August 29, 2007

Neufeld Awarded Fulbright Grant
Janet Neufeld, Assistant Superintendent of Instruction and Professional Development for Newton USD 373, has been awarded a Fulbright Teacher Exchange grant to conduct study in England, the United States Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board announced recently...-read press release (.pdf)

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August 29, 2007

Local Dignitaries Tour Schools
District tours were conducted for area dignitaries during the first week of school to help acquaint them with Newton school facilities and programs. Harvey County Sheriff A.J. Wuthnow and Under-sheriff B.J. Tyner toured Chisholm Middle School with school principal Cesar Peña. Wuthnow and Tyner discussed Chisholm’s safety and crisis response plan with Peña, who showed them the building and highlighted the school’ s safety procedures for various scenarios. Wuthnow indicated his desire to work closely with the district in coordinating crisis response efforts and provided the school with bookmarks to distribute to students promoting safe use of the internet. Others who participated in the district tours included North Newton Mayor Ron Braun, Kansas Representative Don Schroeder, and Shirley Goering of North Newton. .

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August 1, 2007

District Receives 100 Percent Efficiency Score
Newton USD 373 named one of top 21 most efficient districts in Kansas, according to recent S&P Report...
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