Students and staff in the Independence School District eagerly awaited the solar eclipse on August 21.
School starts in the ISD on Thursday, August 17. Please note the start and dismissal bell times for the upcoming school year.
The Independence School District along with the City of Independence Health Department will offer required vaccines for ISD middle and high school students.
We are ready to welcome students back to school! The first day of the 2017-18 school year is August 17.
A wide variety of health services are available free of charge during the ISD Wellness Expo and 5K at William Chrisman High School on July 22.
Demolition is underway of the 30,000 square foot “E Building” at Van Horn. The demolition highlights progress as promised to voters who approved the construction work in the ISD through a $38 million bond.
Plans and construction in the Independence School District are moving forward after voters passed a $38 million bond in April with an overwhelming majority of 84.95% support.
Little Blue Elementary kindergarten teacher and ISD’s Teacher of the Year Tracey Morton has been named a Missouri Regional Teacher of the Year for Kansas City.
The ISD broke ground on its 20th elementary school on June 29. Construction on the new elementary school is moving forward after voters passed a $38 million bond on April 4 with an overwhelming majority of 84.95% support.
More than 1,000 ISD teachers, students, administrators and volunteers from Independence businesses, churches and civic organizations spent their Saturday, June 24 cleaning, painting and beautifying five ISD schools during Project Shine.
Screenings are underway for children ages 3-4 entering preschool in the ISD.
ISD teachers gain authentic career training through Project Lead the Way externship programs offered through Missouri Career Pathways, the Career Education Consortium and the Independence School District.
Thanks to our wonderful Character Plus community partners who are great supporters of our Independence School District students and staff!
More than 80 talented writers, musicians, artists and performers from the Independence School District and nearby districts sharpen their skills at the George Caleb Bingham Academy of the Arts summer program.
More than 200 ISD high school students spent part of a summer Saturday cleaning up Independence.
You can watch ISD graduations on City7 Sunday mornings in June!
William Chrisman High School football coach Jeff Meyers will be inducted into the Greater Kansas City Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame on June 15.
More than 850 students graduated from Independence School District high schools on May 20.
Nutritious, free meals will be available for kids ages 18 and under in the ISD (and eligible disabled adults) through the district’s Summer Food Service Program (SFSP).
ISD seniors are building a new tradition in their final days as high school students. Truman, Van Horn and William Chrisman seniors enjoyed rock star treatment as they returned to their elementary and middle schools amid fanfare for a “Legacy Walk”.
The Independence School District is proud to serve more than 5,000 students in Summer Success!
More than 450 students participated in the first ever ISD Running Club Adventure Run on May 9.
Congratulations to the 17 ISD high school juniors and six freshmen on receiving KC Scholars scholarships!
The Independence School District has received the Early Childhood Education Program of the Year Award presented by the Missouri School Board Association.
Congratulations to the students, teachers and Industry Partners honored at the First Annual Academy Awards on May 4. The Academy Awards celebrated the hard work and dedication of all involved in the ISD Academies.
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