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Blue Valley board adopts 2026 legislative priorities and approves meeting consent agenda

Blue Valley Board of Education · November 11, 2025
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Summary

The board unanimously approved four 2026 legislative priorities after morning workshop edits and approved several procedural items including the consent agenda and a late amendment to add a VF agreement to the consent list.

The Blue Valley Board of Education approved its 2026 legislative priorities at the Nov. 10 meeting following edits discussed at a morning workshop and voted unanimously to adopt the final list.

Superintendent Dr. Chapman summarized four top priorities: establish a fair and equitable school finance formula; fund special education at statutorily required levels; increase safety and well-being in schools; and support recruitment and retention of highly qualified staff. The board also kept a glossary of standing positions and made limited redline edits to the priorities document before the vote.

Board members first adopted the meeting agenda, later approved an amendment to add the terms of a VF agreement to the consent agenda, and then approved the consent agenda itself. Motions and outcomes recorded in the meeting transcript are summarized below.

Votes at a glance - Adopt meeting agenda: Moved (by an on-record board member), seconded; voice vote — passes. - Amend adopted agenda to add VF agreement to Consent Agenda (item C10): Moved by a board member, seconded; voice vote — passes. - Approve consent agenda: Moved (Jim), seconded (Sonya); voice vote — passes. - Approve 2026 legislative priorities: Moved (board member identified in transcript), seconded; unanimous hand-raise — passes.

The board agreed to delay review of a separate set of long-standing priorities for one month to allow further review.