Schools Archive

GED test registration and scheduling at the pilot locations will be available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. GED testing on computer will be offered locally at the Metropolitan Community College-Business & Technology Campus in Kansas City beginning Wednesday, May 23.  ... Read more
dig
Angie Anaya Borgedalen/Liberty Tribune
It’s a dirty job, but somebody’s got to do it. And they do it willingly — dig in the dirt that is.  ... Read more
Liberty Public Schools is moving forward with a plan to redraw high school boundary lines in a way that will move 250 students from Liberty High School to Liberty North High School.  ... Read more
A former Liberty Public Schools employee claims she was discriminated against because of her age and gender, and experienced retaliation.  ... Read more
This summer, Liberty Public Schools families should know which schools their children will attend in fall 2013.  ... Read more
Former Liberty school district human resources benefits specialist Kirsten Nabholz is suing the Liberty school district, Superintendent Mike Brewer and Human Resources Director Robert Vogelaar.  ... Read more
Liberty Public Schools did not break the law when football players campaigned for a district tax increase, the Missouri Ethics Commission concluded earlier this month.  ... Read more
Controversy surrounding the use of a Liberty Public Schools building has been resolved — at least for now.  ... Read more
It might sound like just a schedule change. But Liberty High School administrators say an upcoming change is geared toward better preparing students for the future.  ... Read more
The words of a Kearney Junior High School student led to a frenzy in the community last week. But in the end, the student’s comment was deemed not serious by the Kearney Police Department and Kearney R-1 School District.  ... Read more
work day
Nancy Hull Rigdon/Liberty Tribune
Liberty Public Schools teachers used a day without students to get familiar with 21st century classroom technology, prepare for a statewide testing change, integrate health curriculum in physical education and more.  ... Read more
Liberty Board of Education candidates responded to questions on everything from when the district should go back to voters for more money to how familiar they are with the various schools in the district during a Thursday, March 1, forum.  ... Read more
cave
Nancy Hull Rigdon/Liberty Tribune
Man caves have been cropping up in residential basements for years. And now, Lewis and Clark Elementary School has unveiled what’s thought to be the first of its kind: a school library man cave.  ... Read more
The Liberty Board of Education filled a new district administrative position and a principal position during a Feb. 21 meeting.  ... Read more
The Liberty school district is seriously considering changes that would spell high school boundary changes and give severe-needs students a place of their own close to home.  ... Read more
Liberty Public Schools plans to form an advisory committee 50-people strong that will include representation from many areas of the community.  ... Read more
diploma
Metro Creative
In March 2011, for the first time ever, more than 30 percent of U.S. adults 25 and older had at least a bachelor’s degree, the U.S. Census Bureau reported.  ... Read more
School boundaries may change by fall 2013 for Liberty High School and Liberty North High School. Also, Liberty Public Schools may begin a program for severe needs students inside the school district.  ... Read more
Blue Jay Tower
Ray Weikal/Liberty Tribune
Northwest Missouri State University has verbally committed to begin paying Liberty Public Schools a monthly fee for the space it occupies in the district’s Blue Jay Tower.  ... Read more
Liberty High School has been recognized for its work related to a critical academic component: the ACT.  ... Read more
A Liberty Public Schools survey found three factors had a significant role in the failure of the district’s November 2011 tax increase proposal to build new facilities.  ... Read more
Liberty Public Schools staff members who have Facebook and Twitter accounts specifically for school use, such as communicating with students about a class, are now being watched.  ... Read more
Following a firm “no” from voters, Liberty Public Schools doesn’t plan to rush back to the ballot box.  ... Read more
drug education
Nancy Hull Rigdon/Liberty Tribune
Liberty sixth-graders can tell you all about the ways marijuana, alcohol, cigarettes and methamphetamine affect brains, bodies and lives.  ... Read more

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