Blue Springs R-IV School District
| Blue Springs R-IV School District | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
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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[1] |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 14,000 |
| Teachers | 1027 |
| Staff | 1,486 |
| 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 14,500 students.[2] 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.[3]
Schools
Elementary
- Chapel Lakes Elementary School
- Cordill-Mason Elementary School
- Daniel Young Elementary School
- Franklin Smith Elementary School
- James Lewis Elementary School
- James Walker Elementary School
- John Nowlin Elementary School
- Lucy Franklin Elementary School
- Sunny Pointe Elementary School
- Thomas Ultican Elementary School
- Voy Spears Elementary School
- William Bryant Elementary School
- William Yates Elementary School
Middle Schools
- Brittany Hill Middle School
- Delta Woods Middle School
- Moreland Ridge Middle School
- Paul Kinder Middle School (Renamed after superintendent Paul Kinder retired)
High Schools
- Blue Springs Freshman Center
- Blue Springs High School
- Blue Springs South High School
- Valley View High School
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.
Notable alumni
- Brandon Lloyd, former professional Wide Receiver for the New England Patriots of the NFL attended Blue Springs High School.
- Ladell Betts, former professional Running Back for the Washington Redskins of the NFL attended Blue Springs High School.
- Denise Grover Swank, New York Times and USA Today best selling author, attended Blue Springs High School.
- Jon Sundvold, NBA player and All-American college basketball player at the University of Missouri, is a graduate of Blue Springs High School.
- David Cook, 7th season winner of American Idol, attended Blue Springs South High School.
- Jonathan Gordon Brody Former Supervisor with the Federal Bureau of Investigation; convicted of federal weapons charges.[4]
- Jonathan Martz Professional ballet dancer Evangel University and certified sasquatch expert.
- Donald Stephenson, professional offensive linemen for the Denver Broncos of the NFL attended Blue Springs High School.
- Steve Harris, former professional basketball player in the NBA attended Blue Springs High School.
- Darius Hill, former professional football player in the NFL attended Blue Springs High School.
- Elijah Lee, professional linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers of the NFL attended Blue Springs High School.
- Deiondre' Hall, professional cornerback for the Chicago Bears of the NFL attended Blue Springs High School.
- Nick Tepesch, professional baseball player in the MLB attended Blue Springs High School.
- Lonnie Palelei, former professional offensive linemen in the NFL and XFL attended Blue Springs High School.
- Kris Johnson, professional baseball player formerly in the MLB attended Blue Springs High School.
References
- ↑ "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Blue Springs R-iv". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences.
- ↑ "BSSD About Us". bssd.net. Archived from the original on 2010-03-15. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
- ↑ "School Districts." City of Independence. Retrieved on January 5, 2017.
- ↑ http://texas.icito.com/tag/john-gordon-brody/