Because their superintendent has resigned, the Raymore-Peculiar School District’s board of education will be searching for someone to replace him. Superintendent Jeff Kyle submitted his letter of resignation yesterday, saying he intends to retire at the end of the school year that starts next month. And the board announced his resignation during their meeting last … Continue reading
Raymore-Peculiar School District’s Board of Education met Wednesday, June 27, at 7 p.m. In addition to routine agenda items — such as hearing a summer school update and selling surplus textbooks — board members had a full evening. They reviewed a budget proposal and considered changing district policies. Superintendent Jeff Kyle presented his budget proposal for the coming fiscal year. … Continue reading
Raymore-Peculiar School District’s Board of Education will meet Thursday, May 24, at 7 p.m. In addition to routine agenda items — such as selecting milk and bread suppliers for next year and hearing an enrollment analysis — board members will consider changing district policies. All policy changes under consideration tonight are in response to the state’s new Amy Hestir Student Protection … Continue reading
Raymore-Peculiar School District’s Board of Education will meet Thursday, April 19, at 6 p.m. Tomorrow night’s agenda is dedicated primarily to the routine but necessary responsibilities of governance, such as considering student requests for early graduation and renewing a contract with the Missouri School Boards Association. The Board of Education meeting, which is open to the public, will take place in … Continue reading
Unofficial results show incumbent Dana Hille and newcomer Maria Cannova Davies have won the two open seats on the Raymore-Peculiar School District Board of Education. Tonight the district reports that Hille was in first place with 1,400 votes and Davies in second place with 1,381 votes. _______________________________ Read our Twitter feed for more education news from local, … Continue reading
Campaigns are underway for Board of Education seats in ten local districts, and election day will be Tuesday, April 3. In the Raymore-Peculiar School District, five candidates are running for two seats: Rich Bartow Has not responded to KC Education Enterprise survey Has not completed the Kansas City Star’s Midwest Democracy Project survey No campaign website No Facebook … Continue reading
Campaigns are underway for Board of Education seats in ten local districts, and election day will be Tuesday, April 3. The KC Education Enterprise is asking each candidate to respond to a list of questions that may help voters decide how to cast their ballots. Matthew Johnson, who is running for election to the Raymore-Peculiar … Continue reading
The Raymore-Peculiar School District’s Board of Education will meet this evening, March 22, at 7 p.m. Tonight’s agenda is dedicated primarily to the routine but necessary responsibilities of governance, such as hearing reports about personnel and learning how many students ride the bus to school. One item of old business is reconsideration of a district purchasing policy that the board dropped … Continue reading
Raymore’s Chamber of Commerce will host a Candidate Forum Wednesday, March 21, at 7 p.m. Those attending the event will have an opportunity to ask questions and learn more about the campaigns of candidates who have filed to run for mayor, city council and the Raymore-Peculiar Board of Education. Five candidates have filed for two positions on … Continue reading
When members of the Missouri General Assembly revised the Amy Hestir Student Protection Act last fall, they made a decision to not make a decision. Instead, legislators passed that responsibility on to the districts. “Our concern when Senate Bill 1 came up in special session was that the state legislature was just setting up school … Continue reading