Blue Springs R-IV School District
| Blue Springs R-IV School District | |
|---|---|
|
Blue Springs, Missouri Kansas City Metropolitan Area United States |
|
| District information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | Education with Distinction |
| Grades | PK-12 |
| President | Kent Bradford |
| Vice-president | Rhonda Gilstrap |
| Superintendent | Jim Finley |
| Accreditation | Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education |
| Schools | 22 |
| Budget | $143,226,000 (2010-11) |
| District ID | 2905310 |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 14,524 |
| Teachers | 1027 |
| Staff | 1,998 |
| Student-teacher ratio | 1:16 |
| Other information | |
| Website | bssd |
The Blue Springs R-IV School District is a school district that serves Blue Springs, Missouri in the Kansas City metropolitan area. The district has an enrollment of over 13,000 students. The mission statement of the Blue Springs R-IV School District is to create an educational community in which each individual acquires knowledge, develops skills, and functions as a literate citizen to achieve personal goals. The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education reported that Blue Springs School District once again received a perfect score on the Annual Performance Report in 2011. This is the eleventh year in a row that the district has received a perfect score. This is determined by a number of factors including student achievement. The Blue Springs School District is one of only seven school districts in this state to have eleven consecutive years of Distinction.
The district serves a small southwestern portion of Independence.
Elementary
Middle Schools
High Schools
The Blue Springs School District also offers "Liggett Trail Education Center" which is a setting designed to address the needs of students from age 3 to 21 years with Special Needs or Disabilities. It is mainly an Early Childhood Special Education Center for 3 to 5 year olds. Emphasis is upon school/parent communication, developmentally appropriate practices, specialized therapies and team approach that allows each student to work toward his or her potential.
...
Wikipedia