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Caldwell USD board approves budget posture, membership renewals, grants and student trip in unanimous votes
Summary
At its March 9 meeting the Caldwell Unified School District No. 360 board unanimously approved routine business including consent items and grants, declined to increase Local Option Budget authority above the state average, renewed KASB memberships and legal assistance, approved an FFA student trip, and authorized After Prom transportation.
The Caldwell Unified School District No. 360 Board of Education met March 9, 2026, and approved a slate of routine items, including grants, policy renewal and student travel, during a series of unanimous votes.
The board adopted the meeting agenda on a motion by Trustee Laura Ireland, seconded by Trustee Eric Eaton, and approved the Consent Agenda — which included the Feb. 9, 2026 minutes, financial report, bills and warrants, several grants and a contract for Melissa Kuchar as an emergency substitute teacher — on a motion by Trustee Kordell Kattenberg with a second from Trustee Andrea Palmer. Both motions passed 7-0.
Trustees voted 7-0 not to increase the district’s Local Option Budget (LOB) authority above the state average for the 2026–2027 school year. Superintendent Traci Becker told the board the district must notify the state board by April 1 if it intends to increase LOB authority; the board’s decision preserves its current authorization level.
On personnel and services, the board approved renewal of the Kansas Association of School Boards (KASB) membership package (Membership+Season Pass) and the KASB Legal Assistance Fund after Superintendent Becker presented cost and coverage information; the membership renewal motion was made by Trustee Andrea Palmer, seconded by Trustee Kordell Kattenberg (7-0), and the legal assistance renewal was moved by Trustee