Schools & libraries in Kansas local government
What Kansas city councils, county boards and school districts are deciding about schools & libraries — plain-English summaries written from official agendas and minutes, updated as meetings happen.
626 Kansas meetings since 2024 covered schools & libraries. Counts are directional — coverage varies by place and platform.
Places in Kansas with the most schools & libraries activity
- Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools, KS (78)
- Wichita, KS (73)
- Hays Public Schools, KS (47)
- Unified School District 497, KS (42)
- Kansas City Kansas Public Schools, KS (34)
- Wyandotte County, KS (29)
- Andover Public Schools, KS (29)
- Blue Valley Schools USD 229, KS (24)
- Shawnee Mission School District, KS (24)
- Osawatomie, KS (21)
- Manhattan, KS (19)
- Unified School District 447, KS (17)
Latest matching meetings
KCK school board to approve 2026-27 budget with $3.85M reserve transfer
The Kansas City, Kansas Board of Education will hold a public hearing and vote on the 2026-27 USD 500 budget, including a resolution to exceed the revenue neutral rate and a $3,851,000 transfer from contingency reserves. The board will also approve a 33% Local Option Budget (LOB) resolution. Other items include…
Partner City Advisory Board to elect officers and discuss exchanges
The Manhattan, KS Partner City Advisory Board will meet to conduct routine business, including electing officers and discussing potential art and school exchange programs. No formal decisions are listed on the agenda beyond approval of prior meeting minutes.
Library board to set budget at special meeting
The Wyandotte County Library Board is holding a special meeting to set the budget amount. The agenda includes only a call to order, the budget item, and adjournment, with no other business listed.
Wyandotte County Library Board to meet Aug. 25, 2026
The Wyandotte County Library Board will hold an in-person meeting on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, at 4:00 P.M. at the Main Library Branch, 625 Minnesota Avenue, Kansas City, Kansas. The agenda contains only procedural notice details and no specific discussion or decision items.
Board to hold public hearings on exceeding revenue neutral rate and 2026-27 budget
The Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools Board will hold two public hearings: one to consider a resolution to exceed the revenue neutral rate for the 2026-27 fiscal year, and another for the 2026-27 budget. The board will also discuss the budget, consider a policy on grants, and take action on consent agenda items…
Board Finance Committee to discuss bond, lead tests, and school facilities
The Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools Board Finance Committee is meeting to receive updates on bond projects and library facilities, review lead test results, discuss the Woodland Hills and Emerson Elementary Schools facilities, and consider the new Stanley Elementary School. The agenda includes both informational…
Library board discusses next steps for expansion project and new member application
The Osawatomie Public Library Board will review July 2026 financials and facility reports. The meeting includes discussion on the next steps for the expansion project, specifically regarding a City Council Resolution for construction design funding. The board will also consider the application of Gabrielle Martin for…
Hays school board to approve 2026-27 budget and set local option budget rate
The Hays Public Schools Board of Education will hold a budget hearing and then vote on the 2026-27 budget, including setting the Local Option Budget (LOB) percentage. The board will also consider consent items like a Dillon Nature Center MOU, grants, and gifts, plus an early release for Homecoming. Public comments are…
Commission to consider $325K measles cost, library budget, truck purchase
The Geary County Commission will hear department reports and discuss the 2027 Dorothy Bramlage Library budget and Economic Development Commission matters. The health department director will present a monthly update that includes a request to seek appointment to the Junction City Housing Authority Board and…
Council to hear bull riding event, water project, library budget, tree code
The Caney City Council is holding its regular meeting with a consent agenda that includes approving minutes, expenses totaling about $141,000, and payroll. New business includes presentations on a bull riding event, water project easements, library budget requests, and tree code enforcement, plus removal of a former…
Committee to consider $5M HUD lead hazard grant and citywide sales tax election
The Administration & Human Services Standing Committee will consider a resolution to apply for a $5,000,000 HUD Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes grant (requiring a $500,000 match funded by existing personnel), authorize a Fleet Services training MOU with Turner School District, and approve a November 3, 2026…
Budget sub-committee to discuss finances and board goals
The Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools Budget Sub-Committee is meeting to discuss the budget, referencing the board finance goal, a financial decision-making framework, and a recent budget workshop presentation. The meeting is a discussion, not a final decision-making session.
Topeka school board meets July 30 with only routine procedural items
The Topeka USD 501 Board of Education will convene a meeting at the Burnett Administrative Center to conduct standard procedural business. No substantive decisions or public hearings are listed on the agenda; items will be approved by a single consent motion without discussion unless removed by a board member.
KCKPS board to discuss budget, approve data dashboard contract
The Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools Board of Education will hold a regular meeting with a focus on budget discussions and several consent agenda items. The board is also set to vote on approving Abre as the provider for a districtwide data dashboard solution and consider a contract with AdvocacyBuild, LLC…
District 6 board to hear water reuse plan, downtown action plan, and zone change
The District 6 Advisory Board will hear staff reports from police, fire, and library, plus a presentation on the city's Water Reuse Master Plan, including a pilot for advanced water purification. New business includes the Downtown Wichita Action Plan update and Movement Musick's redevelopment vision. The board will…
DAB2 to weigh zone change for auto repair at 6801 E Kellogg; staff recommends denial
The District 2 Advisory Board will consider two planning cases: a zone change request for a 1.45-acre property at 6801 East Kellogg Street to allow vehicle repair (staff recommends denial), and a conditional use request for an accessory apartment at 324 North Ellson Street (staff recommends approval with conditions)…
Board to interview finalists for District 2 seat
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.
Board appoints Chris Purdum to fill District 2 seat
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…
Board to vote on $38,317 window blind replacement at Allen
The Hays USD 308 Board of Education will vote on consent items including a $38,317.92 window blind replacement at Allen Elementary, approve the RCEC MOU, and accept gifts to schools. The board will also introduce new administrators, discuss personnel in executive session, and consider a superintendent contract…
Commission to vote on $1.47M American Royal fee allocations
The Board of Commissioners will consider final recommendations for spending $1,472,500 from the American Royal Origination Fee on local projects, plus several proclamations, an honorary street renaming, and multiple consent agenda items including grants and budget presentations. The meeting includes routine items like…
Council to discuss trash, library project, hire crossing guards
The Lyndon City Council is holding a regular meeting with mostly routine business: approving minutes and bills, plus updates on city trash service and the CDBG Library Project. New business includes hiring crossing guards for the 2026-2027 school year. The agenda is largely procedural, with no major ordinances or…
KCKPS board to discuss budget and approve prior meeting minutes
The Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools board will hold a special budget meeting to discuss the district's budget, including a financial decision-making framework and departmental travel costs. The board will also consider approving minutes from prior meetings and a human resources report.
Larned City Council to consider $1.8 million appropriation ordinance
The City Council will discuss an appropriations ordinance and a proposed change to the Library Board's composition to comply with Kansas House Bill 2769. The meeting includes presentations from the swimming pool manager and an intern, as well as discussions on forestry grant bids and downtown improvements.
District 5 Advisory Board to vote on three zoning changes
The District 5 Advisory Board will meet to discuss routine updates from city departments and vote on three zoning change requests. The board will also hear reports from the Police, Fire, Library, and Parks departments.
Work session to discuss 2027 city budget and library funding
The Newton City Commission will hold a work session to hear a presentation on the 2027 Library budget and discuss the overall 2027 city budget. No votes or decisions are expected at this meeting; it is for information and discussion only.
Special board meeting to approve personnel report
The Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools Board is holding a special meeting to consider a consent agenda that includes a Human Resources Report and Recommendations. The meeting is largely procedural, with no substantive policy or budget items listed.
Board considers bond election and $320,000 in salary increases
The USD 308 Board of Education is deciding on a resolution to call a bond election for general obligation bonds. The board is also considering salary increases for administrative and classified staff and setting dates for budget and revenue neutral rate hearings.
City Commission holds intergovernmental luncheon
The City Commission is meeting for an intergovernmental luncheon. The session includes program updates from the Manhattan Area Technical College.
Board to vote on outsourcing substitute staffing to Edustaff
The Topeka Board of Education will consider approving several contracts, including a major move to outsource substitute staffing management to Edustaff, a new ParentSquare communication platform, and a new external auditor. The board will also vote on policy changes and handle routine consent items like purchases…
Commission to consider Evergy electric franchise ordinance
The Fort Scott City Commission is holding its regular meeting to consider several action items, including a new electric franchise ordinance for Evergy Kansas South, a resolution for an issue at 118 E. Wall, and a discussion of the rodeo arena. The consent agenda includes approval of a $1,112,893 appropriation…
KCKPS Board to elect leadership and appoint district officers
The Board of Education will hold an organizational meeting to elect a President and Vice President and appoint key district officers. The body will also review the 2026-27 budget hearing notice and various personnel and contract renewals.
Library board to vote on final schematic design for expansion
The Osawatomie Public Library Board of Trustees will consider accepting the final schematic design from SFS Architecture for the library expansion project, a recurring agenda item. The board will also review the June 2026 financials and director's report, and discuss potential equipment purchases for a wooden book…
Budget sub-committee to review travel costs and policy revisions
The Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools Budget Sub-Committee is meeting to discuss travel-related expenses, including conference registration costs, PCard and other fund usage, and out-of-district travel, food, dues, and fees for FY2026. They will also consider policy revisions and a preliminary report to the Board of…
Library board restructured after Edwardsville withdrawal; $1.3M opioid grant approved
The committee is deciding to abolish and recreate the Wyandotte County Library Board to reflect the City of Edwardsville's withdrawal from the county taxing district. It is also approving resolutions to accept a $1.3 million Department of Justice grant for peer support recovery and a $500,000 annual HRSA grant for…
Board reorganizes, approves $2M reserve transfer and routine resolutions
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…
USD 308 board to discuss $36M bond, $40K elevator repair, elect officers
The USD 308 Board of Education will reorganize for the 2026-2027 school year, electing a president and vice president. Key items include a presentation and possible action on financing a $36 million school bond, and a vote on spending up to $40,000 to fix the elevator at HMS-7. The board will also receive a first look…
District 4 Advisory Board to consider zoning changes for garage condos and university land
The board will review a request to amend the Ridge Plaza Community Unit Plan for a garage condo development and a zone change for Friends University. The meeting also includes reports from the police, fire, and public library departments.
Thomas County Commissioners to hold 2027 budget hearings
The Board of County Commissioners will discuss 2027 budget projections and requests. The meeting includes budget hearings and reviews of discretionary fund requests.
Board to consider wrecking yard request at 3629 North Hydraulic Avenue
The District 6 Advisory Board will review a request for a wrecking/salvage yard and a zoning waiver for a 4.0-acre site. The meeting also includes reports from the police, fire, and public library departments.
City Commission to consider intent to exceed Revenue Neutral Rate
The City Commission will review projected 2027 General Fund figures and consider a resolution regarding the Revenue Neutral Rate. The body will also review reports from the police and fire departments and a joint resolution with the Eudora Library Board.