Parents & Community Members
Did you know that you can see how USD 481 is working to educate students in this district? You can find reports about our state assessment results, our graduation rates, our attendance rates, and even about how our students do after they graduate (postsecondary success). You might be asking "Where do I go to find this plethora of information?" Simply visit https://datacentral.ksde.gov/ and type in USD 481. Then you can choose which topic you would like to explore.
If you have questions about what you see, please reach out to one of USD 481's administrators.
Adam Sobba - Hope Schools Principal asobba@usd481.com
Kane Hensley - White City Schools Principal khensley@usd481.com
Darlene Griffiths - USD 481 Superintendent dgriffiths@usd481.com
We are proud of our students, teachers, and team here at Rural Vista, and it shows in our stats!!!
Did you know that you can see how USD 481 is working to educate students in this district? You can find reports about our state assessment results, our graduation rates, our attendance rates, and even about how our students do after they graduate (postsecondary success). You might be asking "Where do I go to find this plethora of information?" Simply visit https://datacentral.ksde.gov/ and type in USD 481. Then you can choose which topic you would like to explore.
If you have questions about what you see, please reach out to one of USD 481's administrators.
Adam Sobba - Hope Schools Principal asobba@usd481.com
Kane Hensley - White City Schools Principal khensley@usd481.com
Darlene Griffiths - USD 481 Superintendent dgriffiths@usd481.com
We are proud of our students, teachers, and team here at Rural Vista, and it shows in our stats!!!
Regular BOE Meeting
October 13th, 2025
Hope, KS- School Library
7:00 P.M.
1. Call to Order
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Consent Agenda Approval
a. Approval of September Minutes
b. Treasurer’s Report (Cash Summary)
c. Approval of Warrants
d. Bank Resolution
4. Adoption of the October Meeting Agenda
5. Public Presentation
a. Citizen’s Open Forum
b. Correspondence
c. Governmental Relations
6. Old Business
a. Fire Escapes
b. Little Huskies Childcare
c. Supplementals
7. New Business
a. New Hires
b. Resignations
c. Substitute
d. Gift
e. Executive Session-Personnel
f. Executive Session- Acquisition of Real Property
8. Administrative Updates
a. Hope Principal
b. White City Principal
c. Superintendent
9. Adjournment
October 13th, 2025
Hope, KS- School Library
7:00 P.M.
1. Call to Order
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Consent Agenda Approval
a. Approval of September Minutes
b. Treasurer’s Report (Cash Summary)
c. Approval of Warrants
d. Bank Resolution
4. Adoption of the October Meeting Agenda
5. Public Presentation
a. Citizen’s Open Forum
b. Correspondence
c. Governmental Relations
6. Old Business
a. Fire Escapes
b. Little Huskies Childcare
c. Supplementals
7. New Business
a. New Hires
b. Resignations
c. Substitute
d. Gift
e. Executive Session-Personnel
f. Executive Session- Acquisition of Real Property
8. Administrative Updates
a. Hope Principal
b. White City Principal
c. Superintendent
9. Adjournment
The High School JV football game scheduled for tonight, 10/6/2025, has been canceled due to field conditions and potential weather later.
Shout out to our White City Volunteer Fire Department for being our High Five Friday Door Greeters this morning!
Reminder - No School for USD 481 Rural Vista students on Monday, September 29th due to inservice for all school staff. Our staff will be collaborating with other Wheat State League staff to make our schools even better! We look forward to seeing our students back on Tuesday.
PAWS and White City Schools invites these groups to come join us for High Five Fridays through October. Come join us if you can!
FFA Members & Potential FFA Members,
We will be holding a FFA Meeting this Sunday, September 21st at 4:00 pm in the ag building.
Wear your FFA jacket, if you have one.
Officers will do opening and closing ceremonies
Agenda will include: Budget, Future Goals, Fundraising, Events
Parents of FFA members are invited to attend. However, parents will only be observers. The meeting will only be open to FFA members and potential FFA members to participate. The meeting will last one hour.
