Blue Valley Unified School District 229
Blue Valley is launching a career-exploration and durable-skills effort at Aubry Bend Middle School and Wolf Springs Middle School this quarter.
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Garden City Public Schools, USD 457
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USD 232 is seeking Board approval of a framework for new state-required reporting on students served with at-risk funds. Starting in 2026–27, districts must identify student cohorts, set four-year improvement goals, use two to four evidence-based interventions, and monitor and report progress; at-risk funding could be reduced beginning in 2030–31 if goals are not met.
The district is presenting proposed high-school Career and Technical Education additions for 2027–28, including pathways in Aviation Maintenance and Operations, Corrections/Security/Law Enforcement, and Energy. The proposals also expand existing health science, software, early-childhood, and media pathways; final Board approval is expected in November.
USD 232 is asking the Board to approve resurfacing the tracks and runways at Mill Valley High School and De Soto High School after consultants found peeling or bubbling surfaces creating a safety concern. The proposed work totals about $905,461 and would close the tracks for four to five weeks over summer.
Dodge City Unified School District 443
USD 443 is proposing free breakfast for every Pre-K–12 student through May 25, 2027. The plan would refund breakfast charges paid since school began on August 18 and use an estimated $200,000 from the district’s Food Service Fund; continuation would be evaluated in June 2027.
Dodge City Unified School District 443
USD 443 is considering architectural and engineering work for converting Soule Elementary’s basement into a district distribution facility and remodeling the district office’s upstairs conference area. The proposed design-and-bid-document contract with GMCN is $111,400; both renovations remain in planning, and construction has not yet been approved in this record.
Garden City Public Schools, USD 457
The board considered a proposal to increase Sports Med II from 0.5 to 1.0 credit, changing it from a semester course to a yearlong course. The September 24 meeting record says this was a first reading and that the item would return at a following meeting, so the change was not yet final.
Gardner Edgerton Unified School District 231
At its September 15 meeting, the Gardner Edgerton board voted 3–2, with one member absent, on a resolution to exceed the revenue-neutral property-tax rate for the 2026–27 budget. The resolution failed because it did not receive the required four votes, and district staff said the board therefore had no budget to approve.
The board approved USD 469’s 2026–27 budget and, in a separate 6–1 vote, authorized a property-tax levy above the revenue-neutral rate. The superintendent cited about $1.7 million in added revenue and more than $600,000 in efficiencies, against roughly $1.65 million in identified salary, insurance and health-contingency costs; the projected mill rate is 58, down from 58.117.
The September 14, 2026 regular meeting agenda includes action items for a resolution to adopt the Local Option Budget (LOB) percentage and approval of the FY27 district budget, following a same-day budget hearing.
At the September 14, 2026 meeting, the board is scheduled to hold hearings and vote to adopt the 2026-2027 budget and a resolution authorizing USD 497 to exceed the revenue neutral tax rate, along with a Local Option Budget resolution certifying 33% for 2026-2027. Proposed total taxes levied are approximately $97.2 million, up from $92.5 million in 2025-2026.
The board approved a resolution allowing the district’s 2026–27 property-tax levy to exceed the state’s revenue-neutral rate. The Sept. 14 vote was 7–0; the minutes do not state the approved rate or the amount of any tax increase.
Concordia Public Schools USD 333
USD 333 has adopted a new social studies curriculum for grades 3–6. The curriculum director’s report said SAVVAS would provide training on the new curriculum at the Sept. 28 professional-development day.
The district’s Sept. 14 agenda proposes a resolution authorizing property-tax levies above the revenue-neutral rates for the 2026–27 budget. The proposed resolution is scheduled for a roll-call vote at the revenue-neutral-rate hearing; the agenda does not state the tax-rate or revenue amount.
The board adopted Leavenworth USD 453’s 2026–27 budget with property-tax levies exceeding the revenue-neutral tax rate. It also authorized a 33% local option budget for the school year; the transcript gives no mill-levy or dollar-impact figures.
The board accepted Loyd Builders’ $745,700 base bid for the Lebo Learn and Play Daycare remodel. It authorized the superintendent to negotiate a construction contract, which is to be executed by the board president’s signature.
The board voted 5–2 to leave the NCKL and directed the administrator to apply for Big East League membership. The vote authorizes an application; the minutes do not say Big East has accepted the district.
Haysville Unified School District 261
The board approved 3.44% compensation packages for non-bargaining licensed health and special-education staff, classified staff, retired teachers, and administrators. The presentation estimated costs of $85,255, just over $736,000, a little over $21,000, and a little over $140,000, respectively—about $982,000 total.
The Golden Plains USD 316 board approved the district’s 2026-27 budget as presented and adopted Resolution 19-26 setting the Local Option Budget Percentage. In a same-day hearing, the board also approved a resolution to exceed the 2026-27 revenue-neutral tax rate by a 6-0 vote.
Dodge City Unified School District 443
On Sept. 14, the Dodge City USD 443 Board of Education approved a resolution authorizing the district’s 2026-27 property-tax levy to exceed the state revenue-neutral tax rate.
The Burlington USD 244 Board of Education approved the 2026–27 budget as presented on September 14, including a 33.00% Local Option Budget and a Capital Outlay Fund set at 5.000 mills.
Lebo-Waverly USD 243 placed approval of its 2026–27 budget on the September 14, 2026 board agenda. The supplied record shows this as planned board action; it does not establish that the budget was approved or provide its totals, tax rates, or spending changes.
The board agenda includes a proposed capital outlay expenditure of up to $86,250 (including 15% contingency) to renovate the Facilities and Operations campus to support colocation of Transportation services, including two bus service bays, an access ramp, and a driver center, targeted for completion by November 30, 2026.
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