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The motion was procedural and no roll‑call tally was recorded in the transcript; trustees proceeded to the first agenda item on committee structures and community engagement.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","LSR7 Board of Education Work Session- 2/20/25","oneSentenceSummary","At the start of the meeting the board moved, seconded and approved the work‑session agenda by voice vote.","taxTitle","Lee's Summit R-VII, School Districts, Missouri","taxId",13566,"location","Missouri","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6317750,"Board hears legislative update; officials flag potential $6.5 million funding impact and open‑enrollment bills",745,2716000,3461000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2369133-e2ef62afce4e99239b4d138d9fe7a6e5&start=2716&end=3461","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2369133-e2ef62afce4e99239b4d138d9fe7a6e5/thumbnail_2716000.jpg","/articles/6317750/Missouri/Board-hears-legislative-update-officials-flag-potential-65-million-funding-impact-and-openenrollment-bills","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6317750-9019bcff8d076a961266ed2d12831d97/orig.mp4?Expires=1777181823&Signature=OS2PzXEzAzWoauT8~-Sx5nl9HaCrQ~yTV1nY-iTGGXRU4BkA7pbcGV1N4VmFtAkoPTl2Abj5V5Tyotn2KNOi0yiaW0dTx6kyGA0oUFAY-ErQyj6Ck12t2FibiumQM1JXsARSqMhZu6MZ3OQm1ftn8i118S4sXyw~E2ebOAwdqmn00v55eja7aPe5jbn14g74RFUuAjoEGi--odVhzxubteIPdSrpLt-zbBzVgF-5uQ8Mi2rqVgLDwKIcqgW03-SNtMwJerTlelGqahPeQFAnetPebK6RXR3sGwtWmXgEBcsfCLd7iArLfCtDG8cRC~F-VpG2kiWaJevpWSX09n-ayQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","District administrators briefed the Lee's Summit R‑VII board on a set of pending Missouri education bills and budget items that could materially affect the district’s funding and operations, including a proposed withholding in the governor’s budget and competing open‑enrollment bills in the House and Senate.

The presenter said the governor’s budget proposal contains a $300 million withholding to the state funding formula; \"So for us, that's 6 and a half million dollars,\" the presenter said, explaining that if the statewide withholding is enacted the district could see an approximately $6.5 million reduction in state aid next year.

Trustees were shown two competing open‑enrollment proposals. Senate Bill 215 would expand transfer rules currently limited to unaccredited districts to all districts, the presenter said, allowing moves without district consent and creating open transfers that could be unlimited. The presenter warned that SB 215 would not allow districts to choose whether to participate. By contrast, House Bill 711 (sponsored by Rep. Brad Pollitt) would let districts opt into accepting transfer students and imposes a 3% annual cap on students a district can lose; HB 711 also includes attendance‑based provisions that could require returning a student who does not meet attendance thresholds.

Officials said concerns about open enrollment include transportation costs and local tax dilution. The presenter described how transportation could create additional expense if students travel long distances to other districts, and that state aid follows students while local property tax dollars do not.

School‑day and calendar items were also discussed. The presenter said there are bills (House Bill 607 and House Bill 712) that would permit districts to recover certain funding when a calendar is reduced for weather and would extend a \"work after retirement\" policy used to fill hard‑to‑staff positions. Senate Bill 727 was mentioned as not including a related technical fix, prompting the proposed bills.

The presenter also reviewed longer‑term revenue risks: lawmakers have proposed reductions in income tax rates and other property‑tax measures that could lower state revenue. \"If they lower that, without other revenue, that would be concerning because can they afford public education and other things they do,\" the presenter said, noting that Missouri ranks low in state funding per pupil and the district relies heavily on local funding.

Trustees asked procedural questions about how to respond. Board Member Miller asked how concerned trustees should be about open enrollment; the presenter said Senate support for open enrollment has changed with turnover and that this year appears more uncertain than in past sessions.

Administrators encouraged board participation in upcoming advocacy events, including an MSBA day and a legislative breakfast scheduled for March 21 during public school week, and recommended contacting legislators about district priorities.

The board took no formal action on the legislative items during the work session.","District officials briefed the board on pending state legislation, including two open‑enrollment proposals and budget items that could withhold state funding; trustees were urged to monitor bills that could affect transportation, attendance rules and state funding formula adjustments.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6317755,"Lee's Summit R‑VII board weighs 'Contact Us' portal to broaden committee input",2655,165000,2820000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2369133-e2ef62afce4e99239b4d138d9fe7a6e5&start=165&end=2820","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2369133-e2ef62afce4e99239b4d138d9fe7a6e5/thumbnail_165000.jpg","/articles/6317755/Missouri/Lees-Summit-RVII-board-weighs-Contact-Us-portal-to-broaden-committee-input","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6317755-adf04ddd34c20fe0b81e5bc835e1977d/orig.mp4?Expires=1777181823&Signature=n9dvyR-VOpY3cxVOGlzILhpGEYi-AWFW4ATVP4klNKQ5nfXNp00Y7G-fyf5Osr14qFVD~-mlhnLB-97TgWwriRD4JnHlqUXK2yJJBFnA0nV7swUkEiAUMxO6k~1p3PWDQ39i~h-egJ7P7KDPqmLPiM4xqb10Q6y0vapaMfwFyJq0lG-wr38~OmQ8sCzMvsbdmX~EHC9PrviUlHG0wkq8yO-lQCqo1NdajxfPpZgs6ACkG9oo1sH-CS83IKOhMorgw7NIK5JVb3iwteNEL9fEAz1DId-zsIZARWnK-BIQCqQG3a5eObveFdz8pPycGyphc5an81RhCe8tOHneZSbZ0Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Lee's Summit R‑VII Board of Education discussed adding a website \"Contact Us\" feature to let community members send feedback directly to committee chairs during a work session Thursday, with trustees and administrators debating which committees should accept outside input and how to preserve volunteer privacy and process integrity.

Board President opened the item discussing options for \"meaningful feedback\" from community members and said a suggested approach would let website submissions go straight to committee chairs so chairs could decide when and how to share the input during committee work. Dr. Buck, citing the Citizens Advisory Committee steering committee, said volunteers preferred off‑line feedback: \"They would rather have the feedback and then decide, alright, do we need to do a pulse survey or some other kind of engagement to figure out what everybody needs,\" Dr. Buck said.

The proposal would not make public comment mandatory at every committee meeting. Several trustees said some committees should remain closed to public input because of confidentiality or the nature of the work. \"I wouldn't do it to all committees,\" Dr. Roque said, citing awards such as the Belcher scholarship where outside influence could improperly affect selection. Board Member Haley warned that accepting comments without a mechanism to process them would be ineffective: \"If there's not a mechanism to deal with these comments ... it's gonna fundamentally change the process that the committee uses if they're gonna take feedback from outside the committee,\" Haley said.

Trustees and administrators discussed committee‑by‑committee approaches. They identified the Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC), CSIP (the Comprehensive School Improvement Plan process) and the Parents as Teachers advisory group as candidates for the contact feature because volunteers and steering committees told trustees those groups would welcome an alternate channel that did not require attending a meeting. Dr. Buck said the CAC steering committee favored a contact option to protect volunteers and enable follow‑up engagement if needed.

Several administrators described how membership is chosen across committees. Some groups are application based and aim for building and stakeholder diversity; others (for example, finance or insurance/benefits committees) are composed of defined employee groups and are not suited to broad public solicitation. Katie (district staff) said charters and agendas may already be posted online and that the district can publish membership rosters and selection criteria where appropriate to increase transparency.

Officials noted CSIP has started tracking participation more rigorously: staff are creating a baseline of unique participants in decision‑making engagements this year and aim to increase that pool across the CSIP cycle. Dr. Buck described the tracking plan as a way to show progress on recruiting new participants, and to meet a CSIP goal to grow meaningful partnerships over the next cycle.

Trustees also flagged several other committee issues: the health and wellness committee has not consistently met and may need redefinition or closer coordination with the district's well‑being office; some advisory groups rely on staff for institutional memory and should continue to include appropriate administrators; and alternates for trustees are being used more frequently to maintain continuity when members cannot attend.

The board directed staff to pursue adding a contact feature for CAC, CSIP and Parents as Teachers, to consider listing committee coordinating positions rather than individual staff names to keep rosters current, and to return with recommendations on the health and wellness committee's role and staffing.

The work session item closed with trustees agreeing to review committee charters and public‑engagement language so the district can balance volunteer protection, transparency and meaningful input.","Board members discussed adding a website \"Contact Us\" feature to route public feedback to committee chairs, debated which committees should accept outside input, and reviewed transparency and selection processes for advisory groups including the Citizens Advisory Committee and CSIP.","actionData","errors"]

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Board adopts work‑session agenda

Board hears legislative update; officials flag potential $6.5 million funding impact and open‑enrollment bills

Lee's Summit R‑VII board weighs 'Contact Us' portal to broaden committee input