If you have questions, please email Mrs. Griffiths.
We will be holding a FFA Meeting this Sunday, September 21st at 4:00 pm in the ag building.
Wear your FFA jacket, if you have one.
Officers will do opening and closing ceremonies
Agenda will include: Budget, Future Goals, Fundraising, Events
Parents of FFA members are invited to attend. However, parents will only be observers. The meeting will only be open to FFA members and potential FFA members to participate. The meeting will last one hour.
If you have questions, please email Mrs. Griffiths.
FFA Members and Potential FFA Members,
We will be holding a FFA Meeting this Sunday, September 21st at 7:00 pm in the library.
Wear your FFA jacket, if you have one
Officers will do opening and closing ceremonies
Agenda will include: Budget, Future Goals, Fundraising, Events
Parents of FFA members are invited to attend. However, parents will only be observers. The meeting will only be open to FFA members and potential FFA members to participate. The meeting will last one hour.
If you have questions, please email Mrs. Griffiths.
We will be holding a FFA Meeting this Sunday, September 21st at 7:00 pm in the library.
Wear your FFA jacket, if you have one
Officers will do opening and closing ceremonies
Agenda will include: Budget, Future Goals, Fundraising, Events
Parents of FFA members are invited to attend. However, parents will only be observers. The meeting will only be open to FFA members and potential FFA members to participate. The meeting will last one hour.
If you have questions, please email Mrs. Griffiths.
Count Day
Monday, September 22, 2025
Please make sure your student(s) is in attendance on Monday as this is the official count day for USD 481. Our attendance that day determines our funding for the school year. Help us by sending your child to school.
Monday, September 22, 2025
Please make sure your student(s) is in attendance on Monday as this is the official count day for USD 481. Our attendance that day determines our funding for the school year. Help us by sending your child to school.
4th grade Water Festival in Council Grove has been cancelled today!
Late Start for Rural Vista Schools
Wednesday, September 10, 2025
What parents need to know . . .
There will be no preschool that day.
Grab and go breakfast offered.
Bus will run 2 hours later for pick up in the morning.
Do not drop off your child prior to 9:45 am as there will not be supervision.
School will start promptly at 10:00.
Wednesday, September 10, 2025
What parents need to know . . .
There will be no preschool that day.
Grab and go breakfast offered.
Bus will run 2 hours later for pick up in the morning.
Do not drop off your child prior to 9:45 am as there will not be supervision.
School will start promptly at 10:00.
Tonight's high school JV football game in Hope is being Postponed to Tomorrow night at 6 pm, 9/9/25.
The RNR and Budget Meetings that were scheduled for 6:45 pm on September 8th have been postponed to September 18th at 6:45 pm due to a misprint in the Abilene Reflector newspaper.
Regular BOE Meeting
September 8th, 2025
White City, KS- School Library
7:00 P.M.
1. Call to Order
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Consent Agenda Approval
a. Approval of August Minutes
b. Treasurer’s Report (Cash Summary)
c. Approval of Warrants
4. Adoption of the September Meeting Agenda
5. Public Presentation
a. Citizen’s Open Forum
b. Correspondence
c. Governmental Relations
6. Old Business
a. Fire Escapes
7. New Business
a. LOB Resolution - postponed to Sept 18th
b. Budget - postponed to Sept 18th
c. New Hire
d. Substitutes
e. Supplementals
f. Policies
g. Resignation
h. White City Center Court Design
i. Little Huskies Daycare
j. Calendar
j. Executive Session-Personnel
k. Executive Session – Acquisition of Real Property
8. Administrative Updates
a. Hope Principal
b. White City Principal
c. Superintendent
9. Adjournment
PAWS and White City Schools are teaming up for High Five Fridays! Every Friday we will have different groups greet our students and staff with a smile and a high five. Happy Friday!
Parents of students traveling on the Italy and Greece tour this coming summer! https://www.eftours.com/global-citizen this link will take you to the EF Tours Global Citizen Scholarship page. Here your traveller can apply and fill out the scholarship for a chance to win $1,000 applied to our current trip! Deadline for our travel window is November 5th with winners being announced on December 5th! If you have any questions, reach out to mhinkle@usd487.org
White City Schools is currently looking for a:
Student Supervision Aide (Part-Time)
Location: White City Schools
Schedule: Black Days only (every other day)
Pay: $15/hr, no benefits
Hours: 10:30 AM – 12:15 PM
Contact Kane Hensley @ khensley@usd481.com or 785-349-2211 if interested!
Student Supervision Aide (Part-Time)
Location: White City Schools
Schedule: Black Days only (every other day)
Pay: $15/hr, no benefits
Hours: 10:30 AM – 12:15 PM
Contact Kane Hensley @ khensley@usd481.com or 785-349-2211 if interested!
White City Schools phone lines are back up and running!
Regular BOE Meeting
August 11th, 2025
Hope, KS- School Library
7:00 P.M.
1. Call to Order
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Election of Officers
4. Consent Agenda Approval
a. Approval of July Minutes
b. Treasurer’s Report
c. Approval of Warrants
5. Adoption of August Meeting Agenda
6. Public Presentation
a. Citizen’s Open Forum
b. Correspondence
c. Governmental Relations
7. Old Business
a. Fire Escapes
8. New Business
a. Substitutes for 2025-2026
b. Resignations
c. Supplementals
d. Classified Staff
e. Preliminary Budget
9. Administrative Updates
a. Hope Principal
b. White City Principal
c. Superintendent
10. Adjournment
August 11th, 2025
Hope, KS- School Library
7:00 P.M.
1. Call to Order
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Election of Officers
4. Consent Agenda Approval
a. Approval of July Minutes
b. Treasurer’s Report
c. Approval of Warrants
5. Adoption of August Meeting Agenda
6. Public Presentation
a. Citizen’s Open Forum
b. Correspondence
c. Governmental Relations
7. Old Business
a. Fire Escapes
8. New Business
a. Substitutes for 2025-2026
b. Resignations
c. Supplementals
d. Classified Staff
e. Preliminary Budget
9. Administrative Updates
a. Hope Principal
b. White City Principal
c. Superintendent
10. Adjournment
Reminder: Sports Physicals
You will need to have a sports physical completed before you can participate in Fall sports. Practice begins on August 18th. Please bring completed physical forms to your child's school office as soon as possible.
Blank forms can be printed from the KSHSAA website:
https://www.kshsaa.org/public/pdf/form-ppe.pdf
You will need to have a sports physical completed before you can participate in Fall sports. Practice begins on August 18th. Please bring completed physical forms to your child's school office as soon as possible.
Blank forms can be printed from the KSHSAA website:
https://www.kshsaa.org/public/pdf/form-ppe.pdf
Wanted: School Nurse
USD 481 Rural Vista is searching for a part-time nurse for their school in White City, Kansas for the upcoming school year.
20 hours per week
Starting wage: $26/hour
All interested candidates should fill out the application found at https://jobs.educatekansas.org/inner.php?p=scripts/funct.search.job&jobHash=b7f6cfd1a9c8cea&employerHash=a6ceb76a91f4b78.
Please include a copy of your nursing license, references, and transcripts. We would also encourage you to visit our school`s website at www.usd481.org.
USD 481 Rural Vista is searching for a part-time nurse for their school in White City, Kansas for the upcoming school year.
20 hours per week
Starting wage: $26/hour
All interested candidates should fill out the application found at https://jobs.educatekansas.org/inner.php?p=scripts/funct.search.job&jobHash=b7f6cfd1a9c8cea&employerHash=a6ceb76a91f4b78.
Please include a copy of your nursing license, references, and transcripts. We would also encourage you to visit our school`s website at www.usd481.org.
