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The report said 28 students who began kindergarten-through-fifth-grade in Kids Zone have \"graduated\" from the program and that roughly 16 recent Liberty North graduates had worked as Kids Zone staffers, which operations leaders said improved the program's operations and continuity. \"The number of high school students that had been working in the program'we had 16 Liberty North graduates who were Kids Zone staffers,\" a presenter said.

Transportation staff reported two surprise Transportation Security Administration-style (TSA) visits during bus pre-inspection checks; drivers located planted test bags 100% of the time, a performance leaders called notable compared with national averages. The district said the tests were a training and verification exercise to assess driver vigilance in pre-trip inspections.

Operations staff also said the new distribution center is preparing to accept inventory and staff in about two weeks and that moving will allow the district to phase out off-site storage contracts and consolidate nutrition services and material distribution under one roof. \"We'll no longer have off-site storage,\" an operations presenter said, noting a potential reduction in vendor storage contracts.

Board members asked follow-ups about contract changes and the effect on bus routes and nutrition logistics; staff said the main change will be ceasing off-site storage and confirmed more details will be provided as the move is finalized. No formal board action accompanied the operations report.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","LPS Board of Education Meeting | May 20, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Operations staff reported growing Kids Zone participation and high school student employees, successful TSA surprise-bag security tests for bus prechecks, and said the district's new distribution center will open for moving in approximately two weeks.","taxTitle","Liberty 53, School Districts, Missouri","taxId",13567,"location","Missouri","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},6232225,"District reports 403 participants in equity cadres and 3,004 returning students enrolled so far",186,2362000,2548000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3426198-072c11cd5ce0b404110dc1693ebce584&start=2362&end=2548","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3426198-072c11cd5ce0b404110dc1693ebce584/thumbnail_2362000.jpg","/articles/6232225/Missouri/District-reports-403-participants-in-equity-cadres-and-3004-returning-students-enrolled-so-far","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6232225-04ac971af7b87a29b0854ef190eeca54/orig.mp4?Expires=1775184992&Signature=l0zonUh4YsPqhwN2umjghgOXGzYfulpTPrAg3QfNULfgXZkMVCZlud6mDOMiz85I2prQHRUy4QaGo3itHqYlm1tDloyioiiG0WLtZ~~nX6L1sdG6KT1mcdsHCqxYGrz6dpIZ-Tu-CDTOQAoC-erGU2Kr77hFJ39yaF7dKKhSccJNWGMv0h9ggSgrrpQCPH2YXVWxsF7sEkw0cJspbp95Z4ddsL7exBvutFYPrRYa8NvmhCIPRwenj-29eTpZVlNVGgEPn09CmgqfoZfEvSIJc6AV990sTq-6XWrKP-qw45ouNjAS2u60~FL-QkXi2CvqDdhXCTvWTRA0e7pOpbvdCw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The district's student equity and access report highlighted three years of equity cadre work, returning-registration progress and academic achievements that staff said show building-level engagement across the district.

Doctor Dixon Sehorn reported that 403 people participated in the equity cadres across 19 school buildings this year; 73 of the participants were students. \"That means that students do have voice, and they do have input on helping us to build sustainable school cultures that foster a sense of belonging for staff, students, and families,\" Sehorn said.

On returning-student registration, staff provided an update showing 3,004 currently enrolled returning students, representing about 25% of the district's expected population as of the day of the board meeting. Kindergarten enrollment at the April timestamp was listed at about 551 students, roughly 37 fewer than the district had at the comparable point the prior year, staff said.

Sehorn also recognized middle-school gifted-education students who advanced to the National History Day contest, naming teachers and students from multiple buildings and congratulating those students for placing at the state level.

The English Language Development team will host a returning-registration event in June at Liberty High School with translation support, laptops and representatives from nutrition services, transportation and student services, staff said. The board asked several clarifying questions about whether cadres would continue; Sehorn said nine schools had requested an additional year of embedded support from the cadre facilitator to sustain the work, though the formal grant-funded cadence of the three-year structure has ended.","The student equity and access report noted completion of a three-year cadre project with 403 participants across 19 schools, early returning-student registration figures (3,004 fully enrolled, ~25% of students), and several gifted students advancing to the National History Day contest.",{"_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},6232229,"Liberty Public Schools honors staff and student champions at \"Honoring Excellence\" event",794,400000,1194000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3426198-072c11cd5ce0b404110dc1693ebce584&start=400&end=1194","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3426198-072c11cd5ce0b404110dc1693ebce584/thumbnail_400000.jpg","/articles/6232229/Missouri/Liberty-Public-Schools-honors-staff-and-student-champions-at-Honoring-Excellence-event","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6232229-687f68857c50054e5c05ad611c90d463/orig.mp4?Expires=1775184992&Signature=A3yEKNf6cRGdEqZAmBvVAnnEDnG6LagMozQx25FdQH5JxLU1pQb28aA2wuxXHTrENsQQ9z2BFBRXaBDAR9VaxyoKRwjOupTuYkE0OHO3Yqm2rpFEm3yulfMzMXuv0PiSVeVLgWg~gekBZSRzQ8vcwvE3mr~TzsRDkkaOj4Q1piPRLj98s4f0AxZ1YseUpf1As2BCeOWGK~C3uTIQHqKorBgedv8sL5~8gTf09do9O5uLXAMaEuKEEALI-Zj5lHBSoiPej~fsLPtxpu5l7BSvnxAQFYPoM6JbMprK~TK-SIU4087c~KboYQSuJChKG~1iFrV3NwBGz5AYwXuo2VxDqw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Liberty Public Schools used the board meeting to honor staff and student achievements, spotlighting a district support-employee of the year, a school counselor award, a state library recognition and multiple state speech and debate champions.

The board recognized Doctor Rob Fisher for being named Greater Kansas City Counselor and Director of the Year by the Greater Kansas City School Counselors Association. The district also announced Vera Holloman as the 2025 Liberty Public Schools District Support Employee of the Year; Holloman serves as the district's nutrition services quality assurance manager and has worked for the district since 1998.

A representative of the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Lisa Scroggs, presented recognition to Megan Bright and the Liberty Middle School library team for earning DESE's Exemplary School Library designation. \"They had to score 90% of points possible in the areas of instruction, leadership, library environment, library management, and staffing,\" Scroggs said, noting the competitive statewide process.

The board also acknowledged state championships and top finishes for speech and debate teams at Liberty High and Liberty North, naming individual student champions and coaches. The meeting included a short video of student competitors and on-stage recognition; coaches David Dempsey and Mick Turpin were present to accept the board's thanks.

Board members and staff applauded recipients; no formal board action was required for the recognitions. The district said press releases and social-media posts with additional details will be posted to its website.","The board recognized staff award winners and state championship students, presenting district and state commendations to school counselors, support staff and speech/debate teams.",{"_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},6232234,"Liberty Public Schools previews $263.4 million preliminary budget; officials warn of planned deficit spend",1614,4540000,6154000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3426198-072c11cd5ce0b404110dc1693ebce584&start=4540&end=6154","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3426198-072c11cd5ce0b404110dc1693ebce584/thumbnail_4540000.jpg","/articles/6232234/Missouri/Liberty-Public-Schools-previews-2634-million-preliminary-budget-officials-warn-of-planned-deficit-spend","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6232234-681abb774c3ed11b58535add536574f0/orig.mp4?Expires=1775184992&Signature=QvQnz95n9wP5TqaImQPgC-ES~v-O0ZQyfovE7iTSirU6vB~VghW0oy5NfgTlonmjFAvdXZXjIXJNnucrXEUOiwa2ePpRCefhZ16Hf2rAncJAl6GhEGLd~moXkjlAWclPVYXxc-OEM5sfaoFhFICjvQI0nQYGRXl6x18V6V9yJ1HMZ9AwwEY25mJy8nTLDDzTepwkOFlaKY68idxfDnM2-0ovXUbu2ylQ5ERLL0KwQOGaJVTAafxLUn84tc75XWF-fDEcJOBnyQlXm6Nw~DnKnnb2QB4NnUz66fzwPJBWLxl7ayQpVAm1h533gsj4nbkQZ~SJ2edtAuvjA12XVYNH0Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Liberty Public Schools staff presented the board Wednesday with a preliminary 2025-26 budget that shows $228,622,685 in projected revenue and $263,408,907 in proposed expenditures, leaving a projected year-end fund balance of roughly $72 million, or about 20% of expenditures.

\"This budget shows an $878,000 decrease in total revenues from the current year budget,\" the district's budget presenter said, describing a capital revenue decrease of $4.5 million and operating revenue increases of about $2.7 million. The preliminary budget assumes a 7% increase in assessed valuation for the district's property tax base and uses a December 2024 Consumer Price Index (CPI) of 2.9% to estimate revenue growth linked to reassessment caps.

Staff emphasized the headline driver behind the overall expenditure decrease: completion and winding down of bond-funded capital projects. Capital spending is expected to fall about $28 million while operating spending is projected to increase by roughly $7 million. Salaries and benefits account for a majority of operating increases; staff estimated about $4.1 million in additional salary costs and just over $2 million in benefit increases, including retirement costs and an allocation from Team Liberty intended for health and dental premiums.

Budget staff also noted uncertainty tied to state funding. The district assumed a modest net increase of $266,000 in state foundation aid based on changes in weighted attendance metrics and a $600,000 factor tied to a 169-day calendar provision. Officials cautioned that while the legislature advanced a budget that funds the foundation formula at a target of $7,145 per student, final payments and any potential withholdings depend on the governor's actions and state revenue availability.

The presenter walked trustees through other revenue and expenditure changes, including slower collections from Proposition C sales-tax receipts, expected decreases in interest income as bond balances decline, and planned capital funding to reduce the district's project backlog. Staff said the preliminary budget plans a controlled use of fund balance this year but warned that continued deficit spending at the projected rate would be concerning over multiple years. The board will receive updated numbers and a budget message at the June meeting and is scheduled to consider final adoption later in the summer.","District staff presented a preliminary 2025-26 budget that projects $228.6 million in revenues, $263.4 million in expenditures and a planned drawdown of fund balance to about 20% by year-end, driven largely by falling capital spending as bond projects near completion.",{"_33":113,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":114,"_41":115,"_43":104,"_45":104,"_47":116,"_49":107,"_51":117,"_53":118,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":119,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":120,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6232238,"Liberty Public Schools board adopts 2025-26 compensation plan after second read",0,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3426198-072c11cd5ce0b404110dc1693ebce584&start=4540&end=4540","/articles/6232238/Missouri/Liberty-Public-Schools-board-adopts-2025-26-compensation-plan-after-second-read","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6232238-354c8f8e40eecb69188b447a2264e05b/orig.mp4?Expires=1775184992&Signature=muZ9AvkepoOnLRm7CwGg8hqeR1Ve3q0zXZa-rOv~bp8FiRGEmW~-j0N2Wer5Lm-93wDi3id6CF6EhkhCzg~C552rnrOj96ixUydtpCXXLpi7575JtvRGWGDVSGQk7gQcd1d7xtNmrMKios8qf1ozENavX8175ukqlaTSGqGsKXkW5IZC93SOywYSvUnhkRqvJOzAmqPFYGfx4-G4Bnqi8kzaL7lLb7pwvUWrvoXwcbCB14BZBGNV1nhS0sT~QrDaMIjmJa74Nso5ADP0iCWs9EJSpsVKIPr-aH2~jc9EuPj4NiqxV8ctyeIT2Q~VuqX6vNNz-zFOqjpI2R97C7LRtg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Liberty Public Schools Board of Education voted unanimously Wednesday to adopt the district's 2025-26 compensation recommendations, approving vertical step movement and salary-schedule enhancements that district staff estimated would cost $4,324,468 excluding retirement contributions.

District business staff presented the plan, which funds vertical steps and horizontal movement across certificated, classified and administrative schedules and includes a roughly 2% enhancement for most salary groups. \"These recommendations allow for both vertical and horizontal movement in the cells in which a role in the schedule is allowed,\" a district presenter said during the board meeting.

Board members discussed the proposal briefly during a second reading. The package presented by staff included: funding steps and horizontal movement at an estimated $2,023,832; a 2% enhancement to certificated schedules at $1,377,460; a 2% increase to classified schedules at $601,406; a 2% increase for 10- and 12-month professional schedules at $90,604; and a 2% increase for administrators at $231,166. The board approved the motion after the discussion.

Superintendent and cabinet members and Team Liberty were acknowledged for work on the recommendations during the meeting. Trustees also noted they trimmed an earlier, larger increase in the course of the budget conversations (moving from a previously discussed 2.5% to the adopted 2% in some places) to preserve flexibility for insurance and overall budget projections.

The board recorded a roll-call vote: Nick, Jen, AJ, Dan, Drew, Angie and Karen all voted yes. No formal amendments were recorded during the meeting. Staff said the dollar totals exclude PSRS and PEERS retirement contributions; final budget accounting will reflect those figures as they are finalized.

Board members said the raises aim to keep the district competitive with nearby districts while balancing the preliminary budget outlook. The district will implement the adopted schedules as part of the 2025-26 compensation system and will report detailed salary and benefit numbers as hiring and benefit-rate updates are finalized.","The Liberty Public Schools Board voted unanimously to adopt salary schedule enhancements and step funding for 2025-26, approving an estimated $4.32 million in salary-related costs before retirement contributions.","actionData","errors"]

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