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 . . .
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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 . . .
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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 . . .
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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 . . .
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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. . . .
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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 . . .
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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 . . .
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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 . . .
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