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Monday USD 428 School Board Meeting Agenda

BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING
September 11, 2017 5:00 p.m.

1. CALL TO ORDER Mr. Umphres
1.1 Roll Call
1.2 Adoption of Agenda of Meeting
1.3 Recognition of Visitors
1.4 Request to Speak Reminder

Persons may present ideas or concerns regarding USD 428. The Board will take no action at this meeting. Such items will be referred to the appropriate administrator(s) for future information and researched and reported back to the Board at a later meeting. Personalities and behavior of employees are not to be presented during this period but are to be reported to the employee’s immediate supervisor. The president shall determine the amount of time to be spent for citizen participation.

2. RECOGNITIONS / ACHIEVEMENTS Mr. Umphres

3. STUDENT / STAFF PRESENTATIONS Mr. Umphres
District staff who have been invited to be guest speakers will give a short demonstration of the presentation that they will give at the upcoming MTSS Symposium on September 13th and 14th, in Wichita, Kansas.

4. COMMUNICATIONS Mr. Umphres
• Board Members’ Comments
• Citizens Open Forum
• USD 428 Education Foundation
• Written Communications / Correspondence
The United Way expressed thanks to the district and transportation staff for providing buses for the annual “Stuff the Bus” event on August 16, 2017.

5. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
A. None Mr. Umphres

6. NEW BUSINESS

A. GBHS Band/Orchestra Spring Break Trip Mr. Umphres
Trip Proposal for Student Group: Mark DeWald and Isaac Enochs will provide information and ask approval for GBHS Band and Orchestra to travel to Dallas during 2018 spring break.

B. Approval of Site Council Members Mr. Umphres
Learning center principals submitted names of recommended 2017-2018 Site Council members for their schools. The administration recommends approval. Questions regarding members on any of the Site Councils should be directed to Mr. Thexton prior to the meeting.

Eisenhower Elementary School
Parents: Julie Buzard; Travis and Melinda Kurth
Community Rep / Parent: Trent and Chelsea Mermis
Staff / Parent: Michelle Marley
Staff: Linda Basye; Pricilla Rose
Principal: Laurie Harwood

Jefferson Elementary School
Parents: Sheri Heilman; Andrea Jacobs
Business Reps: Benn Maddox; Chad Premer; Nikki Munsch
Community Reps: Brett Middleton; Larisa Michaelis
Teachers: Janell Foote; Becky Demel; Catrina McGurk; Linda Reschke; Natalie DeForest; Ashley Brack.
Noncertified Rep: Shari Karst
Principal: Kip Wilson

Lincoln Elementary School
Parents: Heidi Stoskopf; Amy Stein; Ricky & Ashley Fugitt;
Jenice Williams; Kristy Tadlock
Parent & Business Reps: Julie Kramp
Community Member: Rick Bussman
Staff: Trish Bailey; Stacey Novak
Principal: Misty Straub

Park Elementary School
Parent: Lisa Mohr
Community Members: Kim Becker; Levi Keenan
Business Members: Rodrigo Razo; Janis Link
School Personnel: Alana Blessing
Park’s Reading Coach: Lacey Hofflinger
Migrant Coordinator: Shacha Sandoval
Principal: Phil Heeke

Riley Elementary School
Parents: Lindsey Creamer; Brenda Guerra; Stacy McReynolds;
Angela Thompson
Community Rep.: Joanne Wondra
Business Rep: Barb Achatz
Teachers: Michelle Daniel; Casey Gatton; Tandi Mai; Beth Rein; Lisa Starr; Emily Thier.
Principal: JoAnn Blevins

GB Middle School
Parents Kathie Keller; Stephanie Muth; Regina Stuckey
Commun../ Business Reps: Mike Daniel; Krystal Barnes, Rodrigo Razo
Parent Booster Club Rep: Laura Mason
Teachers: Sheryl Neeland, Tami Schepmann
Classified Staff: Sara Castruita
Assistant Principal: Myron Ellegood
Principal: David Reiser

GB High School
Community Rep: Elaine Simmons, Jane Howard
Business Reps: Scott Donovan; Matt Hoisington; Matt Penka
Parents: Jeff Mauler; Jay Vratil
Teacher: Kim Heath
Migrant Rep: Gui Burley
Non-Licensed Rep: Laura Millard
Assistant Principals: Daryl Moore; Randy Wetzel
Principal: Tim Friess

C. District Wide Title I: Discuss advantages of pursing District Title I status. Presently, only the five elementary schools are Title I buildings. The administration recommends approval to change to Title I district wide.

7. ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT REPORT Mr. Umphres / Mr. Popp

A. District Postsecondary Progress Data: In pursuit of the new Kansas Education Systems Accreditation model (KESA), KSDE has put together a new metric to measure a school district’s postsecondary progress. This data measures how students perform once they graduate GBHS.
B. New Teacher Mentor Program: USD 428 has been mentoring new teachers for 2 years for the past several years, which is now a state requirement. The district has had to make minimal changes to our mentoring program to meet these new requirements.
C. MTSS Update: Creating systematic implementation: This year the goal is to get MTSS functioning systematic, district wide. There has been great progress on the implementation of MTSS and we are seeing great strides. This year is about solidifying the process and making sure that there is greater cohesiveness and uniformity to the overall MTSS program.
D. Personnel Update: Administration requests a motion to not accept the resignation of Mrs. Alyson Burkhart and to petition the state to suspend her license for failure to fulfill her contract with USD 428, according to the Licensed Employees agreement.
E. Curriculum Meeting Minutes
Curriculum Steering Committee: 9/5/17.
Professional Development Council (PDC) minutes: 8/21/17.

8. SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT Mr. Umphres / Mr. Thexton

A. Fire Safety and Awareness Week, October 8-14
B. Start of School
C. Enrollment Numbers Update
D. ACT Update
E. District MTSS redesign process
F. Kansas Teacher of the Year Banquet
G. School Open Houses
H. Homecoming Activities with Wichita West on September 29, 2017, with
the parade at 3:00 p.m.
I. Great Bend Reading Initiative Kick Off on 9/25/17
J. KASB Fall Regional Meeting at Pratt on 9/26/17, 4:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
K. Approval of Grants / Contributions.
• Jefferson Elementary School Nurse Linda Johnson requests approval to submit two $1,000 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas Healthy Habit for Life Grants. The grant for Jefferson Elementary would enable Jefferson school to offer healthy fruit and vegetable snacks. The GB Middle school grant would allow implementation of a girls’ walking club that includes lessons to build self-esteem for the teens.
• A $125 donation has been received for the Riley Elementary Back-to-school Bash / Open House. The donation will used to fund a photo booth during the Open House. The donor wishes to remain anonymous.
• A $100 donation has been received for GBMS student support. The donor wishes to remain anonymous.

9. FINANCIAL PRESENTATION Mr. Umphres / Mr. Thexton

A. Bills and Financial Reports

10. CONSENT AGENDA Mr. Umphres

A. Approval of BOE Meeting Minutes (August 14, and August 22, 2017)
B. Acceptance of Bills and Financial Reports
C. Personnel Report

11. UPCOMING MEETING DATES Mr. Umphres

•Great Bend Reading Initiative Kick Off: on September 25, 2017.
•KASB Fall Regional Meeting: on September 26, 2017, in Pratt, KS.
•BOE Luncheon Meeting: at noon on September 28, 2017, at Park Elementary School
•GBHS Homecoming: on September 29, 2017.
•Education Foundation Dinner: at 6:30 p.m., on November 16, 2017, at the GB Events Center.
•Annual KASB Convention: on December 1, 2, and 3, 2017, in Wichita, KS.

12. ADJOURNMENT Mr. Umphres

Big 12 Weekend Update

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Baker Mayfield threw for 386 yards and three touchdowns as No. 5 Oklahoma knocked off No. 2 Ohio State, 31-16. Mayfield, the fifth-year senior and Heisman candidate, had no trouble finding wide open receivers as the Sooners pulled away in the second half. Ohio State’s J.T. Barrett, meanwhile, could never get Ohio State’s passing game on track.

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) – Darius Anderson ran for a career-high 106 yards and a touchdown and No. 23 TCU’s defense dominated once again in a 28-7 victory over Arkansas. Anderson had 15 carries to help the Horned Frogs (2-0) win in Fayetteville for the first time since 1984 when both schools were in the Southwest Conference.

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) – Kendall Adams scored two defensive touchdowns in the first half to propel No. 19 Kansas State to a 55-7 victory over Charlotte. The Wildcats (2-0) led 14-0 midway through the first quarter, before Adams took an interception 30 yards up the far sideline and scored to make it 21-0.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Chris Warren III ran for 166 yards and two touchdowns and freshman Sam Ehlinger got his first career start at quarterback as Texas beat San Jose State 56-0 Saturday to give coach Tom Herman his first win with the Longhorns. Ehlinger started in place of injured Shane Buechele and passed for 222 yards. Jerrod Heard, a wide receiver and former starting quarterback, rotated with Ehlinger several times and scored on runs of 9 and 3 yards in the first half.

