March 11, 2026 - Regular Session
Unified School District #377 Board of Education
306 Main Street, Effingham, KS 66023
(913) 833-4040 / FAX (913) 833-4210 / www.usd377.org
BEST Students, BEST Staff, BEST Schools!!!
Wednesday March 11, 2026
REGULAR SESSION – 6:30 P.M.
Regular Session (A) – Action Item(s) (D) – Discussion Item
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1.01 Call the meeting to order
1.02 Approval of the agenda
ACTION NEEDED: MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA
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Speakers are encouraged to register by calling the Clerk of the Board at (913) 833‐5050 by 2:00 PM on the day of the meeting. Speakers may also register at the BOE meeting site, prior to the beginning of the meeting.
Hearing of Audience Rules:
- Presentations shall not exceed 5 minutes.
- Subjects, other than policy issues, will generally be referred to the administration.
- Comments shall be limited to issues and not refer to personalities.
- Presentations must be in good taste befitting the occasion and the dignity of the board meeting.
- When addressing the board, please be reminded that matters of a personal nature which, by their nature, identify an individual are prohibited by federal law in public discussion. Please assist us in protecting the privacy rights of students and staff.
Other Notes
The Board President shall be responsible for recognizing any speaker, maintaining proper order, and adhering to the set time limit. The President may interrupt or terminate an individual’s statement if it is disruptive, not germane to the business or activities of the Board, or in violation of Kansas Statutes regarding meetings or activities of the Board.
The Board President may deny any individual speaking privileges if previous conduct of the individual has indicated that the orderly conduct of a meeting may be threatened by that person’s appearance. The President has the option to stop the proceedings and poll the Board to determine if a speaker may continue.
During an open session, the Board shall not hear personal attacks, or rude or defamatory remarks of any kind about any employee or student of the School District or any person connected with the School District. The Board will also not accept public comments containing vulgar or obscene language. Any individual wishing to make a complaint about school personnel shall submit the complaint in writing to the Superintendent. If the complaint involves the Superintendent it shall be submitted in writing to the President of the Board.
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Wrestling:
- Boys Team State Runner Up
- Tessa McAlexander – 6th Place
- Houston Schletzbaum – 4th Place
- Max Bottorff – State Champion
- Elijah Webb- State Champion
NEKL Basketball:
- Madison Martin – 2nd Team
- James Gaddis – 2nd Team
Presentation: -
4.01 Approval of Minutes 2.24.2026
4.02 Approval of Financials
4.0201 Activity Reports, Bills & Claims
4.0202 Treasurer's Report
4.03 Acceptance of Gifts & Grants
4.04 Acceptance of Correspondences
4.0401 Keystone Superintendents Minutes 2.10.2026
4.0402 Keystone Board of Directors mtg minutes 1.21.2026
4.0403 Keystone Superintendents Agenda 3.10.2026
4.0404 OPAA! March Newsletter
4.0405 Acceptance of the Xello Renewal for 2026-2027 School Year
4.0406 Acceptance of KASB membership renewal(option 1) and legal assistance fund and LAF Contract
4.0407 Acceptance of PAT Report
4.0408 Acceptance of the First Quarter Request for Sports Complex Maintenance Reimbursement
4.0409 ACCSEF minutes 1.12.2026
4.05 Acceptance of the Personnel Report
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5.01 Board Clerk
5.02 Principal Reports
5.0201 Mrs Handke
5.0202 Ms Pierce
5.0203 Mr. Malm
5.03 Superintendent’s Report
5.04 Keystone Report
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6.01 Jr High Schedule Proposal (A)
SUPPORTING DOCUMENT:
RECOMMENDATION:
6.02 Tiger Track Repair (A)
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS:
RECOMMENDATION: Discuss and provide direction
6.03 Auditorium Renovaiton Bids (A)
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS:
RECOMMENDATION: To approve the bids for Stage Lightng and Audio as presente with ACCSEF contributing $216,800 of the $271,432 total cost.
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7.01 2025 -2026 State Assessment Needs Assessment (A)
Supporting Document: State Assessment Needs Assessment
RECOMMENDATION: To approve the 2025-2026 State Assessment Needs Assessment as presented.
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8.01 EXECUTIVE SESSION – NEGOTIATIONS (A)
Recommendation (30 minutes): Move to go into executive session to discuss negotiations pursuant to the exception for employer-employee negotiations under KOMA, and the open meeting will resume in the board room at_______.
8.02 EXECUTIVE SESSION – PERSONNEL (A)
Recommendation (30 minutes): Move to go into executive session to discuss non-elected personnel matters pursuant to the non-elected personnel exception under KOMA, and the open meeting will resume in the boardroom at_______.
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9.01 OTHER (A)
9.02 ADJOURN (A)
