General Information

Our district is located in north central Kansas at the north end of Tuttle Creek Reservoir, 25 minutes north of Manhattan, population 50,000 and home of Kansas State University.

Assessed Valuation: $13,412,605.00
General Fund Budget: $2,050,963.00
Bonded indebtedness:$1,650,000.
Square miles in district: 319.0

In the year 2000, we added a new gymnasium, three new classrooms, a computer lab, and a vocational agriculture shop. In 2001, all school buildings were air conditioned.

The K-4 Elementary School is located in Olsburg and the Middle School and High School are in Randolph.

Number of Students Enrolled:
Olsburg Grade School K-4 = 57
Randolph Middle School 5-8 = 74
Blue Valley High School 9-12 = 82
Total Enrollment = 215

Average Class Size - 7-20 students with a teacher/pupil ratio of 1:10 providing for individualized instruction.

Eight bus routes provide transportation to approximately 90% of our students.

The three buildings were built in 1960 or later.

Pre-School

USD #384 and the Twin Lakes Educational Cooperative (TLEC) offers a 3 and 4 year old Preschool located in Randolph. 3 year olds from the Blue Valley and Riley County school districts who have been identified with a disability and are on a special education IEP may attend.Transportation for these students will be furnished by their home district and all fees are paid by the TLEC.

Students who live in the Blue Valley school district and turn 4 years old on or before August 31 may also attend the Preschool at no charge to the parents. These expenses are paid for by Blue Valley's state Four Year Old At Risk Grant and general fund money. Transportation for these students will not be furnished by the district.

The Preschool will have both a morning session, 8:30 to 11:30 a.m., and an afternoon session, 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Students will be assigned to a session after enrollment in the late summer with preference given to 3 year olds attending the morning session. For more information contact the Blue Valley district office at 785-293-5256 or stop by the office at 3 Ram Way in Randolph.

 

Technology

The Board of Education is committed to providing our students access to the latest in technology to improve their ability to compete in today’s world.

Our district provides internet access for all students and staff, computer labs in each building, at least one computer in each classroom, mobile computer labs in the buildings, and a computer network, wired and wireless, throughout each building.

With the start of the 2005-2006 school year every high school student is issued a laptop computer.

We offer on-line courses at the high school level. We have an internet program that allows parents and students to check their assignments, grades and attendance on an ongoing basis.