WACO, Texas (AP) – Dalton Sturm threw for 155 yards with two touchdowns and UTSA got its first-ever win over a Power Five team, 17-10 over a Baylor team that has lost its first two games under new coach Matt Rhule. The Bears are 0-2 for the first time since 2003. They have now lost eight consecutive regular-season games. UTSA had been 0-9 against Power Five teams.

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) – Shane Morris threw for 467 yards and 5 touchdowns on an efficient 28 of 37 attempts while leading Central Michigan to a 45-27 victory over Kansas. In their first road game of the season, the Chippewas rolled into Memorial Stadium and took control late in the second quarter after a quiet start to the game for both teams.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) – Will Grier threw five touchdown passes to lead West Virginia to a 56-20 victory over East Carolina on Saturday. West Virginia scored touchdowns on five consecutive drives spanning the first and second quarters and was never threatened. In his first home start since transferring from Florida, Grier completed 19 of 25 passes for 352 yards. David Sills had seven catches for 153 yards and three scores.

Hosmer fuels rally in 8th, Royals beat Twins 5-2

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Eric Hosmer drove in the go-ahead run with his third hit in a three-run eighth inning, helping the Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 5-2 on Saturday night.

Lorenzo Cain led off the eighth with a single against Ryan Pressly (2-3), and Melky Cabrera walked. Hosmer’s single off Buddy Boshers scored pinch-runner Terrance Gore.

Salvador Perez had an RBI double and Alcides Escobar a sacrifice fly to cap the inning.

Mike Minor (6-6) got the win with 1 2/3 scoreless innings. Brandon Maurer earned his second save in three chances since the Royals acquired him in a July 24 trade with San Diego.

Morris throws for 467 as Central Michigan beats Kansas 45-27

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) – Shane Morris threw for 467 yards and five touchdowns on an efficient 28 of 37 attempts while leading Central Michigan to a 45-27 victory over Kansas on Saturday.

In their first road game of the season, the Chippewas rolled into Memorial Stadium and took control late in the second quarter after a quiet start to the game for both teams.

A Kansas field goal made the score 10-6 in Central Michigan’s favor with just under five minutes left until halftime, as the two teams seemed to be fairly evenly-matched.

Less than two minutes later, however, Chippewa tight end Logan Hessbrook took a Morris pass 40 yards to the end zone. Then, with just six seconds remaining, receiver Corey Willis snagged a six-yard score as well. Suddenly, it was 24-6 and Central Michigan wouldn’t look back.

Offense was the key for Central Michigan, racking up 590 total yards. Most of their work came through the air, but five Chippewas combined for 123 yards on the ground as well.

Mark Chapman led the game with 168 yards on eight receptions, and reeled in three touchdowns as well. He delivered the knockout blow, turning a short Morris pass into a 75-yard dash to the end zone after the Jayhawks had started to trim the deficit in the fourth.

Kansas quarterback Peyton Bender had a poor start to the game, but played decently once he got things together. He finished with 323 yards on 32 of 62 passing, but failed to find the end zone and threw two picks.

Jayhawks true freshman running back Dom Williams accounted for two touchdowns on the ground, and led the game in rushing with 64 yards. Receiver Ryan Schadler also ran it in for a score on a 33-yard reverse.

THE TAKEAWAY

Central Michigan: The Chippewas played an almost spotless game, their lone turnover coming off a punt return slip up. With just one game left before competition begins in what should be a tough Mid-American Conference, Central Michigan has reason to be confident.

Kansas: Not a good look for the Jayhawks in this one. After a strong opener against Southeast Missouri State, things seemed to be trending in the right direction for coach David Beaty’s team. But after this one, it seems Kansas could be heading for the same level of mediocrity they’ve carried in seasons past.

UP NEXT

Central Michigan: The Chippewas will next travel to Syracuse for their final non-conference game of the season against the 1-1 Orange.

Kansas: The Jayhawks will play their first road game of the season next Saturday as they travel to 1-1 Ohio in their non-conference season finale.

Kendall Adams’ 2 defensive TDs lift No. 19 Kansas St to rout

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) – Kendall Adams scored two defensive touchdowns in the first half to propel No. 19 Kansas State to a 55-7 victory over Charlotte on Saturday.

The Wildcats (2-0) led 14-0 midway through the first quarter, before Adams took a 30 yard interception up the far sideline and made it 21-0. The pick was Adams first of the season. With just over four minutes remaining before halftime, Adams was in the right place again as he picked up a fumble from 46 yards out to make the score 31-7.

