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Board votes: donations accepted; strategic planning meetings set; bills approved; superintendent contract extended
Summary
At its meeting, the McPherson USD 418 Board of Education approved donations, set two special strategic‑planning meetings for Jan. 16 and Jan. 27 at 6 p.m., approved payment of bills, and voted to extend Superintendent Dr. Gibson’s contract through 2027.
The McPherson USD 418 Board of Education took several formal actions during the meeting:
• Donations accepted: The board approved a monthly donation report listing several community donations. The superintendent noted contributions targeted to school needs, including assistance with negative lunch balances in some buildings; staff said they will provide an update on those balances to the board.
• Strategic‑planning special meetings set: The board approved a motion to set two special meetings for strategic planning on Jan. 16 and Jan. 27, both beginning at 6 p.m. at the McPherson Community Building. The sessions are intended to include invited stakeholders, staff and board members; the facilitator will be Dr. Hart. The district estimated up to 65 total participants invited to the focus sessions and said sessions are planned to last roughly 90–135 minutes.
• Payment of bills approved: The monthly payment of bills for December was presented and approved as routine.
• MCC handbook adopted: (See separate coverage.)
• Superintendent contract extension: Following executive‑session discussions, the board moved, seconded and approved an extension of Superintendent Dr. Gibson’s contract through 2027.
Where the transcript did not provide explicit vote tallies for each motion, the record shows motions were moved and seconded and carried by voice vote. The transcript includes public‑record motions and roll calls but does not enumerate unanimous counts for every item; the outcomes above reflect motions recorded as approved in the open meeting minutes.
