Olathe District Schools public meetings in 2021
20 substantive meetings from 2021, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Imported Meetings: 1990- 2025
The Olathe District Schools Board of Education is holding a special meeting for a workshop/training session with a representative from the Kansas Association of School Boards. The agenda states that no action will be necessary or taken. The session is for the board and superintendent to participate in training.
- Workshop/training session with Kansas Association of School Boards representative
- No action to be taken at this meeting
- Strategic framework for 2019-2024 referenced
Imported Meetings: 1990- 2025
The Board of Education met to receive updates on the communication strategy for the upcoming 2022 Bond election. The meeting also included presentations on university partnerships for teacher recruitment and recognitions for student athletic achievements.
- Presentation on Bond 2022 Communication Plan
- Update on University Partnerships & Grow our Own teacher recruitment efforts
- Approval of Olathe North Dance Team trip to Orlando, FL
- Approval of Olathe North Cheer trip to Dallas, TX
- Approval of multiple Olathe Northwest Band trips to TN, FL, MO, and KS
Imported Meetings: 1990- 2025
The Olathe District Schools Board of Education met on November 4, 2021, and took action on COVID-19 mitigation, approving a Test to Stay program and optional masking for grades 9-12 starting November 29, with the same criteria to apply district-wide after the Johnson County mask mandate ends. The board also heard a presentation on a potential bond referendum, recognized staff and community partners, and approved routine consent items including financial reports, accounts payable, and student trips.
- Approved Test to Stay program starting Nov 8, 2021, and optional masking for grades 9-12 from Nov 29, 2021, with gating criteria to apply district-wide after county mandate ends
- Heard bond presentation on potential referendum, including survey and Capital Improvement Plan analysis
- Approved accounts payable with checks 508082 to 508725 on U.S. Bank
- Approved student trips: Olathe West Cheer to Dallas (Jan 20-23, 2022), Olathe West Yearbook to Philadelphia (Nov 11-14, 2021), Olathe South Journalism to Los Angeles (April 5-9, 2022)
- Appointed Barbara Behm as Clerk and Heather Choate as Deputy Clerk for 2021-2022
Imported Meetings: 1990- 2025
The Board of Education met to review learning services updates, mitigation procedures, and several consent agenda items. Decisions included approving student trips, software renewals, and property management contracts.
- Approval of property management contract with Cushman & Wakefield
- Renewal of Transeo Work Based Learning software license
- Approval of Olathe Northwest Cheer trip to Dallas, TX
- Approval of Olathe Northwest Dance trip to Orlando, FL
- Updates and adoption of multiple Board Policies (CNA, GAHB, GAI, KK, KN, MF, GAAD, KMA, KNA)
Imported Meetings: 1990- 2025
The Olathe District Schools Board of Education held a special meeting with public hearings to consider exceeding the revenue neutral rate and to adopt the 2021-2022 budget. The board approved a resolution authorizing a tax rate above the revenue neutral rate and adopted the budget, which will be certified to the County Clerk and submitted to the Kansas State Department of Education by September 20, 2021. The board also approved a resolution to reimburse capital expenditures with future tax-exempt bond proceeds.
- Public hearing and resolution to exceed revenue neutral rate (18.985 mills general fund, 46.723 mills all other funds)
- Adoption of 2021-2022 budget
- Resolution to reimburse $4,900,000 purchase of 11.85 acres and two buildings (137,000 sq ft and 10,000 sq ft) on Rogers Road with tax-exempt bond proceeds
Imported Meetings: 1990- 2025
The Olathe District Schools Board of Education will hold its regular meeting on September 2, 2021, starting at 6:00 p.m. The board will hear presentations on the district's diversity, equity, and inclusion plan for the 2021-2022 school year and updates from Learning Services. Action items include approving consent agenda items (minutes, financial reports, accounts payable, human resources actions, a meeting location change, a student trip, and policy revisions) and a contract with Ad Astra Government Relations for legislative advocacy.
- Approve accounts payable checks #00506890 to #00507403 on U.S. Bank
- Approve moving board meetings to Education Center, 14160 S Black Bob Road, through January 2022
- Approve Olathe Northwest debate team trip to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Oct 22-24, 2021 (tentative)
- Approve updates to Board Policies A, AE, BCBF, BCBI, CJ, CLK, EF, JGCA, JGCC, and adopt new Policy BL
- Approve agreement with Ad Astra Government Relations LLC for 2021-22 (no changes from prior contract)
Imported Meetings: 1990- 2025
The Olathe School Board will discuss and vote on COVID-19 mitigation procedures for the 2021-2022 school year, including a possible extension of Johnson County Health Order No. 001-21 to grades 9-12. The board also receives presentations on early childhood professional learning, district strategic goals, and the FY22 budget, and considers consent items including financial reports, accounts payable, and policy updates.
