Board approves consent items, renames Doolin Center, certifies election and elects officers

The North Kansas City Schools Board of Education approved a consent agenda, passed a resolution to rename a district facility, accepted local election results and completed its annual reorganization during a meeting April 15.

Consent agenda: The board approved two consent-agenda items that were presented together: a real estate contract for the sale of Fayette Properties and a resolution authorizing the public sale of general obligation bonds. The consent agenda was moved, seconded and approved by voice vote.

Suspension of policy FF and renaming resolution: The board voted to suspend board policy FF (facility name) for the limited purpose of renaming the R. B. Doolin Center. Ms. Reinhart moved to suspend policy FF for the limited purpose of renaming; the motion was seconded and passed. Dr. Ward recorded an abstention on that suspension. The board then approved a resolution renaming the R. B. Doolin Center as the Doolin Ward Center for Excellence. The resolution text, read aloud at the meeting, cited Dr. Terrence R. Ward's 30 years of board service and enumerated accomplishments the resolution said were associated with his tenure. The motion to adopt the resolution was moved and seconded and approved by voice vote.

Election results certified: Peggy Cole, the district official who presented the certification, reported that Clay and Platte counties had transmitted certified returns from the April 8, 2025 election. Based on those returns, the district accepted the results that Aaron Peters and Dr. Dan Mordick were elected to three-year terms on the North Kansas City Schools Board of Education. A motion to accept the certification was moved, seconded and approved by the board.

Board reorganization: The board conducted its reorganization and elected officers by roll-call votes. Nominations and votes produced the following leadership slate: Jane Reinhart as board president; Carrie Gleason Miller as vice president; Peggy (Peggy/Deputy Clerk) Cole as board secretary/clerk; and Mr. Jacobs as board treasurer. The board also appointed delegates to the Missouri School Boards' Association (MSBA): Susan (surname not specified), Joe (surname not specified) and Jane (Reinhart) as delegates and Erin Peters as the alternate delegate. The board then reconvened its regular session under the new president.

Why it matters: The renaming resolution publicly recognizes a longtime board member by giving his name to a district facility and required a temporary suspension of the district's naming policy to accomplish that action. The bond-sale resolution authorizes next steps for a public sale process; the real estate contract authorizes a sale of district-owned property. Certification of election results seats two newly elected board members and the reorganization sets board leadership and MSBA representation for the coming year.

Votes and formal actions (excerpted): - Consent agenda (sale of Fayette Properties; resolution authorizing public sale of G.O. bonds): moved and seconded; approved by voice vote. - Suspension of board policy FF (limited to renaming R. B. Doolin Center): motion by Ms. Reinhart; seconded; passed; Dr. Ward abstained. - Resolution to rename R. B. Doolin Center to Doolin Ward Center for Excellence: moved and seconded; approved by voice vote. - Certification of April 8 election results (Clay and Platte counties): motion to accept by Peggy Cole; moved and seconded; motion carries. - Board officer elections and MSBA appointments: nominations followed by roll-call votes produced Jane Reinhart (president), Carrie Gleason Miller (vice president), Peggy Cole (secretary/clerk), Mr. Jacobs (treasurer); MSBA delegates: Susan, Joe, Jane; alternate Erin Peters.

The meeting also included recognition items, staff presentations and a workshop on staff capacity and wellness; those items were conducted as part of the regular agenda and are summarized separately in the workshop report.