February Message from the USD 224 Superintendent

by Brian Pekarek | Tuesday, February 2, 2010

The “Greening” of our School District I always marvel at how a small pebble thrown into a pond causes waves that spread throughout the whole body of water. This is the same way that I view the positive and proactive changes with our “green energy” initiatives within the Clifton-Clyde School District. Just like the . . . read more

March USD 224 Superintendent Report

by Brian Pekarek

March USD 224 Superintendent Report: Relating the Winter Olympic Games to the Upcoming Kansas State Assessments During the Month of February, children, parents, and community members from all over the United . . . read more

January Message from the USD 224 Superintendent: Planning for the Future

by Brian Pekarek

At the end of December, the school districts in Kansas received some good news in regards to school funding and budget cuts. After a year and a half of budget cuts in education, Kansas Governor Mark Parkinson announced that he would not . . . read more

December Message from the USD 224 Superintendent: Continuing the Tradition of Academic Excellence

by Brian Pekarek

In November, USD 224 earned a series of outstanding academic excellence awards. The school district received these from the Kansas Department of Education, Governor Mark Parkinson, and the Kansas State House of Representatives. These were . . . read more

November Message from the USD 224 Superintendent

by Brian Pekarek

Recently, the Clifton-Clyde School District earned Kansas’ highest possible academic awards from Governor Mark Parkinson and the Kansas Department of Education. The awards were based on the exceptionally high academic achievement that . . . read more

October Message from the USD 224 Superintendent

by Brian Pekarek

“Murphy’s Law” states that “If there is anything that could go wrong, it will go wrong.” Some people might choose to look at the education finance situation from Topeka in this way, but others (myself included) see it . . . read more

August Message from the USD 224 Superintendent: Welcome Back Students!

by Brian Pekarek

August Message from the USD 224 Superintendent Welcome Back Students and Parents! As Superintendent of USD 224, I would like to welcome the students, parents, and community members of Clifton-Clyde back to the start of the new . . . read more

September Message from the USD 224 Superintendent

by Brian Pekarek

Energy Efficiency and Education within USD 224 I recently attended a superintendent workshop where the keynote speaker discussed the changes that are affecting our world regarding energy and the job market. He shared data not . . . read more

July Message From the Superintendent: School Budget News

by Brian Pekarek

I have often heard it said that: “Tough times often bring out the best in people.” That can definitely be said of the July 2009 Kansas School District Finance situation. July Budget Message: Many of you may have undoubtedly . . . read more

Welcome from the New USD 224 Superintendent!

By Brian Pekarek

Hello! My name is Brian Pekarek, and I am the new USD 224 Superintendent for 2009-2010. I wanted to briefly introduce myself to the Clifton-Clyde students, parents, and community members. As the USD 224 Superintendent this year, I will be . . . read more