Office Staff

Office Staff

Mr. Vern Steffens, Principal

I believe that all students can learn and the school controls the conditions to assure that students have the opportunity to learn. It is my responsibility and challenge as the principal to create the conditions that provides a public service to evoke knowledge, skills, values, and attitudes to students so that they will develop into productive citizens for our society.

My vision is to have a school that students, parents, teachers, and the community want to be affiliated with because of high student achievement and teacher development.

I graduated from Junction City High School in 1972 and joined the Army shortly afterwards. I also married my high school sweetheart that year and we have been married for 35 years. We have one daughter and she attends Kansas State University.

After my 20 year career in the Army, I attended Kansas State University to earn a degree in teaching. I have been involved in education for the past 13 years starting as a teacher assistant, then a multiage classroom teacher, on to an administrative assistant to the principal, next assistant principal, and now principal.

“A child’s life is like a piece of paper on which every passerby leaves a mark.” Chinese Proverb

E-mail: vernsteffens@usd475.org

Mrs. Karin Searles, Head Secretary

Mrs. Searles has been working in USD 475 for 17 years and has been at Jefferson Elementary for 15 of those years.

Favorite Quote: “All righty then!”

Mrs. Silvia Fisher, Food Service Sec.

Mrs. Fisher has been working in USD 475 for 10 years, all of which have been at Jefferson Elementary.

Favorite Quote: “Only in America”

Mrs. Cassie Markley, Nurse

Mrs. Delicia Price,

Student Support Monitor

Mrs. Price graduated from Mercer University with a BA in Criminal Justice and Human Resources. She has been a student support monitor for 2 years. She has been working in USD 475 for 2.5 years. The 2007-2008 school year is her second year at Jefferson Elementary.

“When I am working on a problem I never think about beauty. I only think about how to solve the problem. But when I have finished, if the solution is not beautiful, I know it is wrong.” (Buckminster Fuller)

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E-mail: karinsearles@usd475.org

E-mail: silviafisher@usd475.org

E-mail: cassiemarkley@usd475.org

E-mail: deliciaprice@usd475.org

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