USD 364 Manhattan Public Schools public meetings in 2020
17 substantive meetings from 2020, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Regular Board Meeting
The USD 364 Board of Education will review a consent agenda containing financial reports, bills, and personnel updates. The board also plans to discuss the Special Education Cooperative Agreement with Valley Heights and provide updates on the Ag Complex and school calendar.
- Approval of Special Education Cooperative Agreement with Valley Heights
- Review of $216.51 donation from Kramer Oil to Elementary
- Discussion regarding 2020-2021 School Calendar
- Discussion regarding Capital Outlay
- Update on Ag Complex
Regular Board Meeting
The Manhattan Public Schools Board will discuss and potentially decide whether to return to in-person learning on Monday, Nov. 16, based on COVID-19 case counts, staff availability, and quarantine numbers. The board will also consider an amendment to the Ag Complex escrow agreement, a maintenance contract with Thermal Comfort Air, and several consent agenda items including bills, transfers, donations, and financial reports. A public forum and a presentation on the elementary school's Veterans Day program are also scheduled.
- Discussion on returning to in-person learning Nov. 16 based on COVID-19 variables
- Motion to approve amendment to Ag Complex escrow agreement
- Maintenance agreement with Thermal Comfort Air (no increase from last year)
- Consent agenda includes donations: Art Club $420, Drama Club $419, FBLA $278.71, YOGOWIPI $336
- Purchase of Kiavac system for locker rooms ($7,082.12) paid with SPARKS funds
Special Board Meeting
The USD 364 Manhattan Public Schools Board is holding a special meeting primarily to conduct a budget hearing. The agenda includes opening and closing the hearing, with an opportunity for public comment on the budget. The meeting also includes procedural items such as approving the agenda and adjourning.
- Open Budget Hearing
- Public comment on budget
- Close Budget Hearing
Regular Board Meeting
The USD 364 Board of Education will hold its regular meeting on August 12, 2020. The board will vote on a motion to approve Stifel Finance to pursue restructuring current bonds, and will receive a presentation on stadium upgrades. The board will also consider a consent agenda covering minutes, bills, transfers, financial reports, personnel, and donations.
- Vote to approve Stifel Finance to pursue restructuring current bonds
- Stadium upgrade presentation
- Consent agenda includes approval of bills and financial reports
- Donation of $490 to MES from Citizens State Bank
- Executive session for preliminary discussion of acquiring real property
Special Board Meeting
The USD 364 Manhattan Public Schools board is holding a special meeting to decide on school lunch prices, the 2020-21 reopening plan, and the first day of school. They will also discuss negotiations and may enter executive session for confidential matters. The agenda includes procedural items like approving the agenda and adjourning.
- School lunch prices (action/discussion)
- Reopening plan with attached documents: 2020-21 MES Plan.docx, MARYSVILLE JR.pdf, USD 364 Covid-19 Response Plan.pdf
- First day of school (action/discussion)
- Executive session and possible action on recommendation
- Negotiations (action/discussion)
July 21, 2020 Special Board Meeting
This is a special board meeting of USD 364 Manhattan Public Schools, Kansas, held on July 21, 2020. The agenda includes a procedural call to order, a work session with Dr. Brian Jordan from KASB (Kansas Association of School Boards), and a motion to adjourn. No specific decisions or substantive items are listed; the meeting appears to be primarily a work session.
- Work session with Dr. Brian Jordan from KASB
- Call to order (procedural)
- Motion to adjourn
July 15, 2020 Regular Board Meeting
The USD 364 Board of Education will hold its regular July meeting, starting with the election of officers and appointment of the district attorney. The board will then vote on a large consent agenda covering routine approvals like minutes, bills, financial reports, and various appointments. A key action item is authorizing the superintendent to negotiate and sign an insurance renewal with a premium cap of $125,779. The board will also consider food service agreements with parochial schools.
- Appoint Bolton and McNish as district attorney at $70 per hour
- Approve consent agenda including bills, financial reports, and donations (e.g., $400 from Farmers Cooperative for Backsnack)
- Set school year at 1,116 hours
- Authorize insurance renewal with premium not to exceed $125,779
- Approve food service contracts with Good Shepherd and St. Gregory's parochial schools
June 10th Regular Board Meeting
The USD 364 Board of Education will meet to approve consent agenda items including minutes, bills, transfers, financial reports, donations, personnel, and out-of-district requests. They will also discuss and take action on employee handbooks, a facilities committee report, a physical therapy contract, a BaSES contract, and a workers' compensation agreement with a premium increase to $45,009 for 2020-21. The board will also set the 2020-2021 board meeting night and schedule a board-superintendent work study session, followed by an executive session.
- Approval of handbooks for teachers, paraprofessionals, students, and special education
- Workers' compensation premium increase from $21,944 to $45,009 for 2020-21
- Donations: $400 from Kerry and Paula Landoll-Smith to Football Club, $2,000 anonymous to Boys Basketball, and anonymous lunch donations totaling $391.25
- Approval of end-of-year transfers to special funds to zero out the General Fund budget
- Physical therapy contract and BaSES contract approval
May 6, 2020 Special Meeting
The USD 364 Manhattan Public Schools board is holding a special meeting to take action on the Summer Food Program and a Personnel Update, and to convene in executive session for a closed discussion. The agenda is mostly procedural, with specific details of the food program and personnel matters not disclosed in the agenda text.
- Summer Food Program action item with attached plan (Summer Meal Program.pdf)
- Personnel Update action item with attached document (2020-5-6.docx.pdf)
- Executive session to discuss matters allowed under Kansas Open Meetings Act
- Possible action resulting from closed session discussion
April 21, 2020 Special Meeting
The Manhattan Public Schools USD 364 board met in a special session via Zoom on April 21, 2020. The agenda was largely procedural, covering approval of the agenda and minutes, with informational items on the graduation date and the school calendar. No decisions or substantive discussions are detailed in the agenda text.
- Approval of agenda (action)
- Approval of minutes (consent agenda)
- Discussion item: Graduation date (information only)
- Discussion item: School calendar (information only)
- Adjournment (action)
Regular Board Meeting
The Manhattan Public Schools board meets via Zoom to handle routine consent items and several action items, including renewing KASB membership, approving driver education fees, and authorizing sale of surplus items. The agenda is mostly procedural with no major policy changes.
- Approve KASB membership renewal: $10,130.90 (up from $10,392.63 last year) plus $2,100 legal assistance
- Approve $150 driver education fee for 2020
- Authorize sale of surplus items: Smith Corona typewriter, floor jack, 13-inch Emerson TV/VCR combo
- Approve IDEA VI-B Assurances
- Accept donations: $100 from United Methodist Church, $100 from Deb Blumer, $250 from Farm Credit, Sonic supplies, $84.70 anonymous
Special Board Meeting
The Manhattan Public Schools board held a special meeting to address school operations during the period of March 30, 2020. The primary action item was the approval of a Continuous Learning Plan, which included a waiver application for Google Docs. The meeting consisted of procedural opening and closing items surrounding this single substantive decision.
- Approval of the Continuous Learning Plan
- Review of a waiver application related to Google Docs
Regular Board Meeting
The USD 364 Board of Education will consider approving a $884,051 donation from Don Landoll for the ag complex, a funding and escrow agreement, and a letter of intent for a $3,470,000 construction contract with AHRS, reduced to $3,110,216 after a value engineering change order. The board will also vote on the 2020-2021 school calendar and handle routine consent agenda items including minutes, bills, transfers, financial reports, personnel, and donations.
- Donation of $884,051 from Don Landoll for ag complex construction
- Funding and Escrow agreement with Don Landoll, USD364, and Citizens State Banks for $884,051
- Letter of intent to AHRS for $3,470,000 ag complex contract, reduced to $3,110,216 after $359,784 change order
- Approval of 2020-2021 school calendar (drafts 3 and 4)
- Donations: $125.80 from MCAC, $200 from Kiwanis, $500 from Marysville Christian Fellowship, $25 from Hannah Malotte, $110.20 from Kramer Oil
January 30th Special Meeting
This is a special meeting of the Manhattan Public Schools board with a largely procedural agenda. The main item is a motion to convene in executive (closed) session, with the stated purpose left blank, followed by reconvening and any resulting action. The meeting is scheduled for January 30, 2020, at 5:45 PM at the District Office.
- Motion to approve agenda
- Motion to enter executive session (subject unspecified)
- Motion to reconvene in open session
- Motion to accept recommendation from closed session (subject unspecified)
- Announcements and adjournment
January 29th Special Meeting
This is a special meeting of the Manhattan Public Schools board, primarily to convene in executive session under the Kansas Open Meetings Act for purposes such as personnel, attorney consultation, or negotiations. The board will then reconvene in open session and may take action based on the closed discussion. The agenda is otherwise procedural, with no public discussion items listed.
- Convene in executive session for unspecified subject(s)
- Reconvene in open session after closed discussion
- Possible action resulting from executive session discussion
- Approval of agenda
- Adjournment
January 22nd Special Meeting (2)
This is a special meeting of the Manhattan Public Schools USD 364 board. The agenda is mostly procedural, with the main item being a motion to enter executive (closed) session for purposes allowed under the Kansas Open Meetings Act, such as personnel, attorney consultation, or negotiations. The board will reconvene in open session and may take action on a recommendation from the closed discussion.
- Convene in executive session under Kansas Open Meetings Act
- Reconvene in open session after closed discussion
- Possible action on recommendation from closed session
- Approval of agenda and adjournment
Special Board Meeting
The Manhattan Public Schools board will consider approving AHRS as general contractor for the Ag Complex at a guaranteed maximum cost of $2.289 million, with Landoll corporation paying any overage. They will also discuss a groundbreaking date and may enter executive session for permitted matters.
- Approve AHRS as general contractor for Ag Complex, $2.289M guaranteed maximum cost
- Landoll corporation to pay any amount over $2.289M
- Discuss groundbreaking date for Ag Complex
- Convene executive session for possible personnel, legal, or other permitted topics
- Reconvene in open session and act on any closed-session recommendations