Votes at a glance: Piper School District Board (selected actions)

At its meeting the Piper School District Board recorded the following formal actions (motions are summarized from the transcript). Where the motion text was not fully specified in the record, the item is annotated as "not specified." Vote tallies are reported verbatim from the meeting record.

• Approve agenda/minutes as presented — Motion passed 6–1. (Transcript wording: "Make a motion to prove the engine as presented.")

• Accept consent agenda — Motion passed 7–0.

• Accept financial reporting (district and building bank reconciliations, activity accounts) — Motion passed 7–0.

• Approve recommended KASB (Kansas Association of School Boards) changes to board policies as presented — Motion passed 7–0.

• Approve proposed revisions to board policy IFCB (field trips) as presented — Motion passed 7–0.

• Approve proposed revisions to board policy JBC (residency/enrollment process) as presented — Motion passed 7–0.

• Approve the special‑education positions presented (federally funded positions) along with the elementary feature‑ready coordinator and a high‑school ELA teacher — Motion passed 7–0.

• Approve a three‑tiered inclement weather/closure plan (Plan A: closure; Plan B: limited operations/12‑month staff options; Plan C: two‑hour delay) — Motion passed 7–0.

• Extend executive session (personnel discussion) for 15 minutes — Motion passed 7–0.

Following executive session (personnel matters) the board returned and took these actions:

• Approve coordinator contract for the 2025–26 school year — Motion passed (recorded as 6–0).

• Approve director/building administrator contract for the 2025–26 school year — Motion passed 7–0.

• Approve superintendent contract as discussed — Motion passed 7–0.

• Motion to adjourn — Passed (unanimous; tally reported by roll call).

Notes: motions were usually moved and seconded on the record but individual mover/second names were not always captured in the transcript. Where questions or extended debate occurred (for example, on staffing), the transcript records specific board concerns and staff clarifications that informed the votes.