Geary County Board approves 2025–26 salary adjustments, administrative transfers and issues RFP for architecture services

The Geary County Board of Education on Tuesday approved several personnel and procurement actions including salary adjustments for 2025–26, administrative title changes and a vote to solicit competitive bids for on‑call architecture and engineering services.

Board action included:

- Approval of the transfer of Courtney Eichel to associate superintendent and Alicia Scofield to director of teaching and learning. The motion to approve the personnel transfers was moved and seconded and the board recorded the motion as approved.

- Approval of 2025–26 salaries for administrators, classified hourly and classified salary schedules and occupational therapists. Board discussion noted a tentative agreement with JCEA for a 3.36% package; after debate the board approved the salary adjustments by recorded voice vote (motion recorded as passing 5–2–0).

- Consent agenda handling: because several board members questioned approving on‑call architectural and engineering services without competitive bids, the board voted to approve the consent agenda without that item (identified on the agenda as 9.1 / 12.1) and then voted to issue an RFP for on‑call architectural and engineering services. The RFP motion passed on the record.

Votes and outcomes were recorded on the meeting minutes; where the transcript reports a voice tally, those counts are reflected in the board record or noted as "not specified" when individual names were not recorded.

What happens next: Personnel changes take effect per district policy; finance and procurement staff will issue an RFP for on‑call architectural and engineering services and report back to the board. Salary adjustments will be implemented for the 2025‑26 cycle as processed by payroll.