On offense, the Wildcats were just as effective with Alex Barnes, Jesse Ertz and Winston Dimel all scoring a touchdown on the ground against Charlotte (0-2).

TAKEAWAYS:

Kansas State: Bill Snyder improved to 19-1 all-time against Conference USA opponents.

Charlotte: Saturday’s loss to Kansas State marks the first time Charlotte has started 0-2 to begin the season since they became a member of NCAA’s FBS division starting in 2015.

INJURY REPORT:

Kansas State right tackle Dalton Risner left in the game’s first series with an injury and did not return for the rest of the game.

POLL IMPLICATIONS

Kansas State will remain ranked in the AP’s Top 25 this coming week.

UP NEXT

Kansas State: The Wildcats visit Vanderbilt.

Charlotte: The 49ers host North Carolina A&T

Kansas man dies in Ellis County pickup rollover crash

ELLIS COUNTY — A Kansas man died in an accident just before 1a.m. Sunday in Ellis County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2006 Ford F250 Super Duty driven by Kyle Henri Colburn, 24, Canton, was traveling at a high speed on 230th Road four miles north of Hays.

The driver lost control of the vehicle. It traveled into the west ditch and rolled.

Colburn was pronounced dead at the scene and transported to Brock’s North Hill Chapel

High School Football Scores – Week 2

Central Plains Oiler #4 Myles Menges throws a pass in the second quarter. The Victoria Knights defeated the Central Plains Oilers by a score of 34 to 8 at Central Plains High School in Claflin, Kansas on September 2, 2017. (Photo: Joey Bahr, www.joeybahr.com)

High School Football Scores – Week 2

Western Athletic Conference
Hays 21, Great Bend 20 OT
Liberal 49, Guymon, OK 3
Dodge City 60, Wichita Southeast 26
Garden City 16, Castle View, CO 7

Central Kansas League
Wichita Collegiate 35, Hoisington 20
Larned 28, Smoky Valley 14
Pratt 49, Haven 8
Kingman 20, Hillsboro 6
Nickerson 53, Lyons 14
Hesston 37, Halstead 22

Other 11-man Teams
Colby 49, La Crosse 7
Ellsworth 28, Beloit 22
Russell 49, Sacred Heart 7
TMP 49, Ellis 13

8-Man Schedule

Central Prairie League
Central Plains 44, Ness City 20
Otis-Bison 56, Ellinwood 0
St. John 56 Kinsley 24
Victoria 60, Macksville 12

Other 8-Man Teams
Stafford 46, Burrton 0
Chase 32 Wilson 18
Central-Christian 66, Pratt-Skyline 12
Satanta 42, Kiowa County 8
Spearville 64, Hodgeman County 34
Bennington 42, Little River 20

‘Rose Standards’ Central To Kansas School Funding Fight

The “Rose standards” have been a central issue to several school finance lawsuits across the country, including the current Gannon v. Kansas case. They refer to a list of seven skill sets that one court ruling said schools should help students attain.
CELIA LLOPIS-JEPSEN / KANSAS NEWS SERVICE

As dozens of Kansas school districts spar with the state over funding for public education, the term “Rose standards” has emerged as arcane but critical jargon among lawyers and judges, and surfaced over and over again in court documents.

Though the term has appeared in past school finance lawsuits in the state since a March 2014 Kansas Supreme Court ruling, it is undeniably front and center in the ongoing Gannon v. Kansas wrangling.

The word “Rose” appeared 68 times in that court’s March school finance ruling, which struck down the state’s system as unconstitutional.

Now, attorneys for the state and Legislature await the court’s ruling on whether the Legislature’s $293 million funding increase to be phased in over the next two years is enough.

Below is a primer on where the Rose standards concept came from and what it means.

Where does ‘Rose’ come from?

The term refers to a 1989 ruling by the Kentucky Supreme Court in a case called Rose v. Council for Better Education that focused on whether the state was meeting its constitutional mandates regarding public education.

Scholars of education law have described Rose v. Council as a turning point in school finance litigation — one of three critical cases at the tail end of the 1980s that took a new tack. The issues at the heart of Rose have since emerged repeatedly in cases across the country.

William Thro, the general counsel for the University of Kentucky, reflected on this impact in a 2010 paper.

In other words, the court battles were no longer just about gaps between wealthier and poorer school districts. The door was open for scrutinizing overall resources and whether states were meeting their obligations to provide public education.

What does that have to do with Kansas?

