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...
March 1, 2023
Skelly second through fifth grade students participated in the Panther Pride Poetry Cafe on Mar. 1. Students selected a poem or wrote one of their own to read aloud in front of t...
February 23, 2023
EHS senior Niomi Ndirangu visited Skelly students on Feb. 23 to teach them about epilepsy. Ndirangu was crowned Miss Kansas Outstanding Teen and part of that honor is participatin...
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...
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 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...
January 13, 2023
USD 490 Class of 1981 graduate and former Skelly student Jim Clements is touring Blackmore, Grandview and Skelly schools to talk to fourth and fifth grade students about his caree...
December 14, 2022
USD 490 has released an updated resource page for families. The QR codes will take you to that resource's website where you can find more information about the services they each ...
June 29, 2022
This new calendar now has the SCHOOL START DATES that the previously released calendar was missing. This calendar is also available for viewing on the district website.
April 1, 2022
Congratulations to Blackmore Elementary and Skelly Elementary for receiving the Challenge Award! This is an award that recognizes schools for outstanding achievements and unco...
March 30, 2022
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March 30, 2022
We are looking for ideas for a FREE summer event to get everyone prepped and pumped for the upcoming school year. Help us with some feedback about resources you and your students ...
March 4, 2022
The Partners In Education Foundation, Inc. (PIE) made its tour of El Dorado schools Tuesday March 1st to distribute this year’s Spring Awards. Two different types of awards were p...
November 12, 2021
We will begin collecting donations for USD 490's district-wide service event Stuff the Truck tomorrow, Nov. 17. On Dec. 1, all donated items will be delivered to the Salvation A...