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Kansas State Board forms three-member subcommittee to start RFP for next Education Commissioner
Summary
On Sept. 25, 2025, the Kansas State Board of Education voted to create a three-person subcommittee to run the RFP procurement steps needed to solicit search firms to assist in hiring a new Commissioner of Education following Randy Watson’s retirement announcement.
The Kansas State Board of Education on Sept. 25, 2025 voted to appoint a three-member temporary subcommittee to begin the request-for-proposal (RFP) procurement process for a search firm to assist in hiring a new Commissioner of Education after Commissioner Randy Watson announced his retirement.
Chair Kathy Hopkins (District 5) opened the special meeting and said the session’s purpose was to begin the search process. Hopkins nominated herself, the vice chair and Board Member Michelle Dombrowski for the three-person subcommittee and asked the board to vote to suspend the rules so action could be taken during the special meeting. The board voted to suspend the rules and then voted to approve the nominated subcommittee; Chair Hopkins…
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