USD 377

OPEN HEARING:

Recommendation:  Move that this body enter into a hearing on the Neighborhood Revitalization Plan as presented and amended at the hearing conducted on March 16, 2026. 

DISCUSSION

CLOSE HEARING:

Recommendation:  Move that this body close the hearing on the Neighborhood Revitalization Plan. 

1.01    Call the meeting to order

1.02    Approval of the agenda

ACTION NEEDED:  MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA

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.

Recognitions:

Northeast Kansas All Star Game-  Madison Martin - Basketball

State Powerlifting –

Girls - Makenna Gerardy – 4^th overall

Boys -  Raul Melara – 2^nd overall, Jaxson Bratton – 6^th overall, Ryker Diebolt – 8^th overall

Governor's Scholar:  Avery Gilliland

State FBLA –

• Network Design – 4^th Place – Qualified for Nationals- James Gaddis, Colton Howard & Jered Foote
• Impromptu Speaking – 9^th Place – Nathan Palmer

FFA - 

NE District Poultry Judging – 4^th High Team Overal

• Jackson Neill – 5^th High Individual
• Ashton Neill – 17^th High Individual
• Caleb Bodenhausen
• Kain Koontz
• Henry Urban

ACCHS selected KS Board of Regents All Star High School

Presentation:  Jr-Sr High ELA Adoption Proposal 

4.01     Approval of Minutes from March 11, 2026

4.02     Approval of Financials

4.0201 Activity Reports, Bills & Claims 

4.0202 Treasurer's Report

4.03     Acceptance of Keystone Correspondences

4.0301 Keystone Superintendent Council minutres from 3/24/2026

4.0302 Keystone BOD meeting minutes from 02/18/2026

4.0303 Accept the April OPAA!  Newsletter

4.0304  Acceptance of the FSMC On-Site Reviews- ES & JSH

4.0305  Acceptance of the On-Site Accountability Reports – ES & JSH

4.0306   Acceptance of Food Service Kitchen Inspections – ES & JSH

4.04      Approval of the Personnel Report 

4.05 Acceptance of Gifts and Grants

4.06 Acceptance of the KDHE Waste Tire Grant

RECOMMENDED ACTION:  MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED.

5.01     Mrs Brown, Board Clerk

5.02     Principal Reports

5.0201  Mrs Handke

5.0202  Mr. Malm

5.0203 Ms Pierce

5.03 Superintendent’s Report

5.04 Keystone Report 

6.01  ATCHISON COUNTY NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION PLAN (A)

Supporting Documents: 

Atchison County NRP

Recommendation:  That this body approved the Neighborhood Revitalization plan as presented and amended at the hearing conducted on March 26, 2026, and as presented at this meeting, and the Board President execute such documents as are necessary to adopt that plan and enter into an interlocal agreement with the County of Atchison, the City of Atchison, the City of Effingham, the City of Muscotah, and USD 409, for the administration of the plan

VOTE MUST BE RECORDED.  

6.02  Keystone Interlocal Agreement Amendments (A)

Supporting Documents:

• Amended Interlocal Agreement
• Resolution to Accept Amended Agreement

Recommendation:  To approve the amended interlocal agreement and adopt the resolution as presented.  

6.03  TIGER TRACK REPLACEMENT (D)

SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS:

• TRACK HISTORY
• Repair
  • Proturf
  • United Sports
• Rplacement
  • United Sports – Drawing
  • Mammoth
• Bleachers

Recommendation:  Discussion and Guidance 

6.04  Resolution in increase Capital Outlay Authority (A)

Background:  The Board discussed the potential of increasing the Capital Outlay Authority by 2 mills for a total of 8 mills at the March Regular meeting.  The Superintendent was directed to prepare the Resolution that would need to be passed if the Board decided to move forward. 

Supporting Documents:  Capital Outlay Resolution 

6.05  Jr-Sr High HVAC Upgrade (A)

Supporting Docuements:  

Bid Proposal

Recommendation:  To accept the bid proposal for the Jr-Sr High HVAC Upgrade as presented.

6.06  Elementary Playground Resurfacing (A)

Supporting Documents:

Bid Proposal

Recommendation: To accept the bid proposal for the Elementary Playground resurfacing as presented

7.01  Building Needs Assessments (A)

Supporting Documents:  Building Needs Assessments – Elementary &  Jr- Sr High 

Recommendation:  To accept the Building Needs Assessments as presented to be used for consideration in the developing of the 2026-2027 budget. 

7.02 Open Enrollment Capacity and Seat Availability (A)

Supporting Documents:  2026-2027 Enrollment Projections,Capacity and open seats

Recommendation:  To approve the 2026-2027 Enrollment Projections, Capacities and open seats as presented. 

7.02  Jr- Sr High English Language Arts Adoption (A)

Supporting Documents:  Proposal 

Recommendation:  To approve the Jr-Sr High English Language Arts Adoption as presented.  

8.01  EXECUTIVE SESSION – NEGOTIATIONS (A)

Recommendation (5 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 boardroom at ______.

8.02  EXECUTIVE SESSION – PERSONNEL (A)

Recommendation (15 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_______.  

9.01  OTHER

9.02 ADJOURN