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District staff explained the statutory open-enrollment framework requires districts to designate available slots by May 1 for the coming school year before accepting nonresident students. Under the revised policy, foreign-exchange student placements that would bring nonresidents into the district are contingent on the number of open slots the district establishes under state law; if no open slots exist, the district cannot accept foreign-exchange placements that exceed its slot allocation.

Board members and others raised concerns about unintended consequences. Members noted foreign-exchange programs bring cultural and educational benefits and that timing and visa-processing deadlines could make it difficult for exchange students or agencies to complete paperwork in time if slots are not set until May. Board members suggested the change could reduce two-way exchange opportunities for local students and urged district staff and state-school board partners to communicate the issue to legislators.

The board recorded the vote as 6 in favor, 0 opposed.

Speakers at the discussion included board members who described the law and its impact on placement timelines; district staff noted the district now accepts web applications starting Jan. 1 but cannot finalize placements until open slots are designated on May 1. The board said it will consider raising the issue with the Kansas State Board (KSB) and local legislators to seek clarification or legislative remedy.

The board approved the policy revision and asked staff to communicate with exchange agencies and partner districts about how the new timeline will be applied in practice.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","USD 383 Board of Education Meeting - January 8, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Manhattan-Ogden USD 383 Board on a 6-0 vote approved revisions to policy JQKA for foreign-exchange students to bring district procedures into compliance with the state's open-enrollment law.","taxTitle","Manhattan-Ogden USD 383, School Boards, Kansas","taxId",49366,"location","Kansas","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6675799,"Greater Manhattan Community Foundation to fund Daktronics video board at Bishop Stadium; board accepts donation",950,2037000,2987000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2627907-f7f1ed6b5608114801ca1ac2016cfb96&start=2037&end=2987","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2627907-f7f1ed6b5608114801ca1ac2016cfb96/thumbnail_2037000.jpg","/articles/6675799/Kansas/Greater-Manhattan-Community-Foundation-to-fund-Daktronics-video-board-at-Bishop-Stadium-board-accepts-donation","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6675799-e8e2d81c17f217736022c05b85727a4f/orig.mp4?Expires=1770432228&Signature=Rj3gQYtYTl7cVeo96KR5FgTcQ19rZDPtG4FmtGpNi-ORqm~YwO~~sYftkbovigiJ6jwd88RL9AO2cslsVGHK0dthAXllUymjvFNee~cSoJuE5lrgB8OJoZEbuUf67tn4q86vkuaz0bLmcQp7lkPH~8Ij8xp9VjPnVNCP9E3T1GNIH~H9Z0jdG4ybFe6qVY30djPfflfJiXN2lKS3aHhIt-hW423CZnW2a9ERoO0925OANiItex7hYv6BjtxYL5JssYyobeeQ05sBHctupH--XXPEVVhmXhv8vPh3GjB5ble~UO5CzcLMDc0W1hfgrQGJY6nT1IuZOE4zgNWMKHSysA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Manhattan-Ogden USD 383 Board of Education voted 6-0 to accept a privately funded donation administered through the Greater Manhattan Community Foundation and to approve vendor proposals from Daktronics for installation of a new video board at Bishop Stadium.

Mitch, representing involved donors and the community foundation, told the board the project is privately funded and that the Greater Manhattan Community Foundation is operating a fund to collect commitments. Mitch said the Jack Goldstein Foundation has agreed to financially back the project so the district will receive a fully funded, installed and operational scoreboard without financial risk to the school district.

Donors and presenters described an academic component: the scoreboard technology is the same platform used at Kansas State and other major venues, and the presenters said the district could develop classroom or career-technical instruction around operating the system so students can learn video-production and live-event skills. Presenters also said the scoreboard will include advertising inventory; donor presentations indicated advertising commitments and sales will be structured so the board can generate revenue for the district over time.

The board motion approved the donation and the vendor proposals from Daktronics (Brookings, S.D.) for a total project price of $328,715. Presenters said the installation will include new audio infrastructure and that project partners hope to have parts of the system operable in time for the spring track season and fully online afterward. The proposal included additional infrastructure and audio work; donors said booster-club and community partners may assist with ongoing maintenance and sponsorships.

A board member asked about recurring subscription or classroom licensing costs; presenters said some recurring costs exist but did not specify annual amounts. The Greater Manhattan Community Foundation will manage the fund and donor commitments; the presenters said they are more than halfway to the funding goal and any remaining commitments are being solicited through large donors and community contributions.

A motion to accept the donation and approve the Daktronics proposals carried 6-0.

The board thanked donors and foundation staff for funding the project and noted the potential for student learning and community engagement.","The USD 383 Board accepted a privately funded donation and approved purchase proposals for a Daktronics video board at Bishop Stadium worth $328,715; donors and the Greater Manhattan Community Foundation said the board will also be used for student learning and to generate advertising revenue that can benefit the district.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6675806,"USD 383 board approves Head Start change to add preschool classrooms, reduce Early Head Start slots",315,1672000,1987000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2627907-f7f1ed6b5608114801ca1ac2016cfb96&start=1672&end=1987","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2627907-f7f1ed6b5608114801ca1ac2016cfb96/thumbnail_1672000.jpg","/articles/6675806/Kansas/USD-383-board-approves-Head-Start-change-to-add-preschool-classrooms-reduce-Early-Head-Start-slots","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6675806-738f8b7d0484989349d8fb67f62bc7a0/orig.mp4?Expires=1770432228&Signature=frLop4R~XeG83CtzAoHtvx-5F7fob2vLo55kxF-h48ZZKaUUOQlj9TWQWJrJmaimSEacZ-8B0oLGcJ0NMXx1aSOF0T17Z6553K0l29uFWoEzepsai0ooZVMeO4QXqoMaTC-AH5liMquQv~u3Uav0BrIH8nCuCglzxJRSSEj-etc7FbFCTDV321-o1Rly2C8Ni3RnbLNgRtRtg4enZPb34b3VOHjiwkb184E4I72JZpYbidYnl4v5~monWgaqnEXMBtFmGoccNpOL6PYzxtAPlxpVh4wEfgqZcuL~JfKcgzqgxEVk4O7RPI5VAD5E4UohmDtlzlkJeEPv0AeGWIGSAw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Manhattan-Ogden USD 383 Board of Education on a 6-0 vote approved a change-in-scope application to convert Early Head Start home-based slots to center-based preschool classrooms, a move district staff said will increase preschool capacity by 32 children while reducing Early Head Start (birth-to-3) slots.

District staff told the board the switch responds to a sustained wait list for preschool-age Head Start slots and to operational and regulatory realities: center-based preschool slots are easier for the district to staff and supervise given existing preschool facilities, whereas operating Early Head Start home-based services would require additional childcare licensing and program structures.

District staff said the proposed conversion will be submitted to the federal Head Start office for formal approval. The application process requires an approximately 120-day federal review window; the district indicated it does not intend to implement the change until the next federal grant year (after July), with classrooms opening in the following school year if approved. Policy Council members voted unanimously in favor of forwarding the application to the board.

During the presentation staff said two new preschool classrooms would add about 32 center-based Head Start slots overall, and that the Early Head Start classrooms originally planned would have been smaller (roughly six to eight children each). Staff also said the change will affect how federal Head Start slots are counted but that the district budget can accommodate the center-based classrooms without exceeding grant limits. The district noted some community needs for birth-to-3 care remain but that current local capacity changes and incubator programs may affect longer-term demand.

Board member Kurt moved approval of the conversion application; Greg seconded. The board voted 6-0 to approve the application.

Board President Jamie Morris Hardman thanked staff for the work and policy council for its review; staff emphasized the change is administrative (a federal grant scope change) and will not take effect without federal approval and planned local implementation timing.

If approved federally, staff said they will implement the conversion beginning after the federal grant year starts and that the district will continue to monitor community need for birth-to-3 services and related local programs.

Votes and formal action recorded at the meeting: the board approved the Head Start change-in-scope application unanimously (6-0).","The Manhattan-Ogden USD 383 school board approved a conversion application to change Early Head Start home-based slots into center-based preschool classrooms, increasing preschool capacity by 32 students and reducing birth-to-3 Head Start slots; the district will seek federal approval before implementing the change next school year.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6675785,"Votes at a glance: USD 383 board actions — agenda, consent items, facilities and policies",294,21000,315000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2627907-f7f1ed6b5608114801ca1ac2016cfb96&start=21&end=315","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2627907-f7f1ed6b5608114801ca1ac2016cfb96/thumbnail_21000.jpg","/articles/6675785/Kansas/Votes-at-a-glance-USD-383-board-actions-agenda-consent-items-facilities-and-policies","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6675785-efb0d92b8262a41cb4caf22b1e5ca9db/orig.mp4?Expires=1770432228&Signature=fz7cbgb~ZWBMho39JIjp-fVp8cCiOFJrUB-6WjBFHuNB8ZWBnaOGfrVg~vnT-n6NMyvDEQLrAURQBm2eKFkMhipYJKV-YLJy~VQM52YzCCpkEa~X31fWftrM3cxG8oPDov51AukaSuk6Tm8fRRT0kFS8XjJc6RdJ7NvYmpUQdkzgkgrdZkv1Ozh6YCgm~lrbmmeg3P0npdz2Ga-RsqYvBxLXKmhVlI8wSidHdIFc~30h~E0fWfr0PTH-8YARJ9t8Oywd75q7NPifS3L0GdpEr0nKNse4UNhIYB8A5Ug3XNUJxHbV8KgGG5-cdSmxkGFYt7kbQHCdl~I20ris6UXRDA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Manhattan-Ogden USD 383 Board of Education recorded multiple routine and substantive actions at its meeting and took the following votes (all recorded as carried 6-0 unless noted):

- Agenda: The board approved the meeting agenda (motion by Greg; second by Katie). Vote recorded: 6-0.

- Consent agenda: The board approved minutes, accounts and routine personnel items and accepted donations totaling $9,806. Donations listed in the consent packet included a $500 cash donation from First United Methodist Church (to the Fifth Closet), $540 from various donors for summer-fun-camp supplies, $750 from Kansas State Credit Union for Manhattan High School faculty-holiday-prize purchases, $500 from Witt Eye Care Centers to Manhattan High School boys basketball supplies, $7,016 from fundraising to Manhattan High boys basketball equipment/uniforms, and $500 from Hazel Hedges to Manhattan High School wishing-well students in need (total $9,806). Motion carried 6-0.

- Head Start/Early Head Start change-in-scope: Board approved submission of the federal change-in-scope application to convert Early Head Start home-based slots into two center-based preschool classrooms (see separate article). Motion carried 6-0.

- Video board donation and Daktronics proposals: Board accepted a privately funded donation administered by the Greater Manhattan Community Foundation and approved Daktronics proposals totaling $328,715 for a video board at Bishop Stadium (see separate article). Motion carried 6-0.

- Transportation and child nutrition electric gate opener project: The board approved vendor proposals for electric gate openers for the transportation and child-nutrition facility: DH Pace Company Inc. (Wichita) for $98,151, CVS Door and Hardware LLC (Manhattan) for $23,412, and Guardian Electric (St. Marys) for $21,995. Motion carried 6-0.

- KASB recommended policy revisions: The board adopted a set of KASB-recommended policy changes, including updates to policies BDA (developing/adopting/amending policy), CC (organizational chart), CG (administrative personnel), CAN (document production including electronic information), IDACA (special education services), adoption of a new policy on prevention investigation, and the deletion of policies CD and CGI (administrative line and staff relations/administrator evaluation). Motion carried 6-0.

- JQKA foreign-exchange policy: The board revised policy JQKA to align with state open-enrollment law; the revision ties foreign-exchange placements to the district's designation of open slots under state statute. Motion carried 6-0 (see separate article for discussion).

- Board officer interest: Board members registered interest in serving as president and vice president for the next year; formal election was scheduled for the next meeting. No vote was taken at this meeting.

All votes referenced above were recorded on the meeting record as unanimous 6-0 where indicated. Where a motion-maker or seconder was not explicitly captured on the public transcript, the meeting record shows a recorded tally and unanimous approval.","At its January meeting the Manhattan-Ogden USD 383 board approved the meeting agenda and a consent package of minutes and donations, accepted contracts for transportation and nutrition gate openers, approved a suite of KASB-recommended policy revisions, and recorded interest for upcoming officer elections.","actionData","errors"]

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