PRESS RELEASES
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Three Blue Valley students named U.S. Presidential Scholars semifinalists
Three extraordinary Blue Valley seniors — Blue Valley High’s Trisha Rastogi, Blue Valley North’s Sriram Srinivasa Kalki and Blue Valley West’s Leena Dudi — have earned notable recognition as semifinalists in the 2025 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program. Rastogi, Kalki and Dudi are among eight Kansas students named semifinalists in the U.S. Department of Education’s prestigious national recognition program.
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Board of Education Names Dr. Gillian Chapman as next Superintendent
After a comprehensive national search and meaningful engagement with the community, the Blue Valley Board of Education is honored to announce the selection of Dr. Gillian Chapman as the district’s next superintendent. Her appointment was unanimously approved at a special board meeting on April 11, 2025.
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Courtney Tegtmeier and Janie Huo selected as BVEF Innovative Educator Award recipients
Congratulations to Blue Valley’s Courtney Tegtmeier and Janie Huo, who have been selected as the 2025 recipients of the Blue Valley Educational Foundation’s (BVEF) Innovative Educator Award. The BVEF award recognizes two nominated educators who go above and beyond to inspire, engage and innovate in the classroom by applying innovative teaching methods, fostering critical thinking and igniting a passion for learning in their students.
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Blue Valley Schools Honors 41 National Merit Finalists
Blue Valley Schools is proud to announce that 41 of our students have been named National Merit Finalists. This remarkable achievement reflects our students' dedication, hard work and academic excellence. This accomplishment also reflects the support of our educators and #BVTogether community.
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Blue Valley Schools Adjusts Calendar to Address Inclement Weather Days
After experiencing an unprecedented number of inclement weather days this winter, Blue Valley Schools is making necessary adjustments to ensure compliance with state instructional time requirements while maintaining its long-standing goal of ending the school year by Memorial Day.
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MEDIA INQUIRIES
- All members of the media should contact the communications office at (913) 239-4347 or email kbrutto@bluevalleyk12.org before contacting any school, student or employee regarding school or district issues. We will help to accommodate your request and make necessary arrangements for photo and/or video permission if appropriate.
- Blue Valley Schools does not allow media activity that may negatively interfere with teaching and learning, misrepresent the district and/or students or compromise the safety of students and staff.
- The district will use its discretion to vet media requests based on the scope of the request, intended use, potential disruption to school operations, deadline, Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act guidelines and other factors. Most requests, but not all, will be accommodated.
- All members of the media should contact the communications office at (913) 239-4347 or email kbrutto@bluevalleyk12.org before contacting any school, student or employee regarding school or district issues. We will help to accommodate your request and make necessary arrangements for photo and/or video permission if appropriate.
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MEDIA ON SCHOOL GROUNDS
- Members of the media should contact the communications office and receive permission before going to a school. If you have not prearranged your visit, you may be asked to leave school grounds.
- Once you have been granted permission to be on school grounds, you must provide a government issued I.D. at the buzz-in entry to enter all Blue Valley school buildings. For the safety of our students there will be no exceptions.
- Students and staff will be informed that they have the right to refuse to be interviewed, photographed or videotaped.
- Members of the media should contact the communications office and receive permission before going to a school. If you have not prearranged your visit, you may be asked to leave school grounds.
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PHOTOGRAPHY/FILMING
- Please respect our students and staff members’ right to privacy. Only students with photo releases may be photographed or filmed and only after the district has given permission (see “Media on school grounds”). Reporters and photographers should check with the school to confirm student photo releases before printing, posting or airing pictures or footage.
- Permission from the communications office is not necessary when covering public events such as athletics; cheer, dance, color guard and band competitions; theater and musical performances; and parades.
- Please respect our students and staff members’ right to privacy. Only students with photo releases may be photographed or filmed and only after the district has given permission (see “Media on school grounds”). Reporters and photographers should check with the school to confirm student photo releases before printing, posting or airing pictures or footage.
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PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST
Please see the guidelines for submitting a public records request. In some cases, the information sought may already be available online. Examples include budget information, policies and regulations, school board information and school and district state test scores.
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WEATHER-RELATED INFORMATION
Blue Valley Schools uses a variety of methods to distribute information about weather-related delays, early releases, closures
other news.and