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Frankfort school board approves treasurer orders and multiple staffing changes
Summary
At its March 23 meeting the Frankfort Independent School District board approved the agenda, consent items, multiple staffing actions and the treasurer's orders; the treasurer reported February revenues and staff outlined preschool and curriculum updates.
The Frankfort Independent School District board met in regular session March 23 and approved the day’s agenda, consent items and a series of staffing recommendations and financial orders. The board approved the treasurer’s orders and several staffing items by voice vote; exact tallies were not specified in the record.
Treasurer (name not specified) reported that the general fund brought in about $726,500 in February with roughly $697,300 in expenditures. The treasurer also reported that a fall dual‑credit tuition bill from Kansas State was paid solely from Title 4 and Title 5 funds, and that Title grants covered several other purchases, noting that no general fund dollars were used for those charges this cycle.
The treasurer outlined several approved orders on the district’s accounts: a KMEA conference hotel charge for students and staff who made All‑State Choir; an approved overnight girls basketball hotel stay; purchase of new devices for the Raptor visitor check‑in system (funded by Title 4 because older devices had aged out); the final payment for pilot work with the Capital Plaza Hotel; purchase of DocuShare software to support the district’s records digitization effort (the only digitization purchase not covered by a grant); and payment for field work at Charlie Fick Field that was supported by donations.
On staffing the board approved student‑services staffing for the 2026–27 school year (including social worker, mental‑health specialist, a gifted & talented teacher and an English‑language instructor) and approved operations staffing changes. During operations discussion the superintendent asked the board to restore a custodian position cut last year, citing workload pressures at Frankfort High and another building; the board approved the operations staffing as presented.
The board also discussed proposed changes to FELA (instructional assistant) schedules that would reduce some Friday hours; administrators noted contract‑day and retirement contribution implications and said they would adjust schedules and funding sources (including preschool grant funds) to preserve retirement eligibility where required.
Quotes and context: “General fund took in approximately $726,500 with expenditures of $697,300,” the treasurer reported. “We want them to have their assessment uploaded to the document and their whole unit planned out by May 1 so that our district instructional team can dig into those documents,” the superintendent said, describing a district timeline for unit and assessment review.
Votes at a glance: - Agenda: approved (voice vote; tally not specified). - Treasurer’s orders: approved (voice vote; tally not specified). Orders included travel and lodging for KMEA events, Raptor device replacements (Title 4), DocuShare software purchase, and payments tied to donations and contracts. - Consent agenda: approved (voice vote; tally not specified). - Student‑services staffing for 2026–27: approved (voice vote; tally not specified). - Operations staffing (including request to restore a custodian position): approved (voice vote; tally not specified).
The meeting record shows the board approved these items by voice votes and moved on to reports and the superintendent’s presentation before adjourning.
