Circle Unified School District 375, Kansas

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Circle Unified School District 375
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Towanda, Kansas
District details
Superintendent: Don Potter
# of school board members: 7
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Circle Unified School District 375 is a school district in Kansas.

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Superintendent

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Don Potter is the superintendent of Circle Unified School District 375. Potter was appointed superintendent in July 2017. Potter's previous career experience includes working as a high school principal and a teacher.[1][2]

School board

The Circle Unified School District 375 school board consists of seven members elected to four-year terms. Six board members are elected by district, and one is elected at large.[3]


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Elections

See also: Circle Unified School District elections in 2019, 2021, & 2023

Board members are elected on a staggered basis in November of odd-numbered years.

Four seats on the board were up for general election on November 7, 2023.


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Public participation in board meetings

The Circle Unified School District 375 school board maintains the following policy on public testimony during board meetings:[4]

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Public Participation (Also KCA)

Any patrons wishing to speak to the board regarding a specific concern requiring board action shall first notify the superintendent seven days prior to the meeting and state the reason(s) for the request. The superintendent shall determine whether said request can be solved by the staff without appearance of the patron before the board. If not, the superintendent shall place the patron's request on the agenda of the next regular board meeting. At each meeting of the board, the president or the presiding officer of the board shall welcome all visitors to the board meeting.

The board president may, at his discretion, ask those patrons attending the board meeting if any of them have something to bring to the attention of the board. The rules for the public forum are available through the clerk prior to the board meeting and at the meeting itself.

The board president may impose a limit on the amount of time a visitor may have to address the board. The board president may ask groups with the same special interest to appoint a spokesperson.[5]

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District map

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[6]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $2,422,000 $1,264 8%
Local: $12,721,000 $6,639 42%
State: $14,804,000 $7,727 49%
Total: $29,947,000 $15,630
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $31,842,000 $16,618
Total Current Expenditures: $21,376,000 $11,156
Instructional Expenditures: $12,239,000 $6,387 38%
Student and Staff Support: $1,668,000 $870 5%
Administration: $2,305,000 $1,203 7%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $5,164,000 $2,695 16%
Total Capital Outlay: $8,563,000 $4,469
Construction: $7,271,000 $3,794
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $1,898,000 $990


Teacher salaries

The following salary information was pulled from the district's teacher salary schedule. A salary schedule is a list of expected compensations based on variables such as position, years employed, and education level. It may not reflect actual teacher salaries in the district.

Year Minimum Maximum
2019-2020[7] $40,000

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements.[8]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 33 40-59 21-39 30-39 <50 21-39 33
2018-2019 38 21-39 <50 30-39 <50 30-39 38
2017-2018 41 >=50 <50 20-29 PS 40-49 42
2016-2017 44 <50 <50 30-39 <50 30-39 45
2015-2016 43 >=50 <50 30-39 <50 40-59 43
2014-2015 41 <50 <50 30-39 <50 21-39 42
2012-2013 88 >=50 >=50 70-79 >=80 60-79 89
2011-2012 92 >=50 >=50 >=90 >=80 80-89 92
2010-2011 90 >=50 >=50 80-89 >=50 60-79 91

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 45 >=50 21-39 40-49 <50 40-59 45
2018-2019 45 60-79 <50 40-49 <50 40-49 45
2017-2018 45 >=50 <50 40-49 <50 40-49 45
2016-2017 49 <50 <50 30-39 <50 50-59 50
2015-2016 51 >=50 >=50 40-49 <50 40-59 52
2014-2015 50 <50 <50 40-49 <50 40-59 51
2012-2013 91 >=50 >=50 >=90 >=80 >=80 92
2011-2012 94 >=50 >=50 80-89 >=80 >=90 94
2010-2011 93 >=50 >=50 >=90 >=50 60-79 94

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 85-89 PS >=50 >=50 PS PS 85-89
2018-2019 90-94 PS >=50 PS PS 90-94
2017-2018 85-89 PS PS >=50 PS PS 85-89
2016-2017 80-84 PS PS >=50 PS >=50 85-89
2015-2016 85-89 PS PS PS PS 85-89
2014-2015 >=95 PS >=50 PS PS >=95
2013-2014 90-94 PS PS PS PS PS 90-94
2012-2013 90-94 PS PS PS PS PS 90-94
2011-2012 90-94 PS PS PS PS 90-94
2010-2011 90-94 PS PS PS PS 90-94


Students

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 2,062 2.3
2021-2022 2,015 4.9
2020-2021 1,916 -5.2
2019-2020 2,016 1.2
2018-2019 1,991 2.4
2017-2018 1,944 -1.2
2016-2017 1,968 -1.7
2015-2016 2,002 2.2
2014-2015 1,958 2.3
2013-2014 1,912 2.6
2012-2013 1,862 0.6
2011-2012 1,851 2.8
2010-2011 1,800 9.4
2009-2010 1,631 1.5
2008-2009 1,607 -0.9
2007-2008 1,622 1.6
2006-2007 1,596 4.4
2005-2006 1,526 -1.9
2004-2005 1,555 1.2
2003-2004 1,537 1.2
2002-2003 1,519 -1.4
2001-2002 1,540 0.6
2000-2001 1,531 0.8
1999-2000 1,518 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Circle Unified School District 375 (%) Kansas K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.7 0.7
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 1.9 2.8
Black 2.6 6.7
Hispanic 6.1 21.5
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.2
Two or More Races 3.4 6.2
White 85.3 61.9

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Circle Unified School District 375 had 140.30 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 14.7.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 28.00
Elementary: 45.70
Secondary: 66.60
Total: 140.30

Circle Unified School District 375 employed 2.00 district administrators and 8.00 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 2.00
District Administrative Support: 4.00
School Administrators: 8.00
School Administrative Support: 9.00
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 74.40
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 4.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 6.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 4.00
Library/Media Support: 3.10
Student Support Services: 12.00
Other Support Services: 70.20


Schools

The Circle Unified School District 375 operates six schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Circle Benton Elementary274PK-6
Circle Greenwich Elementary332PK-6
Circle High6009-12
Circle Middle School3037-8
Circle Oil Hill Elementary247PK-6
Circle Towanda Elementary306PK-6

Contact information

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Circle Unified School District 375
901 Main St.
Towanda, KS 67144
Phone: 316-541-2577


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Footnotes

  1. ↑ LinkedIn, "Don Potter," accessed November 14, 2019
  2. ↑ Butler County Times-Gazette, "Potter named as new Unified School District 375 superintendent," January 31, 2017
  3. ↑ Circle Public Schools Unified School District #375, "Board Members," accessed January 28, 2020
  4. ↑ Circle Public Schools Unified School District #375, "BOE District Policies," accessed June 16, 2021
  5. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  6. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
  7. ↑ Circle Public Schools Unified School District #375, "Circle Unified School District 375 2019-2020 Negotiated Agreement," accessed July 13, 2021
  8. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
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