March State Board News
Board Votes To Continue Lawsuit
Following a lengthy executive session, the State Board voted 8-2
to continue pursuing legal action against USD 423, Moundridge. Voting
for the motion were Steve Abrams, Sue Gamble, Connie Morris, Carol
Rupe, Iris Van Meter, Bill Wagnon, Janet Waugh, and Bruce Wyatt.
Voting against the motion were John Bacon and Ken Willard.
The controversy revolves around audit findings related to a charter
school, the use of state funds and actual enrollment of students in
the district. Over $1million in state aid is in question.
Charter Applications Approved
The State Board approved 4 applications for charter schools and
denied 4 at the March meeting. Two of the approvals were with the
stipulation that the sponsoring USD work with department staff to
bring their applications into better compliance with the criteria
established by state law for charter schools.
Receiving full approval were USD 321, Kaw Valley, for Delia, and
USD 380, Hutchinson. Approved with stipulation were USD 424, Mullinville,
and USD 101, Erie-St. Paul for Galesburg.
Applications denied were from USD 405, Lyons, USD 400, Lindsborg,
USD 315, Colby, and USD 423, Moundridge (a different application
than the one mentioned in the first article).
Board members approved the motion 8-1-1, with John Bacon voting no and Connie
Morris abstaining.
Bond Election Questioned
In an unusual move, Board member Steve Abrams challenged the application
from USD 458, Basehor-Linwood, to hold a bond election. Abrams objected
to the local board bringing the same bond package for an April election
that was rejected in January.
Other board members, while not addressing the specific package,
indicated that they favored letting local electors make their own
decision about the bonds.
The motion to approve the election passed 8-2, with Abrams and Iris Van Meter
voting no.
April Meeting
The April 8 and 9 meeting of the State Board will be in District 1, which includes
Wyandotte, Leavenworth, and Jefferson counties. Specific information about meeting
location will be on the State Board website in early April. It is expected that
most of the meeting will be in Wyandotte County.
In other action, the State Board
Heard a presentation on JROTC program and curriculum
Approved QPA waivers for
o USD 418, McPherson, extend time for first on-site visit for Lincoln
and Roosevelt elementaries
o USD 501, Topeka, extend cycle 1 year for Quinton Heights elementary
Approved 50 certification waivers for
o USD 222, teacher out of field, Spanish
o USD 233, teacher out of field, special education
o USD 259, 7 teachers out of field, special education
o USD 261, 2 teachers out of field, special education
o USD 305, 3 teachers out of field, special education
o USD 308, teacher out of field, special education
o USD 320, teacher out of field, special education
o USD 352, teacher out of field, English
o USD 354, teacher out of field, mathematics
o USD 383, 5 teachers out of field, special education
o USD 409, teacher out of field, special education
o USD 465, 2 teachers out of field, special education
o USD 475, 6 teachers out of field, special education
o USD 490, teacher out of field, special education
o USD 497, 2 teacher out of field, library media
o USD 501, 2 teachers out of field, special education
o USD 605, teacher out of field, special education
o USD 608, 2 teachers out of field, special education
o USD 611, 2 teachers out of field, special education
o USD 613, teacher out of field, special education
o USD 616, 2 teachers out of field, special education
o USD 617, teacher out of field, special education
o USD 620, teacher out of field, special education
o USD 636, teacher out of field, special education
Accepted recommendations from the Certification Review Committee
o Approve 10 requests for licenses/endorsements
o Deny 3 requests for licenses/endorsements
Approve bond elections for
o USD 440, Halstead
o USD 458, Basehor-Linwood
Accreditation Decisions
The following schools received "accredited" status for their next
five-year cycle:
USD 316 - Golden Plains elementary, ms, hs
USD 346 - Linn hs
USD 422 - Delmer Day elementary/ms, Greensburg hs
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