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BoE Meeting - 04.01.2026 (Part 2)

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YouTube / USD 340 Jefferson West
Date
2026-04-06
Location
Jefferson County, KS
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Transcript
Extent
1,091 words · about 7 min
Collected
2026-07-01

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001You're good. Yeah. Yeah, I just found that out this week. Yes. Is it just the students? Not yet. Yes. At this time we are calling the meeting back to order. Hey, we're live. Uh At this time we're calling the meeting back to order. We're going to go ahead and do the uh executive session for the grievance counseling. Um Now, what we are going to do we'll do we'll do the grievance counseling and then we can I think we can first and then Okay. Talk. Now You have You have a For that, I it's It's negotiation. Negotiations. Okay. And how long? Uh I can Well, I have no idea. I have no time for this. Who do you allow to come in? All of us 20. 20? And then who all's in the room? Needs to

002be in the room. Staff, I believe. It's not whoever just filed the grievance, it's anybody who thinks I'm in It's if the grievance filed. Just the filers? Grievant? No. How does that grievance even There are no room I don't think that Very really what all of you are doing I think you guys already discussed Yes. Okay. Um we want to know considering carefully just have everybody in the one group versus versus having the other child come in separately. I'm fine with just one group. I am doing it. I'm going to do it completely. Okay. So then we can go ahead and resolve this and I think we can find a business. And so they're asking if we can put something in this meeting. Oh, and can we bring the gentleman our representative with us? Um

003Okay, I'm going to make a motion and tell me who is seconding this. I'll second it. The individuals that filed the grievance and their representatives. Okay. I want you to know that the list of individuals and So only this side. Okay. I thought Mr. President, I move to enter executive session per KSA 75-4319 for a period of 20 minutes at 8:28 p.m. to discuss employer-employee negotiations under the KOMA exception including Dr. Newland's father and those that filed the grievance as well as their representative uh with the open meeting to resume in the board room at 8:48 p.m. Second. I'll second. Several. May I note to the audience that Don't you say nice words to them. Let me see. I know what you mean. Yeah. Um Here's all of it. Mr. President, I move to enter

004executive session per KSA 75-4319 for a period of 10 minutes at 8:59 p.m. to discuss employer employee negotiations under the exception including Dr. Newman Flanders and those that filed as well as their representative. With open meeting to resume in the boardroom at 8:59 p.m. Second. Okay. 5:15 I might I know. They had their best Come on, Nina. And so with that show of no skies and title. You don't have to say that. And I'm right here. I'm sorry. It's all right. You know, I want to see my family more. Uh I'm going to bed, John. I'm going to bed. All right. I'm going to bed, Nina. I know. I'm trying to cry. I'm going to cry. I'm going to I'm trying to cry. I'm going to cry. I know. I know. I know. I know.

005I know. She knows she made me cry. I know. I know. I know, John. I know. I know. Come now. Thank you. I thank you, John. You're out of here. Is it negotiation still? >> 15 Who knows what number it was before that. I know. Okay. Mr. President, are you ready to earn your stripes? Are you ready? I move to enter executive session per KSA 75-43 for a period of 15 minutes at 9:01 p.m. to discuss personnel issues of non-elected personnel under the open meeting exception including Dr. Newland's slander with the open meeting to resume in the board room at 9:16 p.m. Second. Mr. President, I move to enter executive session per KSA 75-4319 for a period of 15 minutes at 9:17 p.m. to discuss personnel issues of non-elected personnel under the open meeting exception

006including Dr. Newland's slander with the open meeting to resume in the board room at 9:32 p.m. Second. >> No. They're going to have to do all the paperwork. I think that's how I put it. Anyway, I know You're pretty sad. You know. That's your number. I missed this meeting. He said They will be on there. I don't want to be on there. They were the three They were the normal people. And we're going to have They were the normal people. No one was there when they were in the jury room. I think that's what the hammer fell on the table. The judge You can leave the room. Yeah, I know. Yeah, I know. I think that's what happened. The whole situation. That's right. And then five, five, and then nine, and then we're going to

007have three of Yep. He was on our list of jurors now. And she was telling me that my client ain't living high on the hog. I mean he burning up the drugs now. He got the burner. Oh, look at this jelly over there. >> I know. I am jelly over there. Fancy pants. Maybe he can bring me your leftovers. Okay. Okay. I suppose your bread has no food. All right. Thank you. I do get uncomfortable. I get nightmares. So we have heard from the prosecution. Not the same phone at the end of the day. Yeah. What about All right. We are now back in session. We are at personnel. Do I need to list them all out? >> Yes. Um Yes. Do I need to list their positions or can I just say the resignation?

008The name and position. Positions, yes. And you said Do you mind if I name the positions? Do you mind? No. Yeah, here. Sorry, I have it written down. Okay. Thank you. There you go. Thank you. Thank you. Mr. President, I move that we accept the resignation of Bree Williams as preschool teacher / director, Michaela Connelly as high school art teacher, Amy Fleming as high school English teacher, and Alex Bartel as middle school head boys basketball. Second. All in favor. Seven up. Mr. President, I move to accept the contract of Bradley Mickens for the assistant boys golf position. Second. All in favor. Six one. And then, you need to do the other And and and can I Okay. No problem. Uh superintendent report. I just have a couple things. One, um we had a request from

009Jake uh Flanders just extending an invitation with everything going on over the facility. A lot of talk about what's going on. We just like to extend extend an invitation to the board to do a tour of the what's taking place over there to be able to ask questions and learn about everything. So, I'm just going to go ahead and uh put that out there for the board if at some point you would all like to have a tour, I would be happy to schedule it. So, um Second thing, just um the 18th of this month on a Saturday is the Kansas Teacher of the Year banquet. It's in Salina. We have uh tickets if you're interested. Uh this will be the banquet for I'll be there. Uh a few of us there, but this will

010be uh our current Teacher of the Year banquet, but they moved it from Topeka to Salina. Yeah, I noticed that. >> You know well, because it's based off senatorial districts, and somehow that district Lawrence is now part of western Kansas for the senatorial district when they redrew. We got a little strip. They had somehow had to connect Lawrence to western Kansas. It goes right along the top side of 75 highway and it captured us. So, we are now going to slide. So, just if if you want to go, let me know, but that's on the 18th. And on the 23rd, I will be taking Cole and I will be taking our student leadership team on a tour of Abilene to learn how their students have approached um broadcasting student events. Um concerts, the the the

011ball anything. So, that's the task I gave with our board goal of communication. Um and we have a feeling the community would like to see more of our kids than they do of us judging by the number of people that, you know, So, that's going to be a fun trip with those kids to take them out. We have um four middle schoolers and four high schoolers on that We have a track meet that day, so make sure you We're leaving bright and early so we can back on that day. In time. So, that's all I wanted to know. Thank you, bro. All right. Eating and drinking. Oh, man. Sure. Thanks before 10. >> That's what I'm saying. >> That's what my family

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