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Votes at a glance: Topeka USD 501 board actions

Topeka Board of Education (USD 501) · December 18, 2025

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Summary

Board minutes show the board recessed into executive session for personnel matters, extended that session, adopted the meeting agenda and approved consent items; a motion to postpone policy changes was withdrawn and no policy vote was recorded.

At the December board meeting the Topeka Board of Education recorded several procedural votes and motions.

• Executive session: Mrs. Schmidt moved that the board recess into executive session for 30 minutes to discuss confidential personnel matters pursuant to the Kansas Open Meetings Act; Mister Munoz seconded and the motion carried unanimously. The board later moved to extend the executive session for an additional 15 minutes to resume at 12:48 p.m.; that extension also carried unanimously.

• Agenda: Mrs. Schmidt moved to adopt the agenda as presented; Dr. Bonebrake seconded and the motion carried unanimously.

• Consent items: Mrs. Schmidt moved to approve the items of business by consent and authorize the board president or superintendent to sign special project and purchasing contracts; Mister Tatum seconded and the consent items were approved unanimously.

• Policy postponement: Mrs. Schmidt moved to postpone the vote on proposed policy changes until the board's next meeting (referenced as Jan. 8, 2026); Dr. Beeson seconded. After discussion the mover withdrew the motion, and no vote on postponement or the policies occurred.

• Adjournment: A motion to adjourn was moved and seconded (Dr. Beeson seconded) and carried unanimously. The meeting adjourned.

All recorded formal votes at this meeting were unanimous where votes were taken; several procedural items were approved by voice vote and one action (postponement of policy changes) was withdrawn before a vote.