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Votes at a glance: USD 501 board recesses into executive session, adopts agenda and consent items, moves June meeting dates
Summary
At its June 5 meeting the USD 501 board voted to recess into executive session for personnel matters, adopted the agenda, approved business by consent, moved two June meetings to later dates, and carried the cell‑phone policy change; most votes were announced as "all votes are in" with no roll‑call tallies provided in the transcript.
The Board of Education of USD 501 recorded several formal motions and carried them by voice vote on June 5. The transcript records the motions and that each motion "carried"; it does not include a roll‑call tally except where noted below.
- Executive session: A motion to recess into executive session for 60 minutes to discuss confidential personnel matters under the personnel exception of the Kansas Open Meetings Act was made and carried. The board announced that Dr. Beeson was not present for that vote; the motion carried and the board left the open meeting for the executive session.
- Adoption of the agenda: The board moved to adopt the meeting agenda as presented; the vote was opened and the president announced "all votes are in, and the motion carries." No roll‑call tally was provided in the transcript.
- Business by consent: The board moved to approve the items of business by consent and to authorize the board president or superintendent to sign special project and purchasing contracts on behalf of the board. The motion carried by voice vote; no detailed tally appears in the transcript.
- Change of June meeting dates: The board voted to change the second June meeting in 2025 from June 19 at 5:30 p.m. to June 26 at noon, and to change the second June meeting in 2026 from June 18 at 5:30 p.m. to June 25 at noon. The motion was made and carried by voice vote.
- Cell phone policy: The board approved updates to Board Policy 2945 (personal electronic communication devices) as discussed, including an amendment to add bathrooms and locker rooms to the relevant section; the motion carried by voice vote.
The transcript records motions and outcomes but not numeric vote tallies; where the transcript named a member's absence it was noted (Dr. Beeson for the executive session motion).
