Garden City Public Schools Board of Education met on Monday, July 13, 2026. The meeting was held at the Educational Support Center Board Room, 1205 Fleming Street.
The board elected Mark Hinde as president and Nathan Haeck as vice president for the 2026-27 school year as part of the board’s annual reorganization. The other Board of Education members include: Robin Bergkamp, Katherine Cole, Jacob Jenkins, Randy Ralston, and Rebecca Swender. They also set dates and times for the Board of Education meetings during the upcoming school year.
The Board approved the following items during the meeting. They include minutes of the June 25, 2026, Regular Board of Education Meeting. Accounts Payable with all major accounts containing adequate balances to meet current obligations. Personnel certified and classified actions. Board of Education Policy title change from JCDBC Student Personal Electronic Communications Devices to JCDC Student Personal Electronic Communications Devices to align with KASB. Board of Education Standards for the 2026-27 school year.
They also approved the ratification of the Negotiated Agreement. The revised 2026-27 District Calendar. The Dual Credit Cooperative Agreement between Garden City Community College and the district for Enrollment of Secondary Students for the 2026-2027 school year. The updated Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU) agreement between USD 457 Compass Behavioral Health for 2026-2027. The updated MOU between the Finney County (FICO) Jail and USD 457 for special education services that will be provided to 18-21 year-olds housed at the FICO Jail for 2026-2027. The Certified Physical Therapist Services Agreement between USD 457 and Jessica King for 2026-2027.
There was an update on the budget from Jessica Nothern, Chief Financial Officer. The Board heard an update on the district’s budget. The Board received a recommendation to lower the mill levy from 51.418 to 51.000. That is lower than the Revenue Neutral Rate of 51.078 mills.
Under new business, the Board approved a contract with The New Teacher Project (TNTP) to work with Abe Hubert Elementary School for Targeted Support for Improvement (TSI) to increase student achievement. The authorization for Jessica Nothern, Chief Financial Officer, to apply for and administer credit card accounts through Dream First Bank for the purpose of managing and supporting Student Fund Activities.
There were first reads on the implementation of 6th grade intramurals at Bernadine Sitts and Charles Stones Intermediate Centers in Partnership with Blue Cross Blue Shield and the Pathways to a Healthy Kansas Initiative Grant. Consideration of a bid to re-roof parts of Horace Good Middle School from DV Douglass for $258,300.00. Consideration of a Scope of Work (SOW) proposal for the Core Facilities Conditions Assessment (FCA) for the district’s campuses from FMX for $129,332.77.
The Board also held a first read of the following Board of Education policies. They included: CCA Organizational Chart; DFE Investment of Funds; EBBE Emergency Drills, EE Food Services; GAAC Sex-Based Discrimination (revised-name change); JB Attendance Records; JBC Enrollment; JBCC Enrollment of Nonresident Students; JBD Absences and Excuses; JGEC Sex-Based Discrimination (revised- name change); JGFGA Administration of Emergency Opioid Antagonists; JGFGBA Student Self-Administration of Medication; JQKA Foreign Exchange Student; and JRB Release of Student Records.
The Board held an executive session after the completion of all other business. The executive session was for consultation with an attorney for the body or agency, which would be deemed privileged in an attorney-client relationship. No action was taken after the executive session.
The next meeting of the Board of Education will be Thursday, July 30, 2026, at 5:00 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.