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Olathe board praises teachers with National Board certification and hears bell-schedule update
Summary
Board members praised teachers who earned or renewed National Board Certification and discussed how recent bell-schedule changes are settling in, while urging attention to legislative funding that supports district programs.
Board members at an Olathe Board of Education meeting praised teachers who earned or renewed National Board Certification and discussed how recent bell-schedule changes are working in schools.
A board member said, “It's a very arduous process. It takes a lot of time and commitment, and it's a demonstration of professionalism,” and offered “huge kudos” to teachers who earned or renewed the credential. The same board member said the district’s bell-schedule changes have posed “speed bumps” but that overall operations are “having a smoother ride,” helping ensure students get to school.
Other remarks at the meeting thanked district music teachers for holiday performances and recounted trustee visits to Olathe West and the Olathe East 3DE pitch event at the Oracle Innovation Campus in Kansas City, Missouri. A board member described the 3DE program as a partnership with Junior Achievement and local businesses that lets students pitch business ideas to volunteer judges and then develop products over a semester.
Board members also urged colleagues and the public to monitor state legislative activity because “they are the foundation of where we get the funding” for the district, and to stay informed about potential effects on district budgets and programs.
The meeting included formal and informal recognitions but no vote specifically tied to the certification or bell schedule was recorded in the transcript.
