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Geary County Schools highlights gains, challenges at Karnes alternative program
Summary
District staff presented student outcomes and program changes at the Karnes Building, an alternative education program for Geary County Schools, reporting 19 early graduates last year and outlining steps to become an independent building with its own identification number.
Karnes Building leaders briefed the Geary County Schools Board of Education on Jan. 13, 2025, saying the alternative program produced 19 early graduates last year and is pursuing a distinct building identity to expand scheduling and data access.
The presentation by Karnes leadership emphasized student progress and programmatic changes that staff say are intended to return students to their home schools or put them on career paths. The leader presenting, identified in the meeting as Jeff (Karnes Building leader), said 19 students graduated early last year — 17 of them from the Karnes Building and two at the JDC — and described 434 course completions and 217 credits earned the prior year.
The presentation outlined behavior and academic supports as the core of Karnes’s work. James Neff, identified…
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