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Superintendent cites three‑tier bus schedule, ALE gains and Fort Riley agreement among district priorities
Summary
Superintendent Eric Reed reviewed top accomplishments including a three‑tiered bus schedule to address driver shortages, districtwide PBIS implementation, gains at the new Alternative Learning Environment, a Fort Riley intergovernmental agreement and the Skyward financial/HR transition.
Superintendent Eric Reed presented the districts end‑of‑year report and highlighted five priorities his administration identified for the year.
Reed described the implementation of a three‑tiered bus start/end schedule to address chronic driver shortages. "Drivers get more hours...and theyre going to have shorter routes and fewer students on those routes," Reed said, arguing the change should improve retention and reduce cancellations of activities.
He also described districtwide implementation of Positive Behavior Intervention Supports (PBIS) to unify classroom management and training across all 15 district buildings, and credited staff for standardizing classroom procedures and communications.
On alternative programming, Reed said the new Alternative Learning Environment at Manhattan High School produced gains: the ALE cohort collectively obtained 28 more credits than the prior year, with students attending the full year showing the strongest results.
Reed announced a signed intergovernmental service/exit agreement with Fort Riley and reported the district is finalizing a construction manager‑at‑risk contract with Macau Gordon to support Fort Riley projects. He said approvals and payments for those projects will be handled through facilities and growth and brought to the board as needed.
Finally, Reed summarized operational work on the Skyward transition for business and HR systems to reduce duplicate data entry, enable employee self‑service and support a move to biweekly payroll that the district expects to implement next year.
The board praised the work and asked for continued updates as projects and transitions proceed.
