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Votes at a glance: Lawrence USD 497 board meeting, March 10, 2025
Summary
The board recorded unanimous votes (7‑0) on the meeting agenda, recesses to executive session, the consent agenda, the hiring of Dr. Janice Keres Swift as superintendent (contract attached to agenda), the 2025‑26 calendar, and final adjournment.
The Lawrence Board of Education recorded several formal motions and unanimous votes during its March 10 meeting. Key outcomes are listed below with the motion text where available and the roll‑call tallies recorded in the transcript.
Agenda approval Motion: "I move the Board of Education approve the agenda for the 03/10/2025 board meeting." (motion recorded in transcript) Outcome: Approved, 7‑0 Vote record: Costello (yes), Franklin (yes), Gordon Ross (yes), Jones (yes), Kimball (yes), Myers (yes), Kadu Blackwood (yes)
Executive session (first recess) Motion: "I move the Board of Education recess to executive session for the purposes of discussing personal matters pursuant to the non‑elected personnel exception... to return to open session in this room at 06:17 with possible action to follow." (as recorded) Outcome: Approved, 7‑0 Vote record: same roll‑call pattern recorded in meeting transcript
Consent agenda Motion: "I move the Board of Education approve the items listed on the consent agenda." (motion recorded) Outcome: Approved, 7‑0 Notable consent items (from meeting materials described during consent): - Sanding and refinishing LHS auxiliary gym floor (contract to be performed summer 2026) — approximately $23,000 - Replacement of windscreen and rail padding at LHS baseball and softball — approximately $33,000 - Purchase of 45 uninterruptible power supplies for network equipment (E‑rate funding) — approximately $80,000
Hiring of superintendent Motion: "I move the Board of Education approve the hiring of Dr. Janice Keres Swift as superintendent of schools..." (contract attached to agenda) Outcome: Approved, 7‑0 Vote record: Board roll call recorded as unanimous Note: The exact contract dates in the motion text as read in the transcript were garbled; the contract itself was attached to the board agenda. The transcript does not supply a clear, legible contract period; the agenda copy should be consulted for precise contract dates.
Adoption of 2025‑26 district calendar Motion: "I move the board of education adopt the district community and staff calendar for the 2025‑26 school year." (motion recorded) Outcome: Approved, 7‑0 Vote record: Kimball (yes), Byers (yes), Kadu Blackwood (yes), Costello (yes), Franklin (yes), Gordon Ross (yes), Jones (yes)
Other formal motions - A later motion to recess to executive session (attorney/client privileged matters) with stated attendees was approved 7‑0; that executive session returned with no action to follow. - Motion to adjourn passed unanimously.
For full motion language, contract text, and line‑item amounts, consult the meeting agenda packet and the posted district documents. The transcript records the roll calls and that each motion passed by unanimous vote where noted.