- Motion to extend Johnson County Health Order No. 001-21 to grades 9-12, subject to review in October, passed 4-2.
- Approval of accounts payable with checks numbered 00506588 to 00506889 on U.S. Bank.
- Approval of professional training from Teachers College Reading and Writing Project (TCRWP) funded by the Kansas LiNK grant.
- Approval of Gizmos online interactive science simulation resource for high school students.
- Board policy updates to policies EE, GAAC, GAK, GCAK, GCB, JGEC, KGC, and adoption of EBBD, GAF, GCFF.
Imported Meetings: 1990- 2025
The Olathe District Schools Board of Education held its regular July 2021 meeting, electing a new board president and vice-president, appointing the clerk, deputy clerk, treasurer, and school attorney, and approving a consent agenda covering financial reports, human resources actions, and policy designations for the 2021-2022 school year.
- Elected Joe Beveridge as 2021-2022 Board President and Brian Geary as Vice-President
- Appointed Joy Bondurant as Clerk, Barbara Behm as Deputy Clerk, Merle Hastert as Treasurer
- Appointed Michael G. Norris of Norris, Keplinger, Hicks & Welder L.L.C. as School Attorney
- Approved accounts payable checks #00506415 to #00506587 on U.S. Bank
- Adopted 1116-hour policy and designated April 15, 2022 and May 26, 2022 as inclement weather days
Imported Meetings: 1990- 2025
The Olathe District Schools Board of Education held an End of Year Special Meeting on June 30, 2021, approving consent agenda items and several action items for the upcoming fiscal year. The board approved payments, human resources actions, and policy revisions, as well as contracts for maintenance supplies, on-call trade services, and database subscriptions. All items were approved as presented.
- Approved accounts payable with checks numbered 00505777 to 00506414 on U.S. Bank
- Approved purchase of electrical and plumbing supplies from Border States Industries, The Home Depot Pro, and Reeves Wiedeman
- Approved on-call trade services contracts for painting, flooring, striping, HVAC, and more
- Approved renewal of ABC-CLIO and Discovery Education database subscriptions
- Approved purchase of wireless access points for IRC remodel
Imported Meetings: 1990- 2025
The Olathe District Schools Board of Education is deciding on COVID-19 protocols for the 2021-2022 school year, recommending optional masking for staff, students, and visitors, continued enhanced sanitization, and adaptations for potential outbreaks. The board will also vote on consent items including financial reports, accounts payable, human resources actions, and purchases of reading intervention materials. Public comments are scheduled after recognitions.
- Approve COVID-19 protocols for 2021-22: optional masking, enhanced sanitization, outbreak adaptations
- Approve accounts payable checks #00505133 to 00505776 on First National Bank of Kansas
- Approve Xello subscription renewal for college and career readiness
- Approve purchase of high school reading intervention materials from 95% Group
- Approve purchase of elementary reading intervention materials
Imported Meetings: 1990- 2025
The Olathe District Schools Board of Education held a special meeting on May 10, 2021, primarily to discuss and act on personnel matters in executive session. Following the closed session, the board voted unanimously to accept the superintendent's recommendation to immediately terminate the teaching contract of Pete Flood and his employment with the district. The meeting was otherwise procedural, with no other substantive agenda items.
- Board voted to terminate Pete Flood's teaching contract and all positions with the district
- Executive session held to discuss individual personnel performance under KOMA exception
- Motion to terminate carried unanimously (7-0)
Imported Meetings: 1990- 2025
The Olathe school board is holding a special meeting to receive a hearing officer's report on a May 4 public hearing requested by a parent contesting board action under Senate Bill 40, related to the COVID-19 health emergency. The board will then make a determination on the matter. The agenda is otherwise procedural.
- Senate Bill 40 hearing officer report and discussion
- Action regarding May 4, 2021 public hearing
- Call to order and roll call
- Adjournment
Imported Meetings: 1990- 2025
The Olathe District Schools Board of Education is holding a regular meeting with presentations on Real World Learning and summer social-emotional support, followed by approval of consent agenda items including minutes, financial reports, accounts payable, and curriculum revisions. The meeting is largely procedural, with no major policy decisions or public hearings on the agenda.
- Approval of accounts payable with checks 00504422 to 00505132 on First National Bank of Kansas
- Approval of Treasurer's Report with April 20, 2021 balances
- Curriculum revisions for Future Educators Academy and Sports Medicine Academy courses
- Human Resources recommendations for resignations, leaves, and employment
- Public comments period with registration card required
Imported Meetings: 1990- 2025
The Olathe Board of Education is holding a special meeting to receive a hearing officer's report on a parent's challenge to board action taken under Senate Bill 40 regarding the COVID-19 health emergency. The board will then make a determination on the matter, with a motion to deny the request on grounds of lack of standing and untimely submission.
