District overview

Kiowa County USD 422

Funding structure, how it compares to peers, and where major projects stand.

How Kiowa County schools are paid for and who decides

A small rural Kansas district funded mostly by the state formula plus a local option budget

USD 422 runs the public schools in Greensburg and Kiowa County. Like other Kansas districts, it gets most of its money through the state school finance formula and can add a local option budget (LOB) raised from local property taxes. For 2026-27 the board set the LOB at 32.4% and voted to exceed the revenue-neutral tax rate. A seven-member elected Board of Education meets twice a month and hires the superintendent, Brandie Waldschmidt.

Local option budget at 32.4%

Adopted Sept. 14, 2026 by Resolution 2705, alongside the 2026-27 budget.

Above revenue-neutral rate

The board voted 4-0 at a Sept. 14 hearing to let the budget exceed the revenue-neutral tax rate; no members of the public spoke.

Seven elected members

Ki Gamble is president and Tyler Heinson vice president (re-elected Jan. 12, 2026).

Meets twice a month

Usually the second and fourth Mondays at 8 p.m. at the district office, 710 S. Main, Greensburg.

The minutes do not show the dollar size of the budget or how much the tax rate will change, so this page cannot say how much taxes will go up.

Where the district stands

Local option budget, 2026-27verified

32.4 percent

Property/liability insurance, 2026-27verified

251,929 USD

Added to teacher base salary, 2026-27verified

500 USD

Administrator raise, 2026-27verified

2.14 percent

Substitute teacher daily pay, 2026-27verified

120 USD

Board minutes collectedcontext

25 documents

Major projects

School window repair

preparing bids

Window diagnostics were done in 2025-26; the board chose construction manager at risk to bid the work.

Next: Bid results to the board.

Dec 8, 2025$5,050 window diagnostics approved
Aug 10, 2026Contractor briefs board; no action
Sep 14, 2026Superintendent told to start bid process
Sep 28, 2026CMAR method chosen

Funding

Not stated in minutes

HVAC flush and cooling tower repair

in progress

A $53,000 HVAC system flush was approved in Oct. 2025, and cooling tower repairs in Sept. 2026.

Next: Completion updates in superintendent reports.

Oct 28, 2025$53,000 Kan-Tech flush bid accepted
Sep 14, 2026Cooling tower repair quote approved

Funding

District operating funds

Vehicle fleet plan

underway

The transportation director recommended selling old vehicles and building a long-range fleet plan; five vehicles were sold and a new 14-passenger bus bought.

Next: Long-range fleet plan.

Mar 24, 2026Fleet review presented
Apr 27, 2026Vehicles sold
May 11, 2026New 14-passenger bus approved

Funding

Vehicle sale proceeds plus contingency reserve

Career-tech programs after ag

under discussion

The ag program was dissolved in June 2026; the welding program is on the Oct. 26, 2026 agenda for discussion.

Next: Outcome of the welding discussion.

May 26, 2026Ag/FFA dissolution discussed and tabled
Jun 8, 2026Ag program dissolved 7-0
Oct 26, 2026Welding program discussion

Funding

Operating budget (CTE/vocational funds)

Recent news

Board of Education agendas and minutes from the official USD 422 website (usd422.org), plus the 2026-27 student handbooks, collected Oct. 2025 through Oct. 2026.

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