Garden City Public Schools Board of Education met during a regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, November 6, 2023. The meeting was held at the Educational Support Center Board Room, 1205 Fleming Street.
The Kenneth Henderson Middle School Student Council (STUCO) led the Pledge of Allegiance to start the meeting.
The Board held a public hearing on the proposed Enrollment Policy of Nonresident Students JBCC. The board approved Resolution 2024-003 regarding enrollment of nonresident students. The policy will be taken up at the next board meeting for approval.
The Board received a building presentation from Kenneth Henderson Middle School. The school’s STUCO highlighted activities provided to students at the school and discussed some of the leadership events planned/attended by STUCO. The events included Boo at the Zoo, STUCO Leadership Conference in Dodge City, Veteran’s Day Assembly, Back to School Dance, Fall Pep Assembly, and spirit week.
Heather Stegman, Director of Instruction, provided a Fall Learning Report on Kansas Assessment Program (KAP) Data. The Kansas Assessment Program is a set of untimed, computerized tests in English language arts (ELA), mathematics, and science. The test content fully aligns to the Kansas Content Standards. KAP provides parents, educators, and policymakers with information about student learning. Additionally, KAP meets federal and state accountability requirements.
The Board approved a credit change at the Therapeutic Education Program (TEP) that will allow the TEP Personal & Social Development class to count as a .50 English Language Arts Elective/Oral Communication credit each semester.
The board approved the following items during the meeting. They include: Minutes of the October 16 regular meeting; the revised Board Policy JBC Enrollment; revised Board Policy IHF Graduation Requirements; Student Teacher Agreement – Long-Term Substitute Placement; Temporary Transportation Driver Agreement between the Board of Education, USD 457 and Veronica Veloz, Lily-Ann Leeper, and Francisco Lopez; out-of-state travel for GCHS JROTC; and technology items to dispose of and technology items sold.
The Board held three executive sessions after the completion of all other business. The first and second executive sessions were for consultation with an attorney for the body or agency, which would be deemed privileged in attorney-client relationship. The third executive session was for personnel matters of non-elected personnel. No action was taken after each of the executive sessions.
The next meeting of the Board of Education will be Monday, December 4, 2023, at 6:00 p.m. in the Board Room at the Educational Support Center, 1205 Fleming Street.
The complete agenda can be found here.
The Board of Education meeting can be viewed here.