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Votes at a glance

- Approval of the agenda: Motion to approve the meeting agenda was made and seconded and approved by voice vote.

- Consent agenda: Motion to approve the consent agenda was made, seconded and approved by voice vote.

- Action item 5.1 — Additional warrant list: The board approved the additional warrant list after a motion and second; outcome recorded as approved by voice vote.

- Action item 5.2 — TES VRF repair (repair and repipe of pod 3 compressor and piping): Board discussion described the work as repiping pod 3, repairing the compressor, and refitting roof and hallway piping. The presenter said the vendor offered a five‑year warranty on the work and that the repair is intended to reduce the risk that the compressor will fail, particularly in cold weather. A motion to approve the TES VRF repair was made, seconded and approved by voice vote.

- Action item 5.3 — Approval of KSB December board policy updates: The board approved the December policy updates prepared by KSB; the facility‑use policy under discussion earlier in the meeting was not included in this batch. Motion was made, seconded and approved by voice vote.

Several motions (agenda, consent agenda and the three action items above) were moved and seconded; the transcript records no roll‑call or individual yes/no votes and shows each passed by the board’s voice vote. The board did not call an executive session and adjourned the meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Board Meeting 1.13.2025","oneSentenceSummary","At its Jan. 13 meeting the board approved an additional warrant list, authorized repair work on a TES VRF compressor and piping, and adopted December KSB policy updates. Motions were approved by voice; no detailed roll‑call tallies were recorded in the transcript.","taxTitle","Tonganoxie, School Boards, Kansas","taxId",56490,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_46":80,"_48":81,"_50":82,"_52":83,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":84,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":85,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6391339,"Tonganoxie Success Center reports 10 fall graduates; spring enrollment growing",425,1275000,1700000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2111391-e7ebe7b21b2c0fa5e8d7f48592a8b2be&start=1275&end=1700","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2111391-e7ebe7b21b2c0fa5e8d7f48592a8b2be/thumbnail_1275000.jpg","/articles/6391339/Tonganoxie/School-Boards/Kansas/Tonganoxie-Success-Center-reports-10-fall-graduates-spring-enrollment-growing","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6391339-8060f87651595f91ca075d556e228577/orig.mp4?Expires=1771174606&Signature=oBlxpAw9cBVqttGU5R1Q8dEoSP1z~ZlQhiJmf9P1~Hl8kGfMFeElnwMnwD3LaFxa7DfZjW-e6AruECRQTcSq9NSGtDR-D6viKI9vNzyPt7kM8ENI30MuDYaYBYJ3ABYp3vIdvStql2axJ1mmS2Xfjuawh8chTQPAa~6nZu0tx2e4M3qiftMBFMrbGjyE-wSBkUnCcvXycew9XoPVW3zj-CQ0Fy7fy-Op0VSw3orIimJ6wM94g1~KqzIbYIfELuwFKszzrusJoVuqb5U6DU3seZu3Eh4PXFSk6FYHYCSU6LeSGh2IutpBvJTg5j-K~FIJOnzAwwQev3904d9coHFoEw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The board received an update on the Success Center’s fall semester at the Jan. 13 meeting. According to the report, 10 students completed the Success Center program and had the option to continue to earn the district’s 28‑credit graduation requirement or accept a 21‑credit diploma provided under the state program.

The presenter said the fall cohort of 10 students and nine active students completed 147 classes for a combined 73.5 credits. The program had only two discipline incidents during the semester, both related to vape pens. The Success Center started the spring semester with 11 students and the presenter said enrollment typically grows in the spring.

Under state rules described at the meeting, the Success Center’s diploma option requires 21 credits to receive a diploma, but students must earn 28 credits through the high school program to participate in the district’s graduation ceremony. The board speaker called the fall results “huge,” saying the program helped students at risk of dropping out earn diplomas or continue toward graduation.

No board action was taken; the update was informational and the board expressed support for continued work on the program.","The board heard a report that 10 students completed the Success Center program in the fall, with nine active students remaining and 11 students enrolled for the spring. The program awards a 21‑credit diploma option; Tonganoxie High School requires 28 credits to participate in graduation ceremonies.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_46":92,"_48":93,"_50":94,"_52":95,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":96,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":97,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6391345,"Retired Army officer says he found worn flags at Tonganoxie schools; superintendent says weather caused delay in replacement",808,287000,1095000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2111391-e7ebe7b21b2c0fa5e8d7f48592a8b2be&start=287&end=1095","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2111391-e7ebe7b21b2c0fa5e8d7f48592a8b2be/thumbnail_287000.jpg","/articles/6391345/Tonganoxie/School-Boards/Kansas/Retired-Army-officer-says-he-found-worn-flags-at-Tonganoxie-schools-superintendent-says-weather-caused-delay-in-replacement","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6391345-47ec4483029d64347967acebfa426875/orig.mp4?Expires=1771174606&Signature=J7eA5LA4LckKP6eiO4dGDH5kJQPJQwPhlDdTPDVPMFDyDj9PUe55fOUFsMA91F0U3VYSILuAAIM1V36TzHbfatLngo1wVY0P78xfBL0lNqcP5WWXi7jzXfTA4RkO4bjpVEFP5jVEULLYxA6EMKFgTWRLFJWTUeKBTU7JIZSG5Bl1IN0oaVSuSOwv7jM5ps6tp4Xi-w~YW-sOoO0UgYUCWHcJ4HDl32rhO3is6CYl3eUUT0SsmAKYP9oBKot7zsuXGJyaV~ImYrYrFWIw5ZU0eZcYGvG6pPyVFMrk5PmgjoCIPZQsCOQPtHt9n0IuIsussLaawcy3ndUZ0wmEviU-9Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Colonel Neil Brawley, United States Army (retired) and a Tonganoxie resident, told the Tonganoxie Unified School District board at its Jan. 13 meeting that he observed three unserviceable flags at Tonganoxie High School on Jan. 10 and two unserviceable flags at Tonganoxie Middle School the same day.

“I find it troubling that I should have to inform the USD or any member of the school board or district that your flags need replacement,” Brawley told the board during the public forum. He suggested students or the student council could help monitor and maintain flags and proposed lowering flags at the end of each day to reduce wear.

Superintendent Lauren said she forwarded Brawley’s email to the district maintenance crew and that replacement flags were put up when conditions allowed. She told the board crews could not get the flags down earlier because they were frozen after the recent heavy winter storm. “We couldn’t get the flags down. They were frozen. And so that’s why today was the first day we were able to put new flags up,” she said, and acknowledged she should have replied to Brawley’s email sooner.

The issue was raised during the meeting’s public forum and did not prompt formal board action.","Colonel Neil Brawley told the board he observed unserviceable flags at Tonganoxie High School and Tonganoxie Middle School. Superintendent Lauren said flags were frozen during the recent winter storm and maintenance replaced them as soon as possible.",{"_33":99,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":100,"_41":101,"_43":102,"_45":103,"_46":104,"_48":105,"_50":106,"_52":107,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":108,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":109,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":72,"_73":72},6391350,"Tonganoxie pastor says church was denied temporary use of school room; board to form policy committee",977,469000,1446000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2111391-e7ebe7b21b2c0fa5e8d7f48592a8b2be&start=469&end=1446","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2111391-e7ebe7b21b2c0fa5e8d7f48592a8b2be/thumbnail_469000.jpg","/articles/6391350/Tonganoxie/School-Boards/Kansas/Tonganoxie-pastor-says-church-was-denied-temporary-use-of-school-room-board-to-form-policy-committee","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6391350-4861e2959389bc3e88267a99cb76cef6/orig.mp4?Expires=1771174606&Signature=VsxsTaNiUe-Zeg3ZC-VGYeU6H-MpTmRK4IzNX0N5rGSFOyU757gWhZz2PorihssxQarhO3KkeH67Pr8lZKjTtYX6V60erjVsXb9caQq0A9~PbguBpwjpotd-9-ZidbnNn7vvrtnvDAYPiKRUNqNDsR--w7bLMoO~mWNWC1t2hqYCZWs8R4jf7gH4lVFJJGmvuU4ravwOxP2X-T~74lwjHgHl6htCD-fh~dcdrkku4Js2H5teqN1iZXw-Q~w9rNe604ltluJgPPPuwIB~yZvPPPgWJnYck9iHckzsDGRrm6ObnXGWrB7dvVZshhErUzjw6jMkKfQt0yAJO2onoQfBRw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Pastor Matthew Wilke told the Tonganoxie Unified School District board at its Jan. 13 regular meeting that Tonganoxie United Methodist Church was denied temporary use of the district’s PD room for Sunday worship services while the church building is renovated to meet the Americans with Disabilities Act requirements.

Wilke, who also identified himself as president of the Tonganoxie ministerial alliance, said the church’s facility-use request complied with the district’s facility-use agreement and accused district leadership of inconsistent application of that policy. “Guideline 2 clearly states that the district does not discriminate on the base of race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, or otherwise,” Wilke said. He also cited guideline 8, saying the renter is financially responsible for any liability.

The matter matters because access to public school facilities can implicate anti‑discrimination rules and local facility‑use policy. Wilke urged the board to either grant the church the temporary access or revise policy transparently with community partners so the superintendent can apply it consistently.

Superintendent Lauren told the board the denial was made “based on our lawyer’s recommendation” and that the district’s lawyers were reviewing the facility‑use request form. “I was following legal advice, pure and simple,” she said. Board discussion referenced advice from the district’s attorneys and a separate Kansas policy on public use; one board member said schools that allow religious groups commonly do so contrary to that legal advice.

Board members discussed forming an internal committee to draft possible policy language and review the facility‑use form. A board speaker suggested internal work by the board and superintendent on updated verbiage rather than a large public working group; other members said they would join a committee. The board did not take a formal vote on a policy change at the meeting; members directed those interested in participating to contact Superintendent Lauren so the committee could be convened and begin work.

The superintendent said she and legal counsel would continue reviewing the facility‑use form and would share recommendations with the board; no final policy action or timeline was set at the meeting.","At the Jan. 13 Tonganoxie Unified School District board meeting, Pastor Matthew Wilke said the district denied his church’s request to use a PD room for worship during building renovations. Superintendent Lauren said the denial followed legal counsel’s recommendation, and board members agreed to convene a committee to review facility-use policy.","actionData","errors"]

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