Every three months the USD 475 Board of Education honors students and teachers for their accomplishments.

The Emporia State University 2016 Master Teacher USD 475 nominee was Carol Settgast, Library media Specialist at Sheridan Elementary School, the district’s 2017 Kansas Teacher of the Year nominees were Ashley Reinert, secondary nominee , a Fort Riley Middle School Social Studies teacher, and Jennifer Farr, elementary nominee who teaches 5th grade at Lincoln Elementary School.

Superintendent 3R Awards were presented to nine students in the district who have

demonstrated excellence in the areas of respect, responsibility and positive relationships. They included Charlotte Patterson of Fort Riley Elementary School, Trenton Schreiner of Grandview Elementary, Kalia RIley Jefferson Elementary, Grace Harris Lincoln Elementary, Ryleigh Lee Milford Elementary, Maggie SYmington-Leborgne Morris Hill Elementary, Davin Antillon Spring Valley Elementary, Lamorah Barber Westwood Elementary, and DeJanay Foster Washington Elementary.