| Gardner-Edgerton Unified School District | |
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| Gardner, Kansas |
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| Superintendent | Dr. Bill Billhaus |
| Vision Statement | "Education at its Finest." |
| Website | www.usd231.com |
The Gardner-Edgerton Unified School District (Kansas Unified School District 231) is one of the major school districts in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. Currently[update], the district comprises 1 high school, 2 middle schools, and 6 elementary schools. All but one school in the district, an elementary school, is located in Gardner, KS while the elementary school is located in Edgerton, KS.
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The Gardner-Edgerton Unified School District is currently[update] under the leadership of Superintendent Dr. Bill Gillhaus.
The Gardner-Edgerton Board of Education is currently[update] under the leadership of President Ron Ragan, and Vice President Tim Rayburn. Other school board members include Randy Fruits, Mark Grannell, Mary Herbert, Michael McNulty, and James Repshire.
Being located in the rapidly growing southern portion of Johnson County, USD 231 has had to manage the challenges of exploding enrollment numbers since the late 1990's. The district built the current high school in 2000. The building has been expanded several times since opening. Every school in the district has been built or renovated since 2000. As of the 2011-2012 school year, the district is currently proposing a bond issue to be voted on in early 2012. This bond will facilitate the construction of a new elementary and middle school campus in the center portion of Gardner. The location for these buildings was chosen to relieve the student numbers at Moonlight Elementary and Wheatridge Middle School, both have been operating over-capacity for several years. The 2012 bond issue also will finance additional renovations at the high school campus, including an expansion of the district football stadium as well as multiple other sports facilities improvements. USD 231 has purchased multiple tracts of land throughout the district to construct future schools. The district is currently undecided on whether to build a second high school, or to continue expanding the current building to meet future enrollment numbers.