- Receive hearing officer report on April 21 public hearing
- Action on parent Annette Raccuglia's request contesting COVID-19 board action
- Motion to deny request, citing lack of standing and untimely submission
- Motion also defends face mask policy as narrowly tailored
- Board voted 6-0 to carry the motion
Imported Meetings: 1990- 2025
The Olathe school board is holding a special meeting to receive the hearing officer's report from an April 12 public hearing and then vote on whether to uphold or dismiss a parent's challenge to the district's COVID-19 face mask policy. The motion on the agenda recommends denying the request, citing lack of standing and untimely submission. The board will also take action on the hearing officer's findings.
- Hearing officer report on April 12 public hearing regarding Senate Bill 40 challenge
- Motion to deny and dismiss parent CarrieAnn Baumgarten's request, citing lack of standing and untimely submission
- Board action on the April 12 hearing and mask policy
- Special meeting held at 8:00 a.m. on April 19, 2021
Imported Meetings: 1990- 2025
The Olathe school board held a special meeting to act on a hearing officer's report regarding a parent's challenge to the district's mask requirement under Senate Bill 40. The board voted to dismiss the hearing requests, citing lack of standing or untimely submission, and reaffirmed the mask requirement as part of its safe reopening plan. This decision maintains the current masking policy for students and staff.
- Dismissed hearing requests under Senate Bill 40 from a district parent contesting the mask requirement
- Reaffirmed mask requirement from Public Health Recommendations for Safe School Reopening (adopted Aug 6, 2020; reaffirmed Feb 4, 2021)
- Approved return to full-time in-person learning for secondary students with mitigation strategies including masking
- Motion carried 6-0 (Beveridge, Geary, Felter, McCune, Schultz, Wickliffe)
Imported Meetings: 1990- 2025
The Olathe District Schools Board of Education is meeting to discuss plans for the 2021-2022 school year, including the formation of an Olathe virtual school after KSDE disallows remote learning. The board will also consider consent agenda items such as approving financial reports, accounts payable, human resources actions, and instructional materials purchases.
- Formation of Olathe virtual school for 2021-2022
- Approval of accounts payable checks 00503395-00503910
- Olathe West Band trip to Orlando, FL March 10-15, 2022
- Purchase of PreK-5 General Music instructional materials
- Purchase of Structured Literacy materials from 95 Percent Group
Imported Meetings: 1990- 2025
The Olathe school board voted 5-2 to reopen all schools for in-person learning on March 1, 2021, with current COVID-19 mitigation protocols, while keeping a remote option and working with JCDHE to update gating criteria. The board also approved consent items including financial reports, accounts payable, human resources actions, and a special meeting date, and discussed presentations on Read Across America, Spanish immersion expansion, and reopening updates.
- Motion to reopen schools March 1 passed 5-2 (Boyd and Wickliffe opposed)
- Approved consent agenda including Treasurer's Report and accounts payable (checks 00502950-00503394)
- Approved End-of-Year Special Meeting for June 30, 2021
- Approved Aging Facilities 2021 Project trade bid
- Approved purchase of 10 commercial lawn mowers via Sourcewell contract
Imported Meetings: 1990- 2025
The Olathe District Schools Board of Education held a regular meeting on January 14, 2021, taking action on several items. The board approved Dr. Brent Yeager's employment as Superintendent of Schools, effective July 1, 2021, following an executive session. The board also approved a consent agenda covering minutes, financial reports, accounts payable, human resources actions, and resolutions regarding meeting dates and officer elections.
- Approved Dr. Brent Yeager as Superintendent of Schools effective July 1, 2021
- Approved consent agenda items 6.01 to 6.10, including minutes, financial reports, and accounts payable
- Adopted resolution to set regular meeting dates for 2021/2022 at the July 2021 board meeting
- Adopted resolution to elect board president and vice-president at the July 2021 meeting
- Approved a special meeting with the City of Olathe (date and format to be determined)
Imported Meetings: 1990- 2025
The Olathe District Schools Board of Education held a special meeting on January 11, 2021, at 8:30 a.m. The board voted unanimously to adjourn into executive session multiple times to discuss individual personnel performance, citing the non-elected personnel exception under KOMA. The meeting was otherwise procedural, with no other substantive public business.
- Board voted to enter executive session for personnel discussions (KOMA exception)
- Multiple executive sessions held, returning at 9:30 a.m., 10:15 a.m., 10:45 a.m., and 11:20 a.m.
- All motions carried unanimously by the 7-member board