January 17, 2024
USD 490 classrooms received over $50,000 from the HF Sinclair Tim Underwood Memorial Golf Tournament fundraiser. The tournament raised over $265,000 for local non-profits and awar...
January 8, 2024
Last school year, local artist and alumni Jim Clements visited USD 490 elementary schools to demonstrate painting portraits with oil paint. This year, Clements is returning to eac...
December 14, 2023
USD 490 fifth grade students received Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) completion certificates during a ceremony on December 14. El Dorado City Police Chief Mike Holto...
December 11, 2023
Blackmore encourages families to participate in a One Book, One School activity each year. This year’s book was Little Owl Rescue by Rachel Delahaye. The main character in the b...
November 6, 2023
USD 490 announced El Dorado Middle School Science Teacher Dawn Rush as the 2023 Secondary District Teacher of the Year and Blackmore Kindergarten Teacher Jessica Denner as the 202...
October 18, 2023
Staff and volunteers turned the school grounds behind Blackmore Elementary into a Pumpkin Patch full of fun learning opportunities for students on October 18. Classes took turns ...
August 18, 2023
It’s been great having students back in school this week! As expected, the start of school means more traffic on roads and sidewalks, so we want to share some reminders to help ou...
August 15, 2023
This year’s school COVID protocols were approved during the USD 490 Board of Education meeting on August 14, 2023. There were no changes from last year to the exposure guidelines....
August 4, 2023
Have you ever wondered what a school principal does at work before the teachers and students come back? Well, here’s a peek behind the curtain.
There is a lot of planning that...
July 31, 2023
El Dorado, Kan. – USD 490 announced today that all three elementary schools have been recognized as 2022-23 Project Lead The Way (PLTW) Distinguished Schools. They are three of ...
April 28, 2023
Blackmore fourth and fifth grade students attended a career fair on April 28 to learn more about potential future employment opportunities in the El Dorado area. Several local bus...
April 12, 2023
El Dorado Public Schools USD 490 is now enrolling for the 2023-2024 school year.
There have been a couple of changes to how the enrollment process will work for the upcoming ...
March 31, 2023
During the 2022-2023 school year, USD 490 teachers mentored seven student teachers as they completed their student teaching practicums in elementary education, physical education,...
March 27, 2023
USD 490 will be hosting a Kindergarten Kickoff (formerly Kindergarten Round-Up) on April 27 from 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. at each elementary school.
This FREE event is for families wit...
March 9, 2023
Registration is now open for USD 490's exclusive summer camp Explore 490! The program will run June 5 - 29, 2023 each Monday - Thursday from 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. at Grandview El...
February 9, 2023
Approximately 55 USD 490 elementary students have been selected to have their art featured at the 2023 Butler County Student Art Show at the Coutts Museum of Art in El Dorado from...
February 8, 2023
In honor of National Crossing Guard Day, USD 490 would like to take the opportunity to give a SHOUT OUT to our crossing guards: Robert Ogg at Blackmore Elementary and Ronald Butch...
January 26, 2023
The USD 490 Board of Education unanimously approved Jenifer Davis as the district’s new Superintendent beginning July 1, 2023 during a regular board meeting on Jan. 9. Davis b...
January 20, 2023
Jefferson Knapp, author of children’s book series “The Kingdom at the End of the Driveway,” visited Blackmore students on Jan. 20. He visited Grandview students in December. As...
January 18, 2023
As part of the district’s comprehensive personal safety and wellness education plan, a representative from the K-State Extension Office visited Grandview second grade classrooms o...