October School Board Reports — Week 4

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Eight local school boards met last week.

Kansas

Gardner-Edgerton

Highlight:

• Supervising projects funded by the sale of $72 million in school bond debt approved by voters earlier this year.

Kansas City, Kansas

Highlight:

• Routine responsibilities of governance

Shawnee Mission

Highlights:

• Taking advantage of favorable interest rates to save money for the district by refinancing some existing school bond debt.
• Held a legislative workshop.

Spring Hill

Highlight:

• Routine responsibilities of governance

Missouri

Center

Highlight:

• Updating district policies according to recommendations from the Missouri School Boards’ Association

Kansas City, Missouri

Highlights:

• Revised district policies governing “Administration of Medications to Students” and “Student Allergy Prevention and Response“
• Approved $77,000 payment to Kansas City Board of Election Commissioners to pay for public vote to replace school board member Derek Richey, who resigned to accept a new job out of town
• Approved sale of Graceland School to  Swope Corridor Renaissance/Upper Room, Inc. for use as a community center
• Approved a re-use strategy for the McCoy School site

North Kansas City

Highlights:

• Unanimously passed a resolution in support of Proposition B — the proposed tobacco tax increase with proceeds going in part to support public schools — that will be on the November 6 ballot
• Unanimously voted to approve a “Resolution Regarding Sequestration,” urging “Congress and the Administration to amend the Budget Control Act to mitigate the drastic cuts to education that would affect our students and communities, and to protect education as an investment critical to economic stability and American competitiveness.”
• Heard a report on MSIP 5, the state’s new public school district accreditation standards

Park Hill

Highlights:

• Heard a progress report regarding projects funded by $49.5 million in school bond debt approved by voters. According to the agenda, “Projects include additions to Park Hill High School, Congress Middle School, Park Hill South, Lakeview Middle School (front entry), and English Landing Elementary (front entry). In addition, proposed renovation projects include Union Chapel Elementary (front entry), Plaza Middle School (parking), and the District Office (Technology, Academic Services and Board Room).”
• Considered revising a list of district policies such as “Use of Tobacco on Park Hill School District Property,” “Assurance of Nondiscrimination” and “School District Legal Status”

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