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North Kansas City School District Board of Education Meeting — Tuesday, March 26
North Kansas City School District’s Board of Education met Tuesday evening, March 26. From a policy standpoint, the highlight of the agenda was discussion of school bond and property tax levy issues. ___________________________________________________ Read our Twitter feed for more education news from local, regional and national sources:http://twitter.com/#!/JW_Martinez ___________________________________________________ The KC Education Enterprise has a new sister site, KC … Continue reading
Liberty School District Board of Education Meeting — Monday, March 25
Liberty School District’s Board of Education met Monday evening, March 25. From a policy standpoint, the highlights of the agenda were: Proposed revision of district policy governing “School Board Ballot Issues“ Unanimous approval of the Northland Advanced Career Studies Program “Memorandum of Understanding” and “By-Laws” A stadium committee report proposing a new $8 million stadium at … Continue reading
Olathe School District Board of Education Meeting — Monday, March 25
Olathe School District’s Board of Education met Monday evening, March 25. From a policy standpoint, the highlight of the agenda was unanimous approval of a resolution “authorizing and providing for the calling of a bond election in Unified School District No. 233, Johnson County, Kansas (Olathe) for the purpose of submitting to the qualified electors … Continue reading
Grandview Election Results: Voters Approve $9 Million in School Bond Debt, Select Two School Board Candidates
Preliminary results are in from the Jackson County Election Board and the Kansas City Election Board. Voters have approved Grandview School District’s request to take on an additional $9 million in school bond debt. In addition, incumbent Cindy Bastian retained her seat, and voters elected newcomer Michelle Shackelford to the Board of Education. ___________________________________________________ Read … Continue reading
Blue Springs Election Results: Voters Approve $20 Million in School Bond Debt
Preliminary results are in from the Jackson County Election Board. Voters in the Blue Springs School District have approved the sale of $20 million in additional school bond debt. ___________________________________________________ Read our Twitter feed for more education news from local, regional and national sources:http://twitter.com/#!/JW_Martinez ___________________________________________________ The KC Education Enterprise has a new sister site, KC Education … Continue reading
Grandview Residents to Vote on $9 Million in Bond Debt, School Board Candidates
Voters in the Grandview School District will have choices to make in the April general election. Four candidates — including one incumbent — are campaigning for two open seats. In addition, voters will decide whether to allow the district to take on an additional $9 million in school bond debt. Candidates The incumbent is Cindy … Continue reading
Blue Springs School District Asking Voters to Approve Millions in Additional School Bond Debt
This Tuesday, voters will decide whether to allow the Blue Springs School District to take on an additional $20 million in school bond debt. According to the district: The Blue Springs School District is adding a $20 Million, No Tax Increase Bond issue onto the Tuesday, April 2, 2013 ballot. The primary focus of the … Continue reading
Piper School District Board of Education Meeting — Monday, March 11
Piper School District’s Board of Education met Monday evening, March 11. From a policy standpoint, the highlights of their agenda were: A report on implementation of the new national Common Core State Standards, which Kansas has adopted A report on plans to offer preschool to three-year-old district residents beginning next fall Considering a proposal to sponsor … Continue reading
Gardner Edgerton School District Board of Education Meeting — Monday, March 11
Gardner Edgerton School District’s Board of Education met Monday evening, March 11. From a policy standpoint, the highlights of their agenda were: Unanimously approving a resolution to authorize the refinancing of existing school bond debt in order to save money for the district; Unanimously voting to approve new curriculum standards for language arts and math classes; … Continue reading
Basehor-Linwood School District Board of Education Meeting — Monday, March 11
Basehor-Linwood School District’s Board of Education met Monday evening, March 11. From a policy standpoint, the highlight of their agenda was considering saving money for the district by refinancing some existing school bond debt. ___________________________________________________ Read our Twitter feed for more education news from local, regional and national sources:http://twitter.com/#!/JW_Martinez ___________________________________________________ Or you can sign up for … Continue reading
