For Staff

ACE Teacher Grant Application

ACE Teacher Grant Application (Fillable PDF)

KPERS

Benefits Open Enrollment

Benefits Guide – English

Guia de beneficios – Español

ESI RESOURCES (TASN)

POLICY GAAF - EMERGENCY SAFETY INTERVENTIONS

ESI FAMILY GUIDE (ENGLISH)

ESI FAMILY GUIDE (ESPAÑOL)

ESI GUIDANCE

ESI REQUIREMENTS CHECKLIST

LOCAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION GUIDE FOR PARENTS

ELLevation

Our district has utilized ELLevation since 2016. It is the only web-based software platform specifically designed for ELL educators and the English Learners they serve. Access real-time student data, instructional strategies and professional learning. Contact the district coordinator if you do not know your log in.

Family Toolkit

“The English Learner Family Toolkit was created to help families choose education services that meet their child’s needs. U.S. educators, elementary and secondary school teachers, principals, and other school staff can also share the toolkit as a resource for English learners and their families.”

Interpreter/Translation Services

Title VI requires schools to adequately communicate with limited English proficient (LEP) parents about important school-related information in languages they can understand. The Office For Civil Rrights has sought to ensure that limited English proficiency is not an obstacle for students or their LEP parents to access educational opportunities. Access the above document to find out more about the resources available to you in order to meet these federal requirements.

Kansas English Language Proficiency Standards

“On September 11, 2018, the Kansas English Language Profiency Standards (KELP) for English Learners were adopted by the Kansas Board of Education. Beyond understanding common English usage, ELs need to understand the language used for grade-level instruction in English language arts, mathematics, science, social studies and other content areas. The standards highlight and amplify the critical language, knowledge about language, and skills for using language that are necessary for ELs to be successful in school.” These can be found on the Title III page on the KSDE website. You can access them here as well.

NEW 2025-2026 English Learner Framework from KSDE

KSDE Title III Resources

“Under the No Child Left Behind Act, Title III provides funding to support services designed to enhance English language learners’ fluency in English and immigrant students’ understanding of American culture.” You can find program guidelines and regulations for the State of Kansas.

Newcomer Toolkit

“The Newcomer Toolkit is designed to help U.S. educators; elementary and secondary teachers, principals, and other school staff who work directly with immigrant students—including asylees and refugees—and their families.

ACE Fund Grant Application

Compensation for Unused Leave Form

Gift Form

Horizontal Movement Form

Lump Sum Payment Form

SLAP Application

Teacher Transfer Request Form

Timesheet

Apply for License

Fingerprint Card Info

Master Agreement (2025-2026)

Appendix (2022-2023)

MSDS

Organizational Chart and Communication Matrix

SLAP Guidelines

Payroll Cut-Off Calendar

CLASSIFIED STAFF HANDBOOK

TRANSPORTATION EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT MANUAL

SOCIAL MEDIA GUIDELINES

ADMINISTRATIVE GUIDELINES

Substitute Teacher Resources

Sexual Harassment and Complaint Policies, Procedures
(GAAC, JGEC, GAAB)

Link to these and all District Policies

Updated policy language was adopted in July 2020. Visit the link above to view the full language on these 3 policies regarding sexual harassment, complaints, and investigation processing. Complaints regarding alleged discrimination on the basis of sex, as prohibited by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and other federal and state laws regulating such discrimination and discriminatory harassment, shall be handled in accordance with the procedures outlined in board policies GAAC and JGEC and shall be directed to the Title IX Coordinator (Assistant Superintendent/Director of Business and Operations) at 620-441-2000, TitleIXCoordinator@usd470.com, or 2545 Greenway, Arkansas City, KS 67005. The district takes all reports of sexual harassment seriously and will respond meaningfully to every report of discrimination based on sex, including sexual harassment. Please see the policy language in the link above to view complaint procedures including how to report or file a formal complaint of sex discrimination or sexual harassment, supportive measures, and definitions. 

Training Materials

With new Title IX regulations, the process to investigate sexual harassment complaints has been defined to include specific roles for coordinators, investigators, and decision-makers. Materials used by our district to train our administrators are required to be posted to the public. The document below is from the Kansas Association of School Board (KASB) legal department and is being used for administrator training.

KSDE Certified and Classified Training Directory

Vector Training Modules

Alternative manner of furnishing statements. If you are an ALE member that offers employer-sponsored, self-insured health coverage and meets the requirements of Regulations section 1.6055-1(g), you may use the alternative manner of furnishing statements to non-full-time employees and nonemployees who are enrolled in the self-insured health coverage. To use the alternative manner of furnishing statements, the following conditions must be met.

• The employer must provide clear and conspicuous notice, in a location on its website that is reasonably accessible to all individuals, stating that individuals may receive a copy of their statement upon request. The notice must include an email address, a physical address to which a request for a statement may be sent, and a telephone number that individuals may use to contact the employer with any questions. A notice posted on the employer’s website must be written in plain, non-technical terms and with letters of a font size large enough, including any visual cues or graphic figures, to call to a viewer’s attention that the information pertains to tax statements reporting that individuals had health coverage.
  • For example, an employer’s website provides a clear and conspicuous notice if it (1) includes a statement on the main page, or a link on the main page, reading “Tax Information,” to a secondary page that includes a statement, in capital letters, “IMPORTANT HEALTH COVERAGE TAX DOCUMENTS”; (2) explains how non-full-time employees and nonemployees who are enrolled in the plan may request a copy of Form 1095-C; and (3) includes the employer’s email address, mailing address, and telephone number.
• The employer must post the notice on its website by March 2, 2026, and retain the notice in the same location on its website through October 15, 2026.
• The employer must furnish the statement to a requesting individual within 30 days of the date the request is received. To satisfy this requirement, the employer may furnish the statement electronically if the recipient affirmatively consents.

Effective January 31, 2024, employers no longer have to automatically send Form 1095-C to individuals. Employers can now post a notice on its website informing individuals that they may request a copy of the statement. The requirement to provide the statement is met as long as the notice satisfies the requirements set forth above and is:

• Clear, conspicuous, and reasonably accessible to all responsible individuals;
• Timely posted, which for tax year 2025 is by March 2, 2026, and retained until October 15 of the filing year; and furnished within 30 days of the date the request is received.