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 "city": "Andover Public Schools",
 "state": "KS",
 "page": "https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/bd-ks-usd385/",
 "attribution": "MyTown / The Boring Parts — CC BY 4.0. Summaries AI-generated from official sources.",
 "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
 "generated": "2026-08-20",
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  {
   "date": "2026-08-10",
   "body": "Special Meeting of the Board of Education 5:30 p.m.",
   "headline": "Board to interview finalists for District 2 seat",
   "summary": "The Andover Public Schools Board of Education is holding a special meeting to conduct a question-and-answer session with finalists for the District 2 board seat. The agenda includes approval of the agenda and adjournment, with the candidate session as the main discussion item.",
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  {
   "date": "2026-08-10",
   "body": "Regular Meeting of the Board of Education 6:30 p.m.",
   "headline": "Board appoints Chris Purdum to fill District 2 seat",
   "summary": "The Andover Public Schools Board of Education held its regular meeting on August 10, 2026, taking action on several items. The board approved the consent agenda, which included minutes, warrants, personnel, donations, bank signer changes, and early graduation requests. They also entered executive session to discuss confidential student information, upheld a nonresident enrollment denial, approved elementary counseling materials, and appointed Chris Purdum to the vacant District 2 seat.",
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  {
   "date": "2026-07-13",
   "body": "Regular Meeting of the Board of Education 6:30 p.m.",
   "headline": "Board reorganizes, approves $2M reserve transfer and routine resolutions",
   "summary": "The Andover Board of Education is holding its regular July meeting to reorganize for the 2026-27 school year by electing officers, and to approve consent items including financial reports, personnel changes, and several routine resolutions. The agenda is largely procedural, with no major policy decisions or public hearings listed.",
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  {
   "date": "2026-06-16",
   "body": "Special Meeting of the Board of Education 12 p.m. (Board Retreat)",
   "headline": "Board holds annual retreat, discusses goals, enters executive session",
   "summary": "The Andover Public Schools Board of Education held a special meeting for its annual retreat, where members and district leadership discussed district goals and related matters. No formal action was taken on these discussions. The board also approved the agenda and entered executive session twice to discuss an employee's performance, with plans to return to open session at 4:10 p.m. and 4:16 p.m.",
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  {
   "date": "2026-06-08",
   "body": "Regular Meeting of the Board of Education 6:30 p.m.",
   "headline": "Board approves $19,477/month SumnerOne print services lease and $70,000 athletic trainer contract",
   "summary": "The Andover Public Schools Board of Education is holding a regular meeting with a consent agenda covering routine approvals. Key items include a five-year print services lease with SumnerOne, a two-year athletic trainer contract with Mid-America Orthopedics, year-end fiscal closing authorizations, and the 2026-27 ORION education services agreement. All consent items were approved unanimously.",
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  {
   "date": "2026-05-11",
   "body": "Regular Meeting of the Board of Education 6:30 p.m.",
   "headline": "Board approves consent agenda with handbooks, contracts, and travel",
   "summary": "The Andover Public Schools Board of Education met on May 11, 2026, and approved the consent agenda, which included routine items such as meeting minutes, financial reports, personnel changes, donations, and out-of-state travel requests. The board also approved the 2026-27 student and staff handbooks, a food service contract addendum with OPAA, and the School Resource Officer agreement with the City of Andover. No major policy changes or public hearings were on the agenda.",
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  {
   "date": "2026-04-13",
   "body": "Regular Meeting of the Board of Education 6:30 p.m.",
   "headline": "Board approves $101,876.52 playground donation and $31,450 audit contract",
   "summary": "The Andover Public Schools Board of Education met for a regular meeting and approved a consent agenda that included routine items such as meeting minutes, financial reports, warrants, personnel changes, donations, asset disposal, an audit engagement, fee schedules, an early graduation request, a data management platform purchase, and a marketing agreement. The board also recognized a student achievement and heard public comments.",
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   "minutes_url": null,
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  },
  {
   "date": "2026-03-09",
   "body": "Regular Meeting of the Board of Education 6:30 p.m.",
   "headline": "Board approves $60K IDM contract and $40K mowing deal",
   "summary": "The Andover Board of Education is meeting to approve routine consent items, including financial reports, personnel changes, donations, and service contracts. Notable approvals include a $60,000 Identity Management service contract with Converge Technology Solutions and a $40,380.36 mowing contract with Getting It Done Enterprises. The board also recognized student achievements in music, esports, and swimming.",
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  },
  {
   "date": "2026-02-09",
   "body": "Regular Meeting of the Board of Education 6:30 p.m.",
   "headline": "Board approves $35,847 ACHS gym paint and $83,374 CES rooftop unit replacement",
   "summary": "The Andover Public Schools Board of Education met on February 9, 2026, and approved a consent agenda that included routine items such as meeting minutes, financial reports, warrants, personnel changes, donations, and out-of-state travel. The board also approved several capital outlay projects, including repainting the ACHS gym and replacing rooftop units at Cottonwood Elementary School. The meeting opened with recognition of student achievements and public comments.",
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  },
  {
   "date": "2026-01-12",
   "body": "Regular Meeting of the Board of Education 6:30 p.m.",
   "headline": "Board approves consent agenda including $26,127 band tuba purchase and driver's ed fee change",
   "summary": "The Andover Public Schools Board of Education met on January 12, 2026, and approved the consent agenda, which included routine items such as meeting minutes, financial reports, warrants, personnel report, donations, out-of-state travel requests, enrollment guides, a band instrument purchase, a resolution on officer terms, and a driver's education fee change. The board also heard good news about a bus driver's professionalism and student achievements in music.",
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