Garden City Public Schools, USD 457
The district is proposing to let students with an approved in-district transfer for 2026–27 stay at that school for 2027–28 without reapplying.
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Gardner Edgerton Unified School District 231
The board approved a policy that bars student phone use from the start of school until the end of the day.
Concordia Public Schools USD 333
The USD 333 Board of Education approved the 2026–2027 district calendar on August 10, 2026.
The board adopted policy JCDC on student personal electronic communications and aligned the student code of conduct; the public minutes do not reproduce the full rule language.
A June board memo recommends that most school-related communications move to ParentSquare for the 2026-27 school year.
Dodge City Unified School District 443
Dodge City added its adopted cell-phone policy to elementary, secondary, and early-learning handbooks for the 2026-27 school year.
Bonner Springs/Edwardsville USD 204
The board approved a stand-alone USD 204 special education department for 2026-27 after the state approved ending the county cooperative.
Bonner Springs/Edwardsville USD 204
Updated student handbooks include a Kansas-required rule that bans student use of cell phones and other personal electronic devices during the school day.
Atchison County Community Schools USD 377
The board approved the 2026-27 textbook, technology, activity, and meal fee schedule as presented. The published minutes do not reproduce the dollar amounts.
The board adopted the JCDC Student Personal Electronic Communications Devices Policy in June and added the policy to the 2026-27 student handbooks in July. The collected minutes do not reproduce the rule's detailed restrictions.
Beginning in 2026-27, paid-status students will pay $2.10 for breakfast, reduced-status students will pay $0.30, and the after-school program fee rises from $3 to $5 per day.
The June 8, 2026 board record lists approval of Policy JCDC on student personal electronic communication devices.
Garden City Public Schools, USD 457
The board's June materials describe a proposed policy that would keep students from using or accessing personal electronic devices during the school day, with limited exceptions.
Bonner Springs/Edwardsville USD 204
The board approved a 10-cent increase in student lunch prices for 2026-27. Adult breakfast rises 20 cents and adult lunch rises 30 cents.
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