Our goal is to educate our students to their fullest potential so as lifelong learners they will be able to effectively contribute to a changing society. Students, staff, parents and the community work cooperatively in an educational process that respects individual differences and provides opportunities for all.
"Students of USD 421 will demonstrate life learning skills, communicate effectively, apply technology, and function as self-sustaining citizens who accept responsibility for their decisions."
All students of Osage City Elementary School will learn in a safe, nurturing environment. All
students will be educated academically, socially, physically, and emotionally. Through the joint
effort of the Board of Education, administrators, faculty, staff, parents, and students, "All Can
Achieve". Osage City Middle School will provide a safe, secure, and systematic environment conducive to
student success in academic, physical, and social skills. Within this environment, through a team
effort, all students will have the opportunity to achieve. Osage City High School will provide a safe and orderly atmosphere conducive to the learning of
academic, physical, and social skills needed to adapt to the requirements of the 21st Century.
Within this setting, all students will be given an opportunity to achieve.
SFT Mission Statement:
We celebrate diversity. We cultivate relationships. We challenge ourselves and others. We champion excellence in all endeavors. We change the world one person at a time.
The Three Lakes Educational Cooperative provides comprehensive special education services to all eligible children from birth to 21 years of age in six school districts. The school districts include: West Franklin, USD 287; Osage City, USD 420; Lyndon, USD 421; Santa Fe Trail, USD 434; Burlingame, USD 454; and Marais des Cygnes Valley, USD 456.