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How to contact USD 269 Staff

August 15, 2026

In this article you will find the email addresses for our USD 269 staff. If you have an immediate need to speak with someone, please call one of the school offices and communicate that with our office staff. They will do all they can to assist you. Welcome back to another great year in USD 269!

Damar Elementary - 785-839-4261

PreK – Ashley Kuhn; akuhn@usd269.net

1^st/2^nd – Deidre McNamee; dmcnamee@usd269.net

3^rd/4^th – Kylie Reimer; kreimer@usd269.net

5^th – Kaylin Knaple; kknaple@usd269.net

Title – Thelma Berland; tberland@usd269.net

P.E. – Rachel Lamatsch – rlamatsch@usd269.net

Secretary – Sandra Towns; stowns@usd269.net

Palco Jr/Sr High - 785-737-4645

Elem/HS Ag – Megan Bergstrom; mbergstrom@usd269.net

HS History/Computer – Sarah Couse; scouse@usd269.net

JR Science – Tara Harper; tharper@usd269.net and Karen Fountain; kfountain@usd269.net

JH Social Studies/6^th Gr English/Fiber Arts – Jennifer Guffey; jguffey@usd269.net

Ag Center – Rusty Harmon; rharmon@usd269.net

HS Science – Tara Harper; tharper@usd269.net

P.E. – Rachel Lamatsch; rlamatsch@usd269.net

JH/HS Math – Caden Mohr; cmohr@usd269.net

JH/HS English – Joni Pratt; jpratt@usd269.net

Secretary – Stephanie Simoneau; ssimoneau@usd269.net

District - 785-839-4061

Interim Superintendent – Bill Bagshaw; bbagshaw@usd269.net

Interim Board Clerk – Debbie Walburn; clerk@usd269.net

Athletic Director – Caden Mohr; cmohr@usd269.net

Transportation Director – Jennifer Guffey; jguffey@usd269.net

Ag Center Director – Greg Hamel; ghamel@usd269.net