Going back as far as the 1970s, lawsuits have played a key role in shaping the way Kansas funds its schools.

Rose v. Council entered the conversation at least as early as 1991 in a school finance lawsuit called Mock v. Kansas. The case was resolved before reaching trial but spurred a 1992 overhaul of the state’s school funding system.

Rose reappeared in rulings from the early and mid-2000s as part of Montoy v. Kansas. Montoy is the high-profile case that preceded Gannon v. Kansas — the current legal battle — and led to a three-year plan approved by the court in 2006 for boosting annual school funding by more than $750 million.

Like the Gannon case, Montoy wasn’t just about the question of whether poorer school districts had resources akin to wealthier ones. It explored broader obligations.

Read a primer on Gannon v. Kansas and scroll through a timeline of the case

With the advent of Gannon, Rose v. Council resurfaced. Three-and-a-half years into the Gannon case, which began in 2010, the Kansas Supreme Court issued a rulingmaking clear that the question of whether the state is underfunding its public school system hinges on whether resources for schools are adequate to meet criteria identified in the Rose decision.

A few months later, the Legislature incorporated the Rose standards into statute, even though the court had noted that Kansas law already contained similar verbiage.

What are included in those Rose standards?

In the Rose ruling, the justices included a list of seven skill sets that schools should help children attain at a sufficient level:

  • Oral and written communication skills to enable them to function in a complex and rapidly changing civilization.
  • Knowledge of economic, social and political systems to enable them to make informed choices.
  • Understanding of governmental processes to enable them to understand the issues that affect their community, state and nation.
  • Self-knowledge and knowledge of their own mental and physical wellness.
  • Grounding in the arts to enable them to appreciate their cultural and historical heritage.
  • Training or preparation for advanced training in academic or vocational fields, to enable them to choose and pursue life work intelligently.
  • Academic or vocational skills to enable them to compete favorably with their counterparts in surrounding states, in academics or in the job market.

The Kansas State Board of Education says these standards guide its work overseeing public schools. In recent years, schools and Kansas state education officials have increasingly turned their focus to helping students acquire life skills and prepare for academics and careers after high school.

Gannon is now in its seventh year, and as recently as March, the Kansas Supreme Court ruled in the case that Kansas continues to fall short of the Rose concepts. Among other problems, the justices slammed the state for cutting the link between student enrollment and funding per school, a move that was part of a state strategy to freeze school budgets.

Kansas lawmakers voted in June to re-establish a funding formula that links dollars to factors like enrollment and phases in a two-year $293 million increase in state aid to schools.

fresh round of oral arguments over whether this would satisfy the Rose standards took place in mid-July at the Kansas Supreme Court.

The state argued it would. The plaintiff school districts disagreed.

The parties are waiting for the justices to rule. If the plaintiffs win, it could require lawmakers to increase state aid by hundreds of millions of dollars in coming years.

Celia Llopis-Jepsen is a reporter for the Kansas News Service, a collaboration of KCUR, Kansas Public Radio and KMUW covering health, education and politics. You can reach her on Twitter @Celia_LJ.

 

Kansas man dies after SUV hit his motorcycle

ANDERSON COUNTY — A Kansas man died in an accident just before 9p.m. Saturday in Anderson County.

The Kansas Highway Patrol reported a 2006 Lincoln Navigator driven by Rebecca L. Brown, 42, Garnett, was westbound on 2000 Road at U.S. 169.

The driver failed to stop at a stop sign and collided with a 2011 Harley Davidson Motorcycle driven by Flint A. Macklin, 42, Kincaid, that was northbound on U.S. 169.

Macklin was thrown from the bike into the southbound lane of the highway. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Brown was transported to Research Medical Center. A 12-year-old in the SUV was not injured.

Brown was not wearing a seat belt, according to the KHP.

Kansas teen faces felony charges for 11 arson fires

Jarvis – photo Shawnee Co.

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — An 18-year-old is facing 11 felony charges related to a string of arsons in Topeka.

KSNT-TV reports Alexander Jarvis, of Topeka, was arrested last December and originally charged as a juvenile because of his age at the time. He turned 18 in February.

Shawnee County District Attorney Mike Kagay announced Friday that Jarvis is now charged as an adult with four counts of arson of a dwelling, four counts of aggravated arson of an occupied dwelling, one count of arson of a building, and two counts of criminal damage to property.

The charges are related to fires set at homes and detached garages in Topeka neighborhoods. A total of 15 fires were intentionally set between April and December 2016.

The fires didn’t cause any deaths or serious injuries.

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