Editor’s Note: This is the first of a twopart series. Excelsior Springs’ Class 4 state championship run this spring in baseball is a hint of seasons to come, according to Coleman Weber.
‘A GOOD CHALLENGE’ Excelsior Springs will be given “a good challenge” next season in varsity baseball, interim coach Cody Vaughn predicted June 22. As The Standard has reported, Excelsior Springs joins the Midland Empire Conference (MEC) this school year after a stint in the Greater Kansas City Suburban Conference-Blue Division.
Clay County is clarifying the way senior property tax credits apply to bonded debt as officials work with the county’s software provider to avoid the billing problems that delayed tax statements last year.
Following lower-than-expected academic performance results, the Excelsior Springs School District implemented a 90-day improvement plan designed to strengthen instruction and better support student achievement.
With many of the projects from its previous long-range facilities plan now complete, the Excelsior Springs School District is turning its attention to identifying future building needs and long-term priorities.