By Payton Tholstrup

The Kansas State Department of Education and the Kansas State Board of Education are offering their congratulations to USD 333 (Concordia) for achieving recognition in 2023’s “Kansans Can Star Recognition Program.” This program measures both quantitative and qualitative measures and recognizes school districts successes in these outcome measures.

The district received bronze awards in Social Emotional Growth, Kindergarten Readiness, Individual Plan of Study, Graduation and Postsecondary Effectiveness. The district received a copper award in Civic Engagement.

They also received a Commissioner’s Award, recognizing that the district outperformed their predicted postsecondary effectiveness rate.