HAVEN, Kan. — Haven USD 312 announced Friday that the Yoder Charter School in Yoder has received a Challenge Award for the school year. Yoder Charter is one of 92 schools recognized in Kansas this year.
The award recognizes Kansas schools that are making a notable difference in student achievement despite facing significant challenges in their school population. Since its inception in 2002, more than 1,700 awards have been presented to schools across the state Certificates of Merit will be presented to schools by Kansas State Board of Education members. Since its inception in 2002 more than 1,700 such awards have been handed out.
The Challenge Award recognizes schools for outstanding achievement and uncommon accomplishments based on Kansas assessment results in math and reading, graduation rates, chronic absenteeism rates and the socio-economic status of those taking the test.
The Confidence in Public Education Task Force is a nonprofit corporation whose primary purpose is to strengthen confidence in Kansas public education and to increase awareness of the positive aspects of public education in the state. The Task Force was created in 1981.
Members of the Task Force include the American Association of University Women; Kansas PTA; Kansas Association of School Boards; Kansas National Education Association; Kansas State Board of Education; Kansas State High School Activities Association; Kansas Partners in Education; League of Women Voters and United School Administrators of Kansas.
Shannon Atherton is the Principal at Yoder Charter School.