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District Office: Superintendent

Do You Want Excellence or Mediocrity?

What's Your Answer?

by Mike Mathes, Superintendent and Keith Sowards, Board President

After the Governor's State of the State address, I was feeling fairly optimistic about next year.  Generally, the legislature will try to do what the Governor suggests.  He asked for a one-cent increase in the sales tax and an . . . read more Feedback

Testimony on HB 2475 House Taxation Committee

From the Superintendent's Desk

by Mike Mathes, Ed.S., Superintendent | January 21, 2010

Dear Chairman Carlson and members of the Committee: My name is Mike Mathes and I am the superintendent of schools from Seaman USD 345.  The Seaman school district is a suburban district located in northern Topeka and Shawnee . . . read more Feedback

District Leases Land for Housing Project

Partnership with Washburn Tech

Seaman USD 345 is pleased to announce a lease arrangement of a 6.7-acre vacant tract of land to Washburn Tech (formerly Kaw Area Technical School). The $1 per year lease over 20 years is for land that will be used for construction of . . . read more Feedback

Testimony to the Shawnee Count Legislative Delegation

Mike Mathes, Superintendenet, Seaman USD 345

December 1, 2009 Distinguished Legislators: November 15-21 we celebrated American Education Week.  The theme this year, "Great Public Schools:  A Basic Right and our Responsibility" seems extremely appropriate for these . . . read more Feedback 2

Funding Schools Our Responsibility

From the Superintendent's Desk

by Mike Mathes, Ed.S., Superintendent | November 14, 2009

The third week in November (this year-November 15-21) is when we celebrate American Education Week.  The theme this year, "Great Public Schools:  A Basic Right and Our Responsibility" seems extremely appropriate for these times. . . . read more Feedback 3

Ten-Year Facilities Plan on Target

by Mike Mathes | September 14, 2009

In 2006, the Seaman Board of Education adopted a ten-year facilities improvement plan. Over the past three years, implementation of the plan has been right on target.  The freshman center was completed in December of 2008 and we are . . . read more Feedback

State Budget Process Affects School District

By Mike Mathes, Ed.S. Superintendent

Over the past few years the state has been spending more money than they have been bringing in.  As the Kansas Supreme Court ruled the state must spend more money on education, the legislature continued to cut taxes and lower incoming . . . read more Feedback

The Need for Policies

by Mike Mathes | December 16, 2008

    In the Seaman school district customer service has always been a top priority. However, in an organization as large as our school district it is necessary to have many policies in place in order to operate . . . read more

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