IMPORTANT LINKS

Please feel free to come and visit the school and your child’s classroom. A phone call to the office prior to your visit is appreciated. If you would like to have lunch with your child, please call the day before or early the morning of. Office personnel are available to answer the questions you may have about the school or will direct you to staff that may help you.
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Horton Elementary Facts:
Construction in July of 1973 - 27,948 sq. ft.
Addition of 3 classrooms, Media Center, Computer Lab, 1997 - 8,800 sq. ft.
Instructional Classes: Pre-School-4th grades.
Playground renovation in 1992, additional play equipment installed in 2001 & 2004

Technology Support Information:
*For Tech Support please email support@usd430.org. To Email individuals in the district use username@usd430.org: username is constructed as the last name followed by the first initial of the first name.

300 East 16th Street, Horton KS 66439
Voice: (785)486-2616
Fax: (785)486-2527
Email: hortones@usd430.org

To the Families of our Students,

Starting the week of October 16 - October 30, our school will be administering the Measurable Results Assessment (MRA), a survey and reporting system designed to provide insights into the progress of our school. In order to provide a holistic picture of what is going on in our school, the MRA includes three different surveys; 

1) one completed by all school staff.

2) one completed by students in grade 4.

3) one completed by the families of students in all grades K-4.

We hope you will participate so we can use the feedback to make our school an even better place for students and families. If you have any questions about the surveys or wish to see a list of questions, please contact Michelle Strube or Ashley Doramus.

FAMILY SURVEY

WHAT: Online survey completed by one member of each household.

● Survey typically takes about 5 minutes to complete

● Questions relate to the experiences you and your child have at our school.

● Answers are anonymous--to encourage people to be honest and open, no names and other identifying information will be collected.

WHEN: The survey will be available  from October 16 - October 30.

HOW: The survey can be taken from any computer, smartphone, or tablet with internet access. 

● Simply click on this link: (THIS LINK IS NOT ACTIVE UNTIL OCTOBER 16TH) (https://www.leaderinme.com/s/horton-elementary/families

● “You can review a printed list of questions in the office before or after school.”

● Chromebooks will be available for you to take the MRA during your child(ren) Parent Teacher Conference. 

STUDENT SURVEY

This survey will be completed by students in grade 4 on a Chromebook.

● Survey typically takes 15-20 minutes to complete.

● Students privately answer questions about their attitudes and behaviors--and can skip questions and stop anytime they choose.

● Students who do not wish to participate in the survey, or whose parents choose to deny permission for their participation, will be provided with an appropriate alternative activity (e.g. quiet reading) while the surveys are being administered.

If you have a child in grade 4 and DO NOT want them to participate in the MRA Student Survey, please fill out the following form and return it to the school’s front office by Monday, October 23rd.  Please know that your decision to deny permission will not impact your child(ren) grades or your relationship with any member of our school.