Liberal USD 480

Two hundred Kansas high school seniors have been honored as 2025 Kansas Career and Technical Education (CTE) Scholars, as announced during the Kansas State Board of Education mee...

5th Grade Ambassadors Showcase New Program at "Good Things" BOE Presentation Ont Monday, March 10th, Meadowlark Elementary 5th Grade Ambassadors presented a truly exciting new ...

Cottonwood Elementary recently hosted its highly anticipated Annual Archery Competition on March 6th, 2025, bringing together young archers from three surrounding schools—MacArthu...

USD 480 and the Liberal Community; It is my honor to be named your Superintendent. I am an educator with 26 years of experience. I have worked at all campus levels pe...

Congratulations to Paul Fisher & USD480 in Liberal, Kansas! Liberal will be ready to roll with brand-new skateboarding equipment, bringing creativity, confidence, and movement ...

Liberal High School’s entrepreneur students have worked hard to prepare for Market Day, which was held on Wednesday, November 20. Market Day is made possible through Empowered,...

On Wednesday afternoon, October 30, the fourth and fifth graders at MacArthur Elementary received a fantastic presentation from the Southern Pioneer staff. After discussing the im...

Katrin Flores, a senior at Liberal High School, has been honored as a Commended Scholar in the National Merit Scholarship Corporation Program. Of the approximately 1.3 million pro...

Bright Start Pre-K Center hosted a Dads and Kids' Pizza Night to celebrate the launch of the WATCH D.O.G.S. (Dogs of Great Students) program. This great community engagement progr...

Homecoming Blackout shirts are available at Golden Plains Credit Union and the Liberal High School activities office. Fans wearing 2024 Blackout T-shirts will receive free admissi...

The USD 480 Board of Education will hold a special meeting Friday, Sept. 20 at 12 Noon at the District Office 7 Parkway Blvd. Liberal, Kansas. The agenda is attached HERE

USD 480 Board of Education will meet for a Budget Workshop on Monday, September 16, at 6:30 p.m. at the District Office, 7 Parkway Blvd. Liberal, KS

The MacArthur PTO hosted the Color Run 5K and Fun Run on Thursday, Sept. 12. There was a great turnout, and everyone had a wonderful time. Participants of all ages ran the course ...

Regular Board Meeting 6:30 p.m. Monday, September 9, 2024 USD 480 LHS East Annex Room C107 Enter Exterior Door #15 Liberal KS Park on West side of LHS East Annex Click fo...

Cottonwood Elementary will host a Patriot Day Ceremony at 9:30 a.m. on September 11, 2024, in the North Parking Lot at 1100 W. 11th. The event will honor First Responders, Men and...

LHS First Responders and Military Night! We are honored to invite all First Responders and Military personnel to our Home Opener: Liberal vs. Wichita South. As a token of our ...

KWCH 12 Wichita reporter Rachel Hallem came to Liberal to talk with Reskins Head Coach Bryan Luetters about the Skins' prospects this year. "It's been nothing but rewarding... we'...

Each year Emporia State University names seven educators from across the state, Kansas Master Teachers . This year USD 480’s very own, Mrs. Erica Threatt from Meadowlark Elementar...

The USD 480 Board of Education will be meeting at LHS East Campus Cafeteria (C107) on Monday, February 19, 2024 at 6:30 p.m. for their regularly scheduled meeting. It is recomm...

The USD 480 Board of Education will be meeting at District Office (7 Parkway Boulevard) on Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. for a workshop. The board will discuss and dete...