MES News
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Mrs. Charles Honored with Golden Apple Award
Mrs. Charles and her class received school supplies from Project Teacher, KAKE-TV and Davis-Moore Auto Group. Congratulations Mrs. Charles!
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Celebrating Excellence Support Staff Awards
Ralph Naputi, MES Custodian, received a Celebrating Excellence in Education Support Staff Award at the end of the 2019-20 school year. Congratulations Ralph!
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Box Tops for Education
Download the BoxTops app for easier submission! If you do still have clipped box tops, please send in.
District News
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Kindergarten and pre-K online enrollment now open for 2021-22
Kindergarten and pre-K enrollment for the 2021-22 school year has opened and is online only. Register by March 31.
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Next Maize Board of Education meeting scheduled for March 8
The Maize Board of Education will have its next regular monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, March 8.
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Maize South High School counselor named Kansas School Counselor of the Year
Congratulations to Maize South High School's Lyndsey Brown, surprised Feb. 3 with the title of Kansas School Counselor of the Year!
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District accepting applications for positions to support special education programs
Maize USD 266 is eager to officially launch the new Maize Special Educational Cooperative for the start of the 2021-22 school year. Leaders are seeking excellent candidates to join our OneMa1ze team!
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Students to return to face-to-face learning five days a week beginning Feb. 22 for middle school, Feb. 25 for high school
During the Maize Board of Education's meeting Feb. 8, it was confirmed that middle and high school will be in school five days a week beginning on Feb. 22 and Feb. 25.
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Middle/high students to move to in-school learning four or five days a week in February
The Maize Board of Education has approved a change that will bring students in grades 6 through 12 physically back into the classroom at least four days a week starting later in the month of February. The full-time remote learning model will continue to be offered for students and families who have elected it.
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Current learning models continue as school board plans special meeting
The Maize Board of Education met Jan. 11 for its regular monthly meeting and discussed and reviewed the district’s T4T Reopening Plan. The learning models currently in place will continue for now, and board members expect to call a special meeting to consider additional data that district leaders are gathering for their review.
MES Calendar
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Tomorrow
5:00 PM - 9:00 PM MES Spirit Night at Freddy's
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March 15, 2021
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March 16, 2021
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March 17, 2021
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March 18, 2021
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March 19, 2021
About OneMa1ze
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Stronger, better together
Our vision for a united school district began as a collective goal among Maize USD 266 administrative staff members at the beginning of the 2015-16 year. It since has inspired student artwork, charitable cooperation, a flash mob, and more.
From Eagles and Mavericks collaborating on fundraising community projects to high school students helping in our preschool classrooms, we are stronger together.
Thank you for your support, and please use the hashtag #OneMa1ze on social media to be a part of our story!
Connect. Learn. Lead.
SUPERINTENDENT'S MESSAGE
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What is best for our students?
My district administrative team members know this is a question they often will hear me ask, as it is one that guides my decision-making as the superintendent of schools here at Maize USD 266. I want to ensure that Maize -- and its students and employees -- have great success. I aim to be fiscally responsible by striving for an efficient and strong education, not a cheap one, guided primarily by one question: What is best for our students? It will not always be an easy question to answer, but I look forward to the opportunity to seek an answer nonetheless. Thank you again for your continued support of this great district. We are better together working as OneMa1ze. Sincerely, Dr. Chad Higgins, Superintendent of Schools chiggins@usd266.com (Please click on the headline to read an expanded view of this message.)
Announcements
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Maslow's Pantry a free resource for entire OneMa1ze community
Maslow's Pantry is a students-helping-students program that provides food, hygiene items, and clothes to students, their families, and others in our community. The pantry is in the building in front of Maize High School that formerly served as the police station. Maslow's respects anonymity and depends on donations. Students visit to select items they need.
How you can support Maslow's Pantry
Others interested in helping can deliver donations to the front office at Maize High, 11600 W. 45th St. North in Maize. Needs include dried boxed food, personal hygiene items, and prom dresses. A local business will dry clean and alter gowns for Maslow's prom dress exchange, which started last year and aims to be even larger this spring. Thank you for your support!
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Maize Early Childhood Center
District opens its first standalone preschool in August 2017, thanks to the bond issue passed in June 2015.