Budget cuts are coming to Blue Valley - unless the Kansas Legislature fully funds Special Education. This weekend we’re urging our members to email ALL Blue Valley-area legislators to ask for their support in fully funding our neighborhood schools, by fully funding excess Special Education costs. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻 if KsLeg does NOT fund SpEd? BV Schools has recently announced that it will have to 𝗰𝘂𝘁 $𝟭𝟬 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 from the 2026-27 budget unless SpEd is...

We highly recommend this recent podcast from Blue Valley Schools. Taking a walk? On your daily commute? Doing laundry? Take a listen! Search “BV Unmuted” wherever you get your podcasts. Link below to listen on your mobile device or laptop. In this episode, BV Schools Superintendent Dr. Gillian Chapman is joined by Board members Jan Kessinger and Clay Norkey, along with Chief Financial Officer Jeremy McFadden, to discuss the district's 2026 Legislative priorities. Like every year, BV BOE and...

Blue Valley Schools’ operating budget, which provides funding for class sizes, teacher pay, availability of specials classes, and many other factors that impact BV students, is determined by the Kansas Legislature. The 2026 KsLeg session starts tomorrow, Mon., Jan. 12. KsLeg is required by law to fund 92% of excess Special Education costs - that is, the excess money it takes to educate students with IEPs (gifted and disability). But did you know that KsLeg has actually FAILED repeatedly to...