Butler Elementary School

10/02/2026

After a lot of questions we have decided to extend the due date until Tuesday October 6! Thank you to everyone!!

10/01/2026

📢 Free & Reduced-Price Meal Application Reminder

Eligibility from last year will no longer apply after October 8th!

If your child qualified for free or reduced-price meals last year, you must submit a NEW application for the 2026-2027 school year to continue receiving meal benefits.

📄 Applications can be picked up in the Elementary or High School Offices. Don’t wait—turn in your application today!

✅ If you have already completed and submitted an application or received a letter from the school confirming benefits for the 2026-2027 school year, no action is needed.

❓ Questions or need help completing the application? Please contact Becki Berwald at 660-679-0653, ext. 264.

Thank you!

10/01/2026

‼REMINDER ‼ Happy Homecoming! 🐻

09/30/2026

Butler School Community,

Earlier today our High School Office received a call that threatened a specific violent act to be directed at our HS campus at a specific time. Because this is an ongoing investigation, we are unable to release any further detail at this time.

Immediately upon receipt of this phone call, all buildings in our district were placed on a lockdown and local law enforcement was notified. We are thankful for their immediate response and for their presence throughout the full day.

At this point, it does not appear that the threat we received is credible. It is likely it is a “swatting” call, where a school district is a targeted recipient of a prank call threatening a violent act. We will work diligently with law enforcement to seek justice from whoever placed this call, regardless of their location or motive.

Out of an abundance of caution, and with cooperation from our Law Enforcement partners, we remained in a heightened state of alert (soft lockdown) throughout the day. This allows us to continue with classes inside the building, but still limit access to the building and activities outside as much as practical. We will always err on the side of caution in instances like these, and we appreciate your patience.

It is unfortunate, scary, and frustrating that this incident transpired. I am thankful for the diligence of not only our local law enforcement, but also our school personnel who admirably handled the needs of our students. Also, thank you to the parents of our students who allowed us to shelter in place while we worked to determine that source and credibility of this threat. It is an incredibly difficult request of us in situations like this, but it certainly helps to take one more variable off the table as we endeavor to keep everyone safe and accounted for.

Darin Carter
Superintendent of Schools
Butler R-V School District

09/25/2026

🎃 October Office Newsletter 🎃 BES has a busy October coming up! Please be sure you have these important dates on your calendars.

SCHOOL IS IN SESSION MONDAY SEPT 28TH! 🐻

09/24/2026

Check out our new upgrades! ⚽️🏀🏈🏐 Thank you Wendleton Family! BES is so thankful 🙌🏻🐻❤️🖤

09/24/2026

BIG NEWS, BUTLER FAMILIES!

We are thrilled to announce that Butler Elementary is officially participating in the Sonic Drive-In Wacky Pack Reading Program this school year! 🎉 🍔

Every single one of our elementary classrooms is gearing up to build stronger, more confident readers. Through this awesome partnership, our students will have the chance to earn exciting Sonic rewards just for hitting the reading goals set by their classroom teachers!

📦 Check out these smiles! Our teachers just unboxed their official Wacky Pack Reading kits, packed full of exciting materials, charts, and rewards to kick off the reading fun. They are just as excited as the kids to get started!

Keep an eye out for more details coming home soon from your child’s teacher about their specific reading goals. Let’s team up and make this an unforgettable year of reading! 💪 💙 📚

09/22/2026

‼ 📣WOW EXCITING NEWS ‼ 📣Butler Elementary received an anonymous donation this afternoon! This caring and amazing individual donated money to allow every student in the building to wear pajamas for Rylee on Friday! If your family still wishes to make a donation, please send it in with your student on Friday. 💛🐻

A HUGE thank you to the individual that made this donation! We appreciate your kindness! 💛💛💛

Pajama Day for Rylee this Friday, September 25th! Donate $1 towards Childhood Cancer! 💛🌟🎗️

09/22/2026

REMINDER! Butler Elementary will dismiss early on Friday, October 2nd at 12:40PM. 🐻❤️🖤

The Homecoming parade begins at 2:00PM.

09/22/2026

Pajama Day for Rylee this Friday, September 25th! Donate $1 towards Childhood Cancer! 💛🌟🎗️