The Kansas State Board of Education and 20 local school boards met during the second week of February. Click on the hyperlinks for more information about each meeting. Kansas State Board of Education Basehor-Linwood Blue Valley De Soto Gardner Edgerton Kansas City Lansing Piper Shawnee Mission Spring Hill Missouri Belton Blue Springs Excelsior Springs Fort … Continue reading
Raytown School District’s Board of Education met Monday evening, Feb. 11. From a policy standpoint, the highlights of their agenda were: Considered approving an agreement with Glorioso Resources LLC. According to the agenda, the agreement is intended to: … develop a strategic plan to aid the Raytown School District in achieving its goal of securing the … Continue reading
Park Hill School District’s Board of Education met Thursday evening, Feb. 14. From a policy standpoint, the highlight of their agenda was considering proposed revision of district policies governing a long list of topics such as “School Board Powers and Duties,” “Board Member Removal From Office” and “School Attorney.” ___________________________________________________ Read our Twitter feed for more … Continue reading
North Kansas City School District’s Board of Education met Tuesday evening, Feb. 12. From a policy standpoint, the highlights of their agenda were: Voted unanimously to approve proposed revisions to district policies governing “Administration of Medicine to Students” and “Graduation Requirements”; A legislative update; and A presentation and discussion of a proposal to ask voters to … Continue reading
Lee’s Summit School District’s Board of Education met Thursday evening, Feb. 14. From a policy standpoint, the highlights of their agenda were: A report from a representative of Missouri’s State Auditor’s office, which has randomly selected the district to be audited this year; An update on the new Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium tests, which will replace … Continue reading
The Independence School District’s Board of Education met Tuesday evening, Feb. 12. From a policy standpoint, the highlights of their agenda were: Considering approval of a proposed resolution to issue and deliver school bonds; Considering adjusting elementary school boundaries; Hearing a legislative update; and Hearing an update on the remaining projects to be funded by the … Continue reading
Grandview School District’s Board of Education met Thursday evening, Feb. 14. From a policy standpoint, the highlights of their agenda were: Proposed revision of district policies; and A three-year budget forecast. ___________________________________________________ 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 a free subscription … Continue reading
Fort Osage School District’s Board of Education met Tuesday evening, Feb. 12. From a policy standpoint, the highlights of their agenda were: A safety and security update; A board election update; and Proposed revisions to district policy governing “Graduation Requirements.” ___________________________________________________ Read our Twitter feed for more education news from local, regional and national sources:http://twitter.com/#!/JW_Martinez ___________________________________________________ … Continue reading
Excelsior Springs School District’s Board of Education met Monday evening, Feb. 11. From a policy standpoint, the highlight of their agenda was a report by Superintendent John Lacy regarding a records request the district received from two local residents. According to Missouri’s Sunshine Law, public records of government entities — such as public school districts — … Continue reading
Blue Springs School District’s Board of Education met Monday evening, Feb. 11. From a policy standpoint, the highlights of their agenda were: Consideration of architectural design and construction firms recommended for work on projects that may be funded by $20 million school in bond debt on the April ballot; and, Considered approving proposed changes to the … Continue reading