001called to order the regular school board meeting of Seaman USD 345 July 14th. We will start with the pledge of allegiance. Braden, will you lead us? I aliance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands one nation under >> do we have any public communication? >> We need to adopt the agenda. Madam President, I'll move to adopt the agenda as presented. Second moved and seconded to adopt the agenda as presented. All in favor, raise your hand and say I. I >> oppose. Same sign. Motion carried. >> All right, Mr. Brading, you are up. I'd like to welcome Rick Braiding. the high school girls track and field coach this evening. >> Good evening. Uh I would like I'm here just to be the introducer because all the
002action is there. Um it is my great pleasure to introduce Ryan Miller to you tonight. She is the 2024 2025 United Kansas Conference Runner of the Year in cross country and in track. She is ranked n number three uh or better uh in five events in the Kansas state all-time list. Uh she is the number one runner and the fastest 3000 runner 3000 meter runner to ever run for a Kansas high school. >> Wow. >> She was second in the 1500 meters. second in the 1600 meters, third in the 800 meters, and third in the 3,200 meters on that Kansas alltime forever list. And uh she is the number three ranked junior to be senior uh in the country in the 30,000 meter run. >> Wow. and she is the number four ranked junior to
003be senior in the 1600 >> in the country. She is a double Kansas relays champion uh the 1600 meters and the 3200 meters and she accomplished that same feat last year as well against runners in all all the Midwest. She is your K Seaman High School record holder in the 400, the 800, the 1600, and the 3,200 meter run, as well as she has run a 400 meter split on the 4x4 relay, which she helped get on the podium at the state meet as well. Uh she has the fastest time ever run by a Seaman High School girl in the 400 at um uh 55.4 six. She's incredibly fast. She is the 2025 5A uh state champion in the 800,600 and 3200 meter races this year. And uh she accomplished that all in completely different
004ways where she as a younger runner she just tore out and ran. and uh found out that that works most the time, but not always. And so this year she had a number of experiences throughout the season that she found out she could do it a different way and and she ended up uh using some really good u you know tactics to be able to come up with three state championships. That's a hard thing to do just because you're stacked. You know, we had an evening 3,200 meter run and then come back the next day and finish up with the 1600 and 800. There wasn't a whole lot of time frame in between and plus she runs on the relay. So, uh, and the relay had two races because they qualified for finals as well.
005And and, uh, and so she had a busy, uh, weekend. And this year was harder to make that happen than the year before just because of the lack of rest uh, in between that she had the year before. Uh and so fortunately next year, God willing, she'll she'll benefit from a uh fortuitous schedule uh at the state meet as well. Uh she has also been selected uh recently uh as the Kansas Gatorade uh girls track and field player of the year. And this is the second year that she has done that. and she also was the cross country Gatorade runner of the year uh player of the year uh this year as well. Um she had an unusual selection that many people probably don't even realize that she was selected as a member of the
006Nike Elite Track Team this spring. uh which is an honor uh given to only 20 females in the United States in high school uh in track and field. And so that's that's a pretty big deal. She's just a unique young lady. Uh I could man I got stuff I could keep talking about different things and that that just sound like numbers to you guys, but I'm sure for her she remembers them all very well. Um, but she's very unique, uh, like no one I've ever coached before. And I've coached a lot of really good runners. And, uh, she is a top five athlete in the country. She is a leader in every sense of the word. Uh, in the classroom, she carries a 4.125 weighted grade point average. Her work ethic is off the charts.
007Her toughness is unmatched. and she is a very fierce competitor, but she has always made sure she's made time to impact the rest of her team in a positive way. Uh she is when when she is dealing with injuries, she still shows up early in the morning, does her rehab routine, and make sure that the other team members know that she's there and she's working and she's part of the team and she's leading them. Whether it be on the course or on the court or on the pitch or on the track or in the classroom, Ryan is always working to make herself better, as an athlete, as a classmate, as a teammate, and as a really, really, really good human being. So, ladies and gentlemen, I'd like to introduce Ryan Miller. something. >> I guess
008I just want to say thank you obviously to my coach. I really couldn't be here without him and my parents obviously they helped me with everything. So even dealing with injury, they helped me get through it. my coach helps me get through it and yeah, without my teammates and everyone supporting me, it would be impossible. So, I just want to say thank you to them. And yeah. Have you always ran? I mean, like when you were a kid, did you like running? You're still a kid, but you know what I mean? >> Yeah. Uh, no. No, >> I didn't like it. In um elementary school, I was like, I'm a sprinter. Like, it's what I do. and I just love soccer and basketball. And then in middle school, um, one of my friends was like,
009"Got to do this. Like, I'm going to do it." And I was like, "Okay, I'll give it one day." And then I ended up like really liking it. But at first I didn't like it. I'll be honest. Like it's definitely something that has grown on me. But like now I love it. Like I just love it. I think the community of running and then just like the people you meet and it's just a different sport cuz like in basketball and soccer like it's just I don't know. It's just different like doing those four sports and coming to running like everyone is just supportive of you. Like even even like my biggest competitors like at the end of the race like we're still able to like hug and stuff because we know what it takes to
010be where we're at takes a lot. So there's like a mutual respect I guess. So yeah, I just I love it. >> That's awesome. What are your hopes, plans after high school? >> Um I still want to run. Uh, I'm undecided, but I've got it narrowed down pretty good. So, um, looking to decide soon, so I'm excited. But, um, I want to run and I want to major in kinesiology and minor in business. So, >> nice. >> Yeah. >> What a lot of people might not even have realized is that you did all of those running accomplishments this spring while also playing soccer. >> So, it impressive. >> Thank you. What's what's the motivation? That's amazing. What's I I'm sure there's a lot of things. You don't have to just narrow to one. I just
011>> You wake up in the morning and it's, you know, >> Yeah. >> better. >> Yeah. I just I really like to win. So, >> I just like winning. Um >> We like winning. >> It takes a lot to win and I know that. So, all of the hard moments make the good moments happen. So, you have to you got to do it. >> That's awesome. >> You should tell them where you ran a couple weeks ago. What was the >> um Eugene, Oregon, and Hayward Fields? Yeah, it was it was so nice. But it's funny cuz like you get on like they fire the gun and then like you get so like laser focused you forget you're on Hayward and just like pause in the middle of the race. I'm like, "Oh my gosh,
012>> that's an awesome track. very short calls. >> Little for you, Coach Brad. You want to come up with, >> right? You have to because >> that's congratulations. speaks well. >> Hey, congrats to the parents too. Good job. >> She get it from [Laughter] That's awesome. >> You're great, Ryan. >> Thank you. >> Okay, superintendent remarks. You don't have to stay. >> You guys can run away. It's totally fine. mic. I get it. >> Thank you for coming. Bye, guys. >> Good job, >> Mr. Wilson. >> Thank you. So, it is my absolute honor to provide a trophy for outstanding achievement. Um, it takes a lot to be a board president. It's not just um it takes a lot to be a board member, period. But as a board president, you're the one that everything
013flows through. You're the one that gets stuck dealing with the superintendent. Um and Michelle basically other than um being hired uh by Frank um when he was board president has been the board president since I've been superintendent. And I just want to present you with this gavvel. >> Thank you. year of service as president of senior school this week. >> Thank you. >> We got to come down too. >> No, I got to hand it to her. >> Oh jeez. >> Come on. >> I thought they were going down. >> Use your new old. >> No, it'll go on my shelf with my other two. that I tell my girls even at their age now, do not touch. >> And thank you. >> Thank you, Brett. >> All right. President remarks. Does anyone have anything
014from the board? No. Well, I do want to say that it has been an honor to be the president. I kind of like it. Um, yeah, my last three weeks in life have been crazy and I can tell you individually if you want to know the details. But what it has made me realize is that you cannot take anything for granted and the one thing I don't take for granted are my fellow board members. I appreciate each and every one of you. I love our team. Chris, I'm mad of you for screwing up our team. >> Sorry. You've been really good you guys and you guys are the best. You are >> so thank you. Okay, I am turning it over to Mr. Wilson. >> Sorry, I was thought we were at home first. >>
015No. >> Yep. Well, I uh would like to take nominations um for board president and then the newly elected board president will resume control of the meeting and um take nominations for vice president. Are there any nominations for president for the 2020 5 2026? >> Mr. Wilson. >> Yes, ma'am. I move that Christy Widler be elected board president. >> Second. >> We have a motion and a second to elect Christy Lyler as board president for the next school year. Any comments? Hearing none. All in favor, please raise your hand and say I. >> I. I oppose same sign. Okay. Unless you want to oppose yourself. And so I think uh we can officially pass another gavvel down the road there. And um >> heart is racing. >> We now have your meeting madam president. >>
016You Mr. Wilson, my heart's racing. Thank you everybody. That's it's very kind of you. I appreciate it and um look forward to this next year. So let's just move it along. Um, election of vice president. Um, I would need some nominations. >> I move we nominate Donna McGenti as a vice president. >> Second. >> It has been moved and seconded. Any discussion? >> Do you accept? Oh, >> we're not not giving her that option. That's not how this works. Um, okay. All in favor raise your right hand and say I. I. >> I. All oppose. Same sign. Motion carried. Congratulations. Madam vice president. >> Yay. >> You have to be here every year. >> Me? I have to be here every month. >> She doesn't have to run on the meeting. >> I will hope.
017Yes. I love it. >> And then um I I would like to just reorganize next month and just keep everybody where we're at. So um home rule, Mr. Wilson, is that you? >> No, that is act. Well, we need to read uh the resolution for home rule and then vote on it as a board. >> Oh, you're gonna make me read. >> Do you want me to read? >> Chris can be our official reader. >> Chris loves reading. Go ahead, Chris, because I can't get mine to zoom in. statute. Whereas the board of education of unified school district number 355, Shauny County, Kansas, has determined that the exercise of powers granted by the legislature is of benefit to the board and local patrons. And whereas Kansas law authorizes the board to transact all school district
018business. And whereas the board intends to adopt policies that the board deems appropriate to perform its constitutional duty to maintain, develop, and operate local public schools. And whereas the board acknowledges that the power granted by law shall not be construed to relieve the board from any obligations to comply with state law. And whereas the board acknowledges that the powers granted by law and this resolution shall not be construed to relieve any other unit of government of its duties and responsibilities prescribed by law. And whereas the board acknowledges that the powers granted by law do not create any responsibility on the part of the district to assume the duties or responsibilities that are required of another unit of government. Now therefore, be it resolved by the board of education of Unified School District number 345, Shauny
019County, Kansas, that the board shall exercise the power granted by law and by this resolution. >> Is that your motion for that resolution? >> That's my motion. >> Okay. We do that. >> Second. >> It's been moved and seconded. Um discussion. No. Uh all in favor raise your right hand and say I >> oppose. Same sign. Motion carries. All right. Next we need to establish our monthly meeting date time and place. Madame President, I move that we approve the USD 345 board of education to meet here at the education center in the boardroom on the second Monday of each month at 6:00 p.m. And any regular scheduled meeting may be turned to another time and place if we need it. >> Second. It has been moved and seconded. Any discussion? >> Only thing would be
020March when spring break. Normally seems like we do it the third Monday or it's sometimes varies because of spring break. >> Yeah. >> I don't know. >> Check that. Candace, are you double checking? >> Thank you. >> That was on the bottom. >> But we can vote to move that later. >> You can. >> It looks like it's uh on the 9th. Yeah, it should be good and fine. Good. >> Okay, it has been moved and seconded. Discussions. All good. All in favor, raise your right hand and say I. >> I oppose. Same sign. Motion carries. Um, appointments. Mr. Wilson, is this you? >> Um, well, I will read the appointments. You can either choose to approve them individually or at the end you can make a motion to approve them all at once. >>
021That one. So, the appointment of clerk and deputy clerk, um, Candace Levia, board clerk, and Teresa Dunham as deputy board clerk, Lisa Madrano as treasurer, and sorry, Miranda buddy, Russell Morano appoint Mr. Ninstead as the hearing officer and the terrains as the alternate for pre- reduced um meal prices for suspensions and expulsions. Appoint Marty Ninstead as the hearing officer and director of human resources which is currently not filled as the alternate. Um appoint school district attorney is David R. Cooper of Fischer Patterson Sailor and Smith. Um the impact aid representative uh would be Brad Wilson and the appointment of coordinator for homeless and foster care children duties would be Dedra Reigns and the appointment of the capers agent will be Marty Ninstead and the truency officers will be all building principles as truency officers and
022for the compliance coordinator for uh federal anti-discrimination laws. That would be to appoint Marty Ninstead as a compliance coordinator and then uh appointing Candace Leuk as a freedom from information officer. >> Thank you, Mr. Wilson. I need a motion to approve all the appointments separately or al together. >> Madam President, I make a move to do all these appointments as a group. Second. >> It has been moved and seconded. Any discussion? Hearing none. All in favor raise your hand and say I. >> I. Same time. >> Motion carried. Disposition by disposition of business by consent. >> Madame President, I move that we approve the consent agenda as presented. >> Second. It has been moved and seconded. Any discussion? Hearing none. All in favor raise your hand and say I. >> I. >> Post. Same sign.
023Motion carried. Discussion items. Miss Megan, you are up. Hey, good evening. Uh July means that we are thinking about all of our back- to-school events that are quickly approaching. And so with those is my annual opportunity to invite you as the board to join us for a couple of our back tochool events. So just on page one there under our welcome back section. Um you'll see in bold the two events that we would like for you to attend as your schedule allows. The first one is on Tuesday, August 5th, and this is during our new staff orientation. Uh we are excited to uh formally welcome our new staff back on the 4th where they'll be with buildings. So on the 5th they are together with us at the um as a district at the middle
024school and we would like for you to join us for a lunchon that day that will begin at 11:30 um in the middle school comments. Um and then the other event is our annual convocation to kick off the new year when all staff return on the morning of August 7th. that will begin at 8 o'clock in the high school auditorium. So, we look forward to seeing those of you who can attend at those welcome back events. Any questions for me? >> Please come to convocation because that is my birthday. >> Uh, yes. We'll celebrate. >> What a great birthday celebration. >> Great. >> All right. Thank you. >> Thanks, Megan. >> Miss DJ, >> good evening everyone. Um, in our quest to ensure that um to do our best to ensure that staffing is in
025place at the beginning of the year, uh, I decided to interview pair professionals over the summer. This is our second year doing that. We had 18 positions open last year. This year we only had 11, which was kind of nice. I interviewed 21 people last week and um, we will be offering positions um, this week as well. I invited the principles and several of them took me up on it and sat with me, but it was a nice opportunity just to do a full day of interviews and try to get those um staff members in place. >> Any questions about that or anything else in the report? >> Thank you. >> Thanks. >> Mr. Lance. >> Hello, >> uh, softball. We got the sidewalks. The season got in. >> Everything looks good. No more mud
026treked on the field. Little late, but we got it in there. We're good. Get down a little bit more. There you go. So, this is the beginning or actually it's almost the end of the high school roof. Um, they have a little L shape they're doing, but that's the racetrack they've been using pretty much on the beginning of it. Um, they got the front side now. They're just working up by the windows. I just took a few pictures of what they've done so far, but they look they're moving quite along. Hopefully, we start WI sometime this week. So, uh Seaman Middle School, this is part of the concrete work that we tried to get in last year at the end of the summer and we couldn't. So, um, a lot of it was even doors
027were having problems opening at the main door and then on the east side of the north side. So, we got all of that this summer. So, we're good to go. That's pretty much for June. It pretty exciting. So, we'll see what July brings. So, >> anything else? >> The August report will have a photo of water fountain, I'm assuming. >> That was quite entertaining how you showed it. >> Thank you, Lance. >> Thanks, Lance. >> Um, policy updates, Mr. Wilson. >> We have a lot of them. Um, I will go through them one at a time. Um, some of them have minor changes, some of them are full, brand new policies, but please do not hesitate to interrupt me. ask questions, those type of things. Otherwise, I'm going to um power through them a little
028bit. I'm going to start I'm gonna try to stay in the order except for one exception. So, I'm going to start with KN, which is our big complaint policy. Um there is only one small change recommended by KASB and that is instead of the board of education shall investigate all complaints about the superintendent, they may evaluate the need to investigate it before um actually investigating it. Um the only example I could think of right off that you might not want to investigate if somebody complains that the superintendent is uh increasingly bald. Uh, you may want to go, yeah, we know, but we really don't need to investigate that. That is the only change to that one. I want to go to KBC media relations and actually changes the title slightly to and usage. Um, one
029of the new bills through the legislature addressed live streaming. And although it didn't address this policy any, um, this did add live streaming to a couple of our policies just because I think it put it on the uh, in the crosshairs for KSB. So, this adds live streaming of board meetings um, which is not required to live stream, but if you do, um, you must live stream. Oh, no. That's the uh Oh, yeah. No, this is the one that has the big change. I apologize. If you live stream any part of the board meeting, even though you're not required to, but if you do, you must live stream all of it, including public comments. So, that is a change um in the bill. And then you'll see a couple other places where live stream is
030changed as well. Third one is visitors to the school. House Bill 2052 amends state statute to ban schools from requesting personal information or requiring offduty law enforcement to wear something that would identify them as law enforcement. They are allowed to carry their firearm. And so in the past some schools have asked uh law enforcement to wear a sticker so that if somebody saw them with a firearm they understood um for the safety of the uh of the law enforcement officer. Schools are not allowed to do this. The KASB recommendation just uh in the green part that you see says identifying them as such. I've actually changed that and I'm recommending that we use the exact same language in the bill which is the law enforcement law enforcement officer who possesses identification required by such officer's
031law enforcement agency and present such identification when requested by a person of authority for the building which would include our administration which would include any of our law enforcement officers in there as well or anybody that is acting as such. So that is the recommendation on that one. So I've changed KASBs just slightly to be uh to align with the statute. JBC enrollment only changes in that they added a section for military stu students but it only um gives a reference to a new board policy JBCD. And I will skip um school site councils to go ahead and address the brand new policy uh that's in there for enrollment of military students. So the enrollment of military students JBCD starts with some definitions. There's really not anything um new or or different, but it gives
032military um children of military families precedence. Um they are already in law when we do out of district transfers and those types of things. Um but this allows the um military student to enroll early. even if they don't have proof of residency in the state yet, they can enroll them, get them enrolled at the time and then ask for that um information later. Um also, if they're a prek student, they will be admitted if slots are available. And so that is a section. And then a third section is obviously we will serve their IEPs and meet their services uh as of course we always would. So those two kind of go together, but that's the enrollment of military students. The next one is IVs, school site councils. Site councils are created by statute. There is
033a and you guys I've given you information that there is a a new uh bill that makes any subcommittee of the board an open meeting. the KSB wanted to clarify that school site councils even though you usually approve um who's on them that those are created by statute. So added clarification was added to this um policy to ensure that there didn't appear to be created by the board and subject to coma. So site school site councils may run as they always have because of that CN public records. There is also a new bill um that updates open records act um you can't overcharge a person who is requesting records. Um, and there are um some specific rules for how you charge for staff. Um, considering their pay and making sure you use the lowest paid
034individual. If the total cost ends up over $200, then we need to contact the requester and the requesttor may amend, they don't have to, but they may amend their request so that it can come in less than $200. again trying to lower those costs for somebody requesting open records. If however there is no response from the requesttor um then the request may be dropped as well. I think that's three days if I remember correctly. So that is just stuff that we already do but it's good to have in >> Mr. Wilson aware it says the board further assigns the clerk or so that's is that canvas. Yes, she always does. She is the freedom of information officer and does all of our open records. >> So the or can can that be removed? >> It
035can. I mean >> I can bring it back next time without that or >> Yeah. I mean I think >> Donna, where is that? >> Three fourth line down in the text. >> Oh, I see it. Yeah. >> Yeah. No need for that to be there >> also at the end. >> Okay. Yeah, at the end. >> Perfect. >> Found it. >> Um, I'm on supervision. Is there any other questions? Supervision of medication. The only change is no medication shall be dispensed or administered if prohibited by law. Um, hormone replacement drugs are illegal for minors. So, this specifies that schools can't administer or dispense any illegal drug. Um, we never did anyway or wouldn't be doing anything if that's be happening at a hospital or but um GACB is a new policy about employee whistleblowers.
036It outlines the rights of the whistleblower. It outlines the rights of the employer as well as the responsibilities of the employer. Um obviously that person has the right to uh report to any agency with whom they feel necessary to um report some a wrongdoing something of that nature. Obviously there can't be any um retaliation and then obviously uh or not obviously but the part of this policy is that this has to be um prominently displayed uh in our building. So we'll make sure we do that. JH student activities. It um opens and clarifies the participation in quesia activities being allowed for homeschool students and virtual students. um does have a provision in there that a student can't just withdraw from a public school um if they become ineligible and immediately go play at a private
037school. Um if they're ineligible at the one school, they are ineligible for the other school. So there are some good provisions. It also adds the provision Kansas Academy of Math and Science is a school in Hayes that some students who are actually attending their home school, it's a residential school that they can attend for a while and it makes provisions to allow them to play uh case activities. >> Questions on that? >> Yeah, at because they live there. >> Are they required to enroll in at all? like for one no class or >> they just have to be if they're homeschooled they have to be in good standing and sign a affidavit essentially says that there are still quesa rules that do apply um when they move and those types of things as well. Any
038other questions? KGB, which I always thought was ironic, is concealed observations. This is the one that adds live streaming of open meetings to the allowable video surveillance. Um, so we can surveil you on our live stream. AGB is not allowed to DF, investment of funds. When we invest um money that um sets the criteria no more than for two years um we do have to put out a um request for proposal. All banks depositories have two days to be able to respond to that RFP for investment of our idle funds. BBC is board committees and you've kind of seen this a little bit but um this has been changed significantly um only because they wanted to use the same wording that the they use now subordinate groups or subcommittees um not just committees of the
039board um but the board subcommittees are subject to coma no subcommittee can last for more than one year unless it's reestablished that's why we tend to reestablish those um and I'll address um my recommendation for how we end up doing this um as we get to that discussion item. But that is the board policy then that would cover that. Either way, if we do it with superintendent for if we do it with board ones. >> Any questions for Mr. Wilson? >> The only one I have a question about is KM. You can go back to that one. And this is just me looking at how this sentence reads. In accordance, let's see, one, two, three, fourth, fourth paragraph. In accordance with Kansas law, offduty law enforcement officers who possesses, it should be who possess. >>
040Yes. >> And then go on down to the next line. It should say and present without the s, I think, for it to read, right? Yes, I agree correctly. >> I was a three. I'm on the wrong. I thought you said Did you say >> There we go. Okay. >> Sorry. >> Did you get that? >> Because I can't find it. Candace has it. >> I got it. >> I love Donna and her smithing >> makes me happy. >> I'm telling you, incorrect usage is a pet peeve. So, thank you. Um, any more questions for Mr. Wilson and we will bring those next month. >> Yep. >> For us to approve. >> Yep. >> Um, well, you talked about board committees, so let's talk about committee updates. >> Yep. >> So, I am going to
041recommend that this is up for discussion. Um, having the following superintendent committees. Um, and so I'm going to go through a list of committees um, that I would recommend as creating as the superintendent to provide our staff and our community in some cases to be able to have avenues to provide input on these things and really to help guide the district in so many cases uh, as they have done wonderfully. um board members, you guys have been a part of those um as contributors, but also as being able to hear the things that our staff are doing and the ideas they have, and I think it's very valuable. Uh the professional development council is one. The current board member that is on there is Donna McGinty. If, and this is for any of these as
042I go through them, not now, but if you would like to be on any of those committees, please email me. If you would be like to be off a committee, please email me and I'll take you off of a committee and then I'll send those back out to you. One thing I can't do is I can't put more than three board members on any committees because that means we will have a quorum of the board at the committee meeting. So, um right now Donna is on the um professional development council. The district wellness council currently is uh Christy Wiler and Chris Travis. The technology advisory committee is Braden Wernern and Chris Travis. Emergency operations planning committee is uh Diana Bodin and Kyle McNorton. Long range facility planning committee is Braden Warner and Chris Travis. The
043district mental health committee is Diana Broaddin, Christy Wiler, and Michelle Cadill. And the district budget committee is Donna McGinty, Michelle Cadill, and Braden Warner. And then the district equity council is Diana Berdine and Christy Wiler. The discussion that I think is appropriate is if you're not okay with me changing those from board committees and having those be superintendent committees, um, they would function the same way. They tend to provide our staff as well as me um great insight from our um our our staff to be able to make good decisions, administrative staff to make good decisions uh based on that feedback. And then uh usually those committees at least don't make direct recommendations to the board. So I thought they were appropriate for to be superintendent committees. Um, and then we can present what they
044do to you just like we always do. >> Do we need a motion? >> Not right now. No. But if you'd like to discuss that at any length, um, feel free to do that or I can go on and we can at the end of the discussion, we can have a a discussion as well. >> Keep going. >> Okay. The other board subcommittee that I would recommend stay a board subcommittee because it does make a direct recommendation to the board each year is the calendar committee. Calendar committee um works together does a wonderful job. Current members are Donna McGinty and Kyle McNorton. And then they make a direct recommendation. They actually survey we get staff input. Then they survey our staff. They ask for their preference. Then they present to you guys what that vote
045looks like and you guys actually um approve the uh calendar directly. Um there's a lot of things that I recommend or that somebody else recommends, but this one really is recommended straight to you and you guys do that. So I think that should remain a board subcommittee. Other committees that we participate in makes no difference. There's no such. These are not board committees because they're outside committees. They are not under coma because they are led by groups that are not under coma. But the KASB governmental relations committee, the current board member on the KASB governmental relations is Michelle Kadill. The SEMA education advantage foundation. The current board members that are on that are Diana Broaddin and Kyle McNorton. And then the intergovernmental cooperation committee, which is my favorite one to say, >> and Christy Wiler
046and Diana Brody. >> Um, and so this is the time if you want any discussion over theirs, but there are action items for those last four committees that you could appoint who you would like to serve on there um in official capacity. Can we just move it to stay the way it is? >> Um, yeah. I I think they want to see if other people want to be on them, but certainly you could. >> So, do you want to start with the calendar committee? >> So, yes. So, if we're ready to move to action items, action item A would be that calendar supp. >> Sure. Um, Donna and Kyle, are you wanting to stay on? >> We're fine with that. So, um, can we just approve them all in one? >> Okay, >> sure. >>
047Um, and then our outside committees, Michelle, to serve on KSB. >> Can I put my name to be on the calendar committee or I'd be on that? >> You can be on it. Yeah, >> my name >> Candace put Braden's name down. Um Michelle's good with KASB. And then or Kyle and Diana, are you still good with that as well? >> Yes, please. >> Okay. And then um IC would be myself, which I'm fine. And Diana, you're good. >> Yep. As long as I put it on the right day on my calendar, we'll be in good shape. And >> I apologize. I think I've been sending those notices to Michelle instead of to you, Chris. It's fine because I was like I I haven't been notified so I have no clue. >> I will make
048sure you get on there. >> Okay. >> I think I thought it was uh Michelle. She was on the year before. >> Yeah, that's no problem. Okay. So, just need a motion um to approve all of these uh >> appointments. >> Madame President, I move to approve the appointments as discussed. Second. >> It's been moved and seconded. Uh, any more discussion? >> Hearing none. All in favor raise your hand and say I. >> I. Oppose. Same sign. Motion carries. Okay. >> Um, Mr. Marty. >> Hello. >> Good evening. >> Uh, it's that time. We uh periodically replace uh highway patrol is the best place for us to get patrol cars and it takes quite the time for us to have one come available and we have had that happen. We've been looking for about a
049year and we would like to recommend uh the approval for that with the cost not to exceed 38,825. Any questions for Marty? >> Is it still a patrol car? It's an SUV. >> Yeah. >> How old is the other one? Do you know? >> I do not. Yeah, I do not. >> I move that we approve the purchase for no more than 38825. >> Second. >> Moved and seconded. Any more discussion? Hearing none. All in favor raise your hand and say I >> oppose. Same sign. Motion carried. >> Quick question, Candace. Is there a way to turn off those notifications? >> Oh, I'm sorry. >> Upper right corner where it says voting. >> Oh, >> thank you. >> I'm sorry. I kept losing my spot. Thank you very much. >> Same here. >> Um, exemption
050from GAP auditing requirement resolution, Miss Lisa. Um this is just an annual uh resolution that we adopt every year saying that we're going to wave the generally accepted accounting principles and go with KMAG which is what we use through the state of Kansas. >> Do we have to read it? >> Those are those resolution. >> Yeah, it's usually appropriate to read those. Um it's the same one you do every year on a year basis. But do we have a resolution reader here? >> That would be correct. That's right. Hi, Bill. >> Where's that? >> I was watching up here. >> Go read it up there. >> No. >> Where? >> Do I need to make a motion first? >> Yes. >> Make a motion to wave the state requirements to use generally accepted accounting principles.
051Whereas Seaman Unified School District number 345 Topic, Kansas has determined that the financial statements and financial reports for the year ending 30 June 2026 to be prepared in conformity with the requirements of KSA75-12A are not relevant to the requirements of the cash basis and budget laws of the state and are of no significant value to the board of education or the members of the general public of Seaman Unified School District number 345. And whereas there are no revenue bond ordinances or other ordinances or resolutions of said municipality which require financial statements and financial reports to be prepared in conformity with KSA75-120AA for the year ended 30 June 2026. Now therefore, be it resolved by the board of education of Seaman Unified School District number 345, Topeka, Kansas in regular meeting duly assembled this 14th day
052of July 2025 that the board of education waves the requirements of KSA75-112A as they apply to Seaman Unified School District number 345 for the year ending 30 June 2026. Be it further resolved, the board of education shall cause the financial statements and financial reports of seen unified school district number 345 be prepared on the basis of cash receipts and dispersements as adjusted to show compliance with the cash basis and the budget laws of this state. >> It has been moved or yeah it has been moved. Yeah. Second. Okay. >> Moved and seconded. Any other discussion? Hearing none. All in favor raise your hand and say I. >> I. Post. Same sign. Motion carries. Thank you, Miss Lisa. >> Okay. I voting still show. >> I know. iPad. Oh, hi. >> Hello. >> Na. >> Yes.
053So, on behalf of Jeff and I, um, I am >> Yes. Uh I am here to seek your approval for our iPad transition plan. Specifically the part uh related to purchasing iPads in order to staff um building based checkout carts for the coming year. >> Well, this is for the 75 iPads and five carts. Is >> that a last month? Yep. At the bottom of the document, it shows the breakdown of the number of iPads um and the costs associated with that. um and would be making that purchase here within the next month or so to have them by early school year. >> I move that we approve the purchase um transition plan. >> Thank you. of the iPads and the carts. The proposal for 34,000 out of the capital outlet. >> Second >> been
054moved and seconded. Any more discussion? Hearing none. All in favor raise your hand and say I. >> I. Oppose. Same sign. Motion carried. Thank you, Megan. >> No, thank you. And I think I'm next. up again. >> Yep. Last month, I presented the changes for our student handbooks across all buildings. And so tonight, I'm here to get your approval uh for those handbooks for the coming school year. >> Madam President, I'll make a motion to approve the student handbooks as presented. >> I need a second. >> Been moved and seconded. Any more discussion? on the high school one page four change officer McC um any more discussion >> hearing none all in favor raise your hand and say I oppose same sign motion carries >> thank Thank you. Uh, classified handbooks. Is that >> Marty?
055This was one last month and we would ask for approval for it to be approved. >> Motion to approve the classified handle. Second. >> Been moved and seconded. Any discussion? >> Hearing none. All in favor raise your hand and say I. >> I. Same sign. Motion carries. Thanks, Marty. >> Mr. Wilson. Revenue neutral rates. >> Actually, that is Lisa. >> Oh, Lisa. Sorry. >> Didn't see any initials. My bad. Another um annual thing that we do, the district's required to complete a revenue neutral form and notify the county clerk if the district plans to exceed the revenue neutral tax rate for the 2526 school year. Um what that means, the revenue neutral rate is that the county looks at the tax revenue we received last year and calculates what mill levy we would use to
056receive that exact same dollar amount. Um, but similar to your home, the dollar amount you bring in last year doesn't always pay for all the inflation and other items, um, as costs continue to go up, uh, we'll need to be able to exceed the revenue neutral rate to, um, bring in enough revenue to help with cost. Uh, we're asking that the board approves a 51.966 uh, mills that we'll submit. So, when we submit this, we're doing worstc case scenario. Um, we have to notify them that we're going to go over by a certain date and we're still in the middle of getting budget and getting numbers from the county and um getting the state budget forms put together. So, for example, last year we approved a 51.99. We submitted in our budget a 51.466 and
057it actually ended up being a 51.209. Um so we did come in lower which is what we had promised that we would try to do is to keep things steady or lower um which we will try to continue to do again this year. Uh last year a question was brought up about the difference between how come submitted and actual are different and that's because when we get uh information from the county it's an estimate on their um the assessed valuation. So when they get their actual assessed valuation in, they change that mill levy to get bring in the revenue that we have essentially requested. >> That's all >> and we'll assess the actual mill at the meeting at on September 8th. Is that kind of determined what that actually is? Is that that what that
058meeting is? >> Yes. >> Okay. And that's when we'll bring you and and our goal has always been what we've done is bring you a lower equal or lower mill rate than we did the year before. So that would be actually 51. Is that 466? Is that correct? That we said, >> Lisa, next the one we plan to actually bring you. >> The one that we submitted last year was 51.466. >> Yes. So we plan to bring you one that's lower than that. And uh if you want us to put that on there, we can. We just like to put a little fudge factor just in case something happens. Although >> remember this from last year. >> Yeah. >> Yes, sir. >> So we need to exceed >> I think we're planning on exceeding the
059revenue neutral rate. Lisa, do you know what the revenue neutral rate is? Do you have that from the county? >> I don't have it with me. >> That would mean we would get no more money, dollars, than we got the year before, which would mean we wouldn't be able to do raises. We wouldn't be able to have increased um so what we're saying is we don't want to increase the levy over last year, not not increase the revenue over last year. We do want to increase the revenue. We really want to increase the revenue to the same point that the uh mill levy was last year. And that would really give you a pretty good because of uh housing costs and assessed valuations going up. Sure. >> That would give us a little bit more
060money to be and it would uh in theory give us about the cost of inflation more money >> at the same >> at the exact same rate. Less. >> Yeah. So, if we're going to get the same money or less, the rate >> the rate would be the same or less is the goal. Yes, sir. >> I remember from last year, this was just to give you Lisa as you're doing all the planning the wiggle room if needed. Yes. Because otherwise, if we something would happen, >> going back to declare something else is not >> we can't do it. Correct. >> They're intermingling two different things. the rates versus the revenue. So, we're asking to exceed revenue. We're not asking to go over the mill rate that we put in last year. Yes. >> Although,
061let's just say could >> bring you one that's high, >> right? >> Yeah. >> Right. >> By a half a mill. >> But that doesn't mean we have to approve it. That's what the September 8th meeting gives you the fudge factor for right now. >> Right. This allows us to build a budget. go out though, the county clerk will send this out to residents of the area to say here, worst case scenario, it could be half a mill higher than what was submitted last year and that does go out. Um, >> so we need to approve this. >> Yes. Make a motion to approve. >> It needs to have action. But again, you guys end up deciding if you want us to I mean, if you want to ensure that that mill rate no way
062goes over 51.466, you can put that on this sheet and it there's no way we can. >> But there's nothing happens if we do go over. >> We can't. You have to. >> Okay. >> You don't get that max that we have. >> This will be the max ever allowed. And then we actually bring you at the RNR hearing the actual that we're not going to be able to exceed. >> Which is the September 8th. >> Yeah. Which our goal is, right? >> We do. >> Yes. >> Because within the RNR, it talks about the hearing as well that you'll be approving before the next board meeting. >> People to come in and talk. Um, and and again, they're going to get this in the mail and then they actually have a chance at the
063hearing to come in and say, "I don't want my taxes to go up, so don't do 51.966. Do 51.466." And we can say, "Well, good. Guess what we did." But again, this is a little bit of a wiggle room in case something happened. But I it is our goal to keep it neutral because I know that's what you guys were not neutral the rate neutral because I know that's what you guys hope to do. We did have a situation a couple years ago that made us a little nervous but um the county has come back each year since then and we put a little more um in carryover in that to give us some cushion for that. So I don't see us having any issue keeping 51 566. So 466. So if that's what you
064want to put, I'm not going to be offended, but it's kind of the same discussion last year. It's just that it's just that little wiggle room. >> I think I asked for 53.3 last year, which was a lot of wiggle room. >> Yeah. >> But I was also a year closer to that lob issue. >> Have you gotten in previous years a lot of questions about it? Like a lot of phone calls or >> We have not. The only one I really got was um a gentleman who wanted to and he came here that wanted to um um contest his uh Yeah, you remember that his valuation. >> Yeah, that was last year >> and that's not us. So Kyle were nice enough to tell him when and where that meeting was. >> Thank you,
065Mr. Representative. >> Well, it's all there. >> You've done it, haven't you? >> I've been there. Yeah. else. >> So, um I guess our discussion is if we want to keep it at 51.966 or drop it to 51.466. >> I'm good with leaving it personally at 51.966 because that's this just gives us a little bit of wiggle as we're planning and waiting for the rest of the numbers to come back. And the intention is that it does not exceed. that y limit just in case something really wacky would happen. I'd rather have wiggle room. Okay. Anybody else? >> I think we should listen to our district person. >> She is pretty smart. >> You like her? >> I think we can >> or what we're doing. when you start talking sometimes I'm like whoa she's
066way >> yeah if we keep it neutral evaluations of the homes and businesses in our district are still going up so the actual money will be going up that we will receive because of the valuations increasing we are in the process of trying to control our expenses and cutting our expenses, cutting the budget right now, >> which I applaud their superintendent Lisa and everybody's worked on. I know it's been a huge, huge deal. I think we need to commit to saying we're going to stay keep our middle. It's just part of that whole process. >> I agree. >> To change that number >> to what? Oh, I >> 156, which is where we were this year. >> Yes. So, what we submitted was this last year for the one. >> Does that scare you? >>
067I mean, anything that you can't go this is a one and done type thing. >> Um, and I'm a finance person, so I like to be able to have some of that wiggle room. You know, we've already talked about numbers and I'll tell you it is not 51.966 by any means. Um I mean, you're looking at something pretty big having to happen with enrollment or something. Um that would cut into some of our revenue that we'd have to grab somewhere else. >> I agree. >> We have we have gotten a preliminary estimate on the assessed valuation. um we'd have to get back from the county that they screwed up and the assess valuation didn't increase for us to even bring you anything that really think I can proceed. That's why I'm okay. If you guys
068want to do four, I'm good. >> So, another insight there is the state level is tried this last year and it didn't go through. There's going to be something next session that will address revenue neutral with counties, school boards, all all local and uh I don't want to say penalize, but it it will be tougher to do a new to not do neutral revenue neutral rates, but just looking out the future. So it's Yeah, it's going to be >> But the wiggle room is nice to have. >> It is nice. >> I Yeah, it is. >> I mean, September 8th is >> so budget your your home household income. You're making X number of dollars this year and whatever it is as a household. Do you plan on getting a raise next year or do
069you say this is what we're making and we keep making this? >> This is what we're making. >> Yeah, >> that's what we're talking. >> Gotcha. >> Even though that could go up because valuations in our industry assuming they'll go up, but this that's really what I'm looking at the way I see it. We want to be committed to making sure we're spending our money the very best we can. Look at all the line items in our budget, trying to keep that spending under control by still doing what we need to do. Give our employees raises and things like that. I mean, it it's not easy, right? You just can't ask for more money over this all the time. Not not that this would mean we would, right? That that's cool. where I'm kind of
070coming down and said >> because we're waiting on other entities to finalize their numbers. I would rather that as a district we didn't lock ourselves in 100% until all the information is available which is what that September 8 I think it's one thing as a board to say listen this is what our intention is >> well this is our intention whether we're not going to do it or not this is what we're telling people >> and I don't see it that way this is like our proposed like this is what we're budgeting up Thank you. >> So Brad, you had mentioned that we could say our proposed mil levy rate is >> 51.966. Can we add something that says with the >> that's the county form >> just have to wait till the numbers come
071right >> it's sort of back the way we have to do this >> right it is right and >> we should be able to have our valuations and say okay we're good at the >> and we do have the estimated valuations >> but they're estimated and they're not >> well and we shouldn't unless they made a egregious mistake that they're going to fix we won't get the actual until about the budget. Well, actually after we submit the budget. >> Yeah. >> Do you know a legislator? >> I said, do you know a legislator? You can talk to him about that. >> Why do you see doing it this way as bad? I I think it gives the impression to people that we are willing to raise to raise the rate. >> Oh, gotcha. That's what
072I >> is is is what will now we >> is that even though >> I think we will I I have confidence in in the state >> that we're okay with it if it does. Yeah, that basically would be what you're saying here is if I came back and Lisa came back and said, "Guys, we're in issue a deep issue. If we don't do 51.966, you could do it, >> right? Doesn't mean you would, but you could >> like you said, wiggle room, the option, whatever term you want to use, >> but that's also what's going to be communicated to the public. When the county sends out letters, they're going to say it could be 51.966. You'd go up half a point. >> You go up half a point is what they're going to tell.
073>> But I feel like if people were really concerned about that, they would pick up the phone and call Mr. Wilson and be like, "Explain this to me." You know what I mean? Like, but supposedly he hasn't gotten any phone calls over the last two years or however long we've been doing this. So, I don't see what the issue is. >> Does anybody remember? Is this roughly how we did it last year? We put we put some wiggle room in, right? I actually recommended like a lot >> 53.3 and we brought it down to 51 what 99. >> Yeah. >> I just Yeah, I'm good with us having a little bit of wiggle room until we have final information on September 8th. We know what our intention is and what our preferences are, but kind
074of like when Lisa said she's a little bit nervous about locking in anything without all the information. I appreciate all what Kyle has said and and I I know what we did last year and I know how it ended up, but I also know what our district is needing to do right now and how we're really having to tighten things. So, I guess that's where I hesitate. >> It is. And cost of living is just eaten up by >> property tax is a big part of that. Yes. >> Not just us. It's the county and the township and >> yes, >> you know, everything else that's on that that's, you know, >> eating eating the average Joe up, eating everybody up. >> It's just a it's tough. I mean, I understand our cost goes up,
075the county has to pay more for I mean, it all goes together, but it's it's it's a vicious cycle. I agree with you, Donna, because we are trying to tighten everything up, but I also have faith in our >> Yes. >> business director that she knows that we don't want to go over this, but giving her a little bit of sense of relief of like there is some wiggle room. I I am confident that Lisa and Mr. Wilson will also know that we don't want them to go above the 51.466 and they would make that happen. But I feel for a sense of mind, it's just better to have this little bit of wiggle room and let the community come and ask questions because it is just it is just this. It's just a proposed.
076It's not our final. But that's my two cents. Are are we still discussing or >> I'm good discussed. >> Need a motion, please. Um, Madame President, I would move that we approve the notice of revenue neutral rate intent as presented with a proposed mil levy rate at 51.966. And I need Yeah. 51.966. >> It's been moved. Need a second. >> Second. date of the hearing. >> The date of the hearing, Madame President, in my motion would be September >> 8th, thank you. 2025 at 5:50 p.m. And we will be held here at 901 Northwest London Road in Tika, Kansas. >> Been moved and seconded. Any more discussion? >> Hearing none, all in favor raise your hand and say I. I. >> Oppos. same sign. >> Braden, >> did you get that, Candace? >> Uh, motion
077carries. >> Great. >> Thank you, Lisa. >> Mr. Wilson, end of year transfers. >> It does say Mr. Wilson. And and we are asking for you to give me and really, if you want to be honest, my designate, Lisa, um the authority to approve and authorize both year-end closeouts that her staff does so well and transfers for the uh 2425 school year uh as are needed. And then those final transfer amounts will be shared with you at the August board meeting and probably before that. Madam President, I'll make a motion to give authority to the superintendent to make the necessary in the year transfer. >> Second. >> It's been moved and seconded. Any discussion? Mr. Wilson, can we just make a note to possibly move this to the June meeting because it's weird. >> We
078already have noted that. >> Okay. That you are >> I think June is a better to do this. >> Yeah. After the fiscal year. >> Yeah. We don't do them until the middle of July, but it really should be given authority in June. That's more appropo. >> Yeah. Perfect. It's been moved and seconded. Any more discussion? All in favor, raise your hand and say I. >> I. Oppose. Same sign. >> Motion carries. >> Partnership plan and mission statement. Mr. Wilson. >> Yes. So, you know the work we've been doing with the partnership plan. um would think it's essential um in every aspect that we team and are one with our parents. Um it has made I'm going to blame it on CO. I'm not sure it was COVID, but it happened the same time. Probably
079was happening a little before that. Um, but during COVID, we asked parents not to come in and kids have had a little more rain with uh cell phones and those types of things. And what we want to do is say parents, can we help you? And parents, please help us um in every aspect, whether it's academics, whether it's behavior. And so you know the that we did a lot of work with them and came up with this partnership plan to say guys here's what we need help from you and here's what we're trying to do to help you with your child. We have the exact same goals. Every one of us wants those kids to be successful. Um and so really that's uh as much for information but if you want to accept that um
080partnership plan and approve it we will move forward with uh that as well. but also I've shared with you kind of in that same vein um working together adding that to the front and shortening our mission statement to be the beginning of our mission statement working together we will prepare each student for lifelong success um it is important that we're working together is in there um because everybody I actually had a conversation with a teacher I guess it was Friday and um there are different roles in our different district but there are not different important um in fact if you ask a child who the most important person in the district is uh confident they will tell you that that's a teacher standard they probably so I want working together in there because this is
081not a job the board can do on their own certainly not a job I can do on my own or any other group can do on their own we have to do it together. >> Madame President, I moved to accept the partnership planned and recommended mission date. >> Second >> been moved and seconded. Any more discussion? Hearing none. All in favor raise your hand and say I. >> I. I. Same side. >> No, I was voting yes. I said it too late. You voted too quick. having an intermediary conversation with them. >> Did you get that, Candace? >> Motion carries. >> Okay. >> Well, I was like, really, Chris? >> Okay. I would like to make a motion to go into executive session to discuss confidential employee information pursuant to the exception relating to personnel
082matters of non-elected personnel and the open meeting will resume in the boardroom at >> what 10 minutes >> no later than let's just say 7:35 and inviting Mr. Ninstead and Mr. Wilson. >> Second. >> It has been moved and seconded. Any discussion? Hearing none. All in favor raise your hand and say I. >> I. >> Posting signs. No shank. end executive session and to resume the regular board meeting no later than 810. >> Seconded. All in favor raise your hand. >> Say I. the same sign.