At the Jan. 14, 2025 regular meeting of the USD 305 Board of Education in Salina, the board approved its consent agenda, authorized several grant applications and vendor renewals, and adopted a resolution to change the Feb. 11 regular board meeting to Feb. 18, 2025, all by recorded voice vote of 7-0.

The board approved an incumbent encumbrance to Logicalis for renewal of Duo multi-factor authentication software and services in the amount of $21,312, and accepted a bid award to SM Handsome Music for a sound system at Salina Central High School for $32,790.39. The consent agenda also included approval to apply for multiple state and federal early childhood grants: a Kansas Preschool Pilot Grant ($189,800); a Kansas Early Head Start Child Care Partnership grant ($697,000); a Kansas Early Head Start home visitation grant ($200,000); and a CKCIE request to apply for a $10,000 grant. The packet also included routine financial reports, minutes and treasurer reports.

Board President called for the motions. The agenda as amended (with a personnel-report amendment) passed unanimously. The consent agenda passed 7-0 after a motion and second; the board then approved a revised resolution replacing the Feb. 11, 2025 meeting date with Feb. 18, 2025 because of a scheduling conflict related to the superintendent search. "Motion carries, 7-0," was the recorded outcome on each vote.

The board also reviewed upcoming dates related to the superintendent search: a work session on Thursday, Jan. 23 at 5:30 p.m. at the district office; another work session on Tuesday, Jan. 28 at 7:30 p.m.; and a special board meeting on Monday, Feb. 10 at 7:30 a.m., all at the district office.

Clarifying details recorded in the meeting packet and announced aloud include the dollar amounts noted above for Logicalis and the sound system, plus the listed grant application totals. The board's consent approval also included routine items such as the December 10, 2024 minutes, the personnel report and its amendment, the December bills list, treasurer reports for October and November, the November investment report, and November journal entries.

Votes at a glance:
• Approval of agenda (as amended, including personnel-report amendment) — Outcome: approved, vote: 7-0; mover: Board member (name not specified in transcript); second: Bonnie (board member).
• Consent agenda (minutes, personnel report/amendment, financial reports, vendor encumbrances, grant applications, resolutions in packet) — Outcome: approved, vote: 7-0; mover: Board member (name not specified in transcript); second: Jim (board member).
• Revised resolution to replace Feb. 11, 2025 meeting with Feb. 18, 2025 (superintendent-search conflict) — Outcome: approved, vote: 7-0; mover: Raul (board member); second: Board member (name not specified in transcript).

No public-forum speakers were recorded for this meeting, and the board received a superintendent's report acknowledging staff work during recent severe weather and recognizing a state-level award for a first-year teacher. The board took a short recess and reconvened for a follow-on work session on building needs assessment and preliminary budgeting.