4 months ago, USD379 Communications
This is a post appreciating Suzanne Ahlberg, Lindsay Bloomdahl, and Jessie Smith on School Nurse Appreciation Day. As of today, USD 379 school nurses have had 10,255 student visits to their office during the 2025-26 school year.
Today, on National School Lunch Hero Day, we celebrate our USD 379 food service staff!

Think about preparing a meal for 300+ people with a smile on your face. Now, do it every day for 9 months!

Thank you to our food service staff for the dedication and pride you bring to your work every single day. We appreciate you! #Celebrate379
4 months ago, USD379 Communications
This is a post celebrating the food service workers at USD 379 on National School Lunch Hero Day.
As part of the new USD 379 PartnerEd grant, Double L Manufacturing owner Thomas Mulligan has spent the past two days with Mr. Craig's welding students. It's not just about teaching technique and tricks of the trade. The group is working together to build a 16x8' billboard that will be used to promote Clay Counts Coalition activities and prevention information. This billboard should be up soon, thanks to the hard work of Mr. Mulligan, Mr. Craig, and these students!

Do you work in an agriculture, construction & design, or architecture business and can help provide real-world connections for students while getting paid at the same time? PartnerEd might be the program for you! #Celebrate379
4 months ago, USD379 Communications
A student welds as Thomas Milligan looks on.
Double L Manufacturing owner Thomas Milligan talks with a student about his welding patterns.
The plans for the Clay Counts Coalition billboard are shown.
Mr. Craig and Mr. Mulligan talk about the process of creating the billboard.
A student welds part of the billboard into place.
A student welds part of the billboard into place.
A student grinds the finished weld on the billboard stand.
A student welds part of the billboard into place.
A student grinds the finished weld on the billboard stand.