It hasn’t been easy bringing new teachers to Geary USD 475.

Dr. Ferrell Miller, USD 475 Board of Education, says that many of the teachers feel that their profession isn’t supported in the state.

“When people go out to recruit at different fairs, the response from some of those that they’ve tried to recruit is ‘we don’t want to go to Kansas’ – why not? ‘Well primarily because your governor and your legislature doesn’t support teachers and we don’t want to go where that’s true, we want to go where teachers are supported’ – and not just with salaries but with respect on what they’re doing on a daily basis in the classroom,” said Miller.

Despite the negative feedback, there will be 160 new teachers in the District this upcoming school year – but whether or not they stay may be the bigger issue.

There will be a ‘New Teacher Breakfast’ on August 2nd.

Student enrollment for the 2016-2017 school year is August 2nd and 3rd; the first day of school is August 15th.