Buhler USD 313

Thank you to Hutch First Naz for providing Olive Garden lunch for district office staff! #BetterTogether

Buhler USD 313 is in need of the following kitchen help. •Plum Creek Elementary is looking for a new Main Dish Cook •Buhler High School is looking for an Ala Carte Cook To apply navigate to usd313.org and click employment

Good Morning,  After reviewing the newest National Weather Service packet released this morning and confirming with the radar, Buhler USD 313 will NOT have school Thursday, February 17th.  A decision regarding activities will be made by 11:30 am.   Please note that because we are out of extra days, Buhler will have a change in the calendar.  There WILL be school on Monday, April 18th, to make up the time.   Stay safe and enjoy the snow!!  Cindy Couchman, Superintendent Buhler USD 313

Good Morning, After reviewing the newest National Weather Service packet released this morning and confirming with the radar, Buhler USD 313 will NOT have school Thursday, February 17th.  A decision regarding activities will be made by 11:30 am.   Please note that because we are out of extra days, Buhler will have a change in the calendar.  There WILL be school on Monday, April 18th, to make up the time.   Stay safe and enjoy the snow!!  Cindy Couchman, Superintendent Buhler USD 313

You know what makes Buhler amazing? Our staff and community! Without any buses running and an hour notice, all students were safely picked up from our schools by 3:45. AND - an enormous thank you to our firefighters and first responders for once again keeping our community and property safe. Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers along with the families and staff who have been evacuated. 30th Street will most likely be open to local traffic only from Obee Road to Buhler-Haven road tomorrow morning. The good news tonight is..."All busses will run as normal tomorrow morning." Thank you!! Cindy Couchman, Superintendent Buhler USD #313

Due to many fires in the area and many roads closed, we are making adjustments to bussing this afternoon. The situation is fluid and we are doing this out of an abundance of caution. There will be no bussing district wide. BGS - Students can be picked up starting now. Please use the north lot. UV - Students may be picked up immediately. Please park and walk up to the school. BHS - Please call the office to pick students up. If your student drove to school, you may call the office to excuse them from school. PHMS - Normal parent pickup can begin immediately PC - Normal parent pickup can begin immediately Thank you and stay safe.

Good Afternoon, If you have been following the weather patterns and forecast this week, you already know there is a chance for extreme weather. I wanted to update you on a couple of items in regards to days. We are required to have 1,116 hours of student contact time by the state of Kansas. We are now down to about 0.48 days left before we will need to make up time. At our last Board of Education meeting, the designated day to make that time up (if needed) is Monday, April 18th. It is always a worry that if I know we have to make time up, that I will evaluate the conditions with a more critical eye. I want to assure you that the safety of our staff and students is the priority. If we have to come to school on April 18th to keep our staff and students safe, that is what we will do. IF we would happen to need an additional day, we would add that time to the end of the school year. Cindy Couchman, Superintendent Buhler USD #313

Buhler Schools will partner with the Cosmosphere to host a STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math) Family Night on Tuesday, March 8th from 6:30-8:00pm. The evening will be come and go and focused on students aged PreK-8th grade. High school students are also welcome! Parents and family members, bring your students to the Cosmosphere for a night of exploration and fun! Some of our Summer STEAM Camp teachers will be in attendance enjoying or leading the learning as well.

The Hutchinson Fire Department will be conducting controlled burns this afternoon which will close Buhler-Haven road from 30th street to 4th street AND close 30th street from Willison Road to Buhler-Haven Road. Busses will not be running tonight after school in those areas. If your student needed to be picked up yesterday due to the fires, they will need to picked up from school this afternoon again today. We ask parents with students at Buhler Grade and Union Valley to please call the the respective school offices to let the staff know who will be responsible for picking your student up this afternoon. This will help us streamline parent pick up at the two elementary buildings that run busses to that area. Thank you again to our local firefighters and first responders for their work on keeping our community safe and our property protected. Cindy Couchman, Superintendent Buhler USD #313

Thank you to our bus drivers, staff, and parents for your patience and flexibility today with changes to bus routes that were affected by the grass fire. I have been told that ALL bus routes will be able to run as usual tomorrow morning. A special thank you to our local firefighters and first responders for working the fires today and staying up tonight to monitor the situation. You can get the latest updates on the fire by following either Reno County Sheriff's Office or Hutchinson Fire HFD Facebook pages. Cindy Couchman, Superintendent Buhler USD #313

See below for information about an English class being offered by Grace Bible Church

Due to a fire from 30th street to 4th street and Buhler-Haven Road to Willison Road, some roads are closed. Therefore any students that would normally be dropped off by busses in that area, will need to be picked up from their school. If you are unsure about your child's status, contact your school. Cindy Couchman, Superintendent

We are ready to meet our littlest Crusaders! Preschool application clinics are coming up in March. There will be three Monday evenings available to attend and sign your child up to attend any of our three elementary schools. Feel free to attend a different school's night if the listed time does not work for your attendance center. That information will be shared with the correct school. PreK roundup dates are: Monday, March 7: Union Valley 5:00-7:00 Monday, March 21: Plum Creek 5:00-7:00 Monday, March 28: Buhler Grade 5:00-7:00 View the following link for frequently asked questions regarding our early childhood programs. https://5il.co/157wa

If you have not received a voice call, text alert, or email regarding our cancellations or tomorrow’s late start and believe you should have, please call the district office at 620-543-2258. Ask to speak to Charlene Cooper. You may also email Charlene at ccooper@usd313.org

Good Evening,  To allow the sun to come up, additional time for roads to be driven on, and our crews to clear any new, small drifts in our parking lots and sidewalks, Buhler USD 313 will start two hours late on Friday, February 4th. Please see below for specific building start times and information. With the 2 hour late start, the following will be implemented: *No morning PreK *No breakfasts will be served *Shining Stars will be open 2 hours late *All start times will shift back two hours (elementary 10:00, PHMS 10:20, BHS 10:10) *Bus pick up times will be 2 hours later *High school students will report directly to 1st hour *Middle school students will report directly to 1st hour Many roads are completely clear but with snow blowing over the roads in spots, there are some occasional snow-packed areas, so please drive slowly and allow space for the car in front of you. We look forward to seeing everyone tomorrow. Cindy Couchman, Superintendent Buhler USD #313

Good Afternoon, After driving area roads, the wind causing snow drifts is already a concern for safe travel. With overnight winds, drifting of roads will continue to be an issue in the morning. Due to unsafe traveling conditions, Buhler Schools USD #313 will NOT be in session on Thursday, February 3rd. A decision on activities for Thursday afternoon will be made before 11:30 am tomorrow. Cindy Couchman, Superintendent Buhler USD #313

Good Afternoon, Using the National Weather Service forecast of snow and wind chill for Wednesday combined with the very high confidence level of the event occurring, Buhler Schools USD #313 will NOT be in session on Wednesday, February 2nd. Additionally, there will be no activities including practices. It is unusual for us to make this determination this early; however, all weather models are showing significant weather and travel impact. We hope this allows time for families to make arrangements for children tomorrow. Cindy Couchman, Superintendent Buhler USD #313

In honor of Kansas Day tomorrow, students in Mrs. Lohrentz's class at Buhler Grade School are coding robot ornate box turtles through a maze. We love combining math, problem solving, art, computer science, and Kansas history. #Bexceptional

This video lays out the options families have when presented with common Covid-19 scenarios. https://youtu.be/HsEfe0KmtSE More details can be seen on our website under Covid-19 Navigating Next and the longer post below dated January 19th.

Buhler Families and Staff, As our number of positive cases rise, our continued goal is to keep students in school safely. Effective today, January 19, 2022, we will be following KDHE’s guidelines to suspend COVID contact tracing for 30 days. Per the KDHE guidance, with cases at such a high level, anyone that has been in public spaces should consider themselves a close contact. We are shifting our focus to monitoring positive cases, household contacts, and symptomatic individuals. Families will take responsibility for monitoring symptoms at home and taking appropriate action. The school district will do the following: *Notify parents of positive cases in the building each day. *Parents of elementary students will still be notified of classroom exposure. *Track absences and positive cases. *Monitor and daily test household contacts and symptomatic staff and students. *Update the website with daily numbers and absences. Expectations of parents and staff: *Monitor daily for symptoms. *If symptomatic, stay home or test (see below for testing times). *Do not come to school if sick. *If positive, stay home for at least 5 days. If fever free for 24 hours and symptoms are markedly improved, return to school/work wearing a mask for an additional 5 days. *Household contacts now have the option of attending school with masking and testing options available to them. TESTING Buhler Schools will continue to provide free rapid and PCR tests to symptomatic or asymptomatic staff and students at any of our attendance centers from 7:45-8:15 AM or by calling the district office for an appointment. Locations of testing in each building will remain the same. Liz Schmidt, school nurse, and I have created a video with situational questions that may arise. To access it, click here: https://bit.ly/3rxdyGb Students and staff who present with symptoms will be asked to test or will be sent home until symptom free for 24 hours. For more detailed information on options, please see our Stay to Learn, Play, and Work Plan at: https://sites.google.com/usd313.org/buhlernavigatingnext/covid-surveillance-reports Thank you for your continued support as we navigate this challenging time for our schools and communities. Our goal is to keep students in school daily. To achieve this, we need our parents’ help in monitoring symptoms to mitigate the spread of the virus in our buildings. Cindy Couchman, Superintendent Buhler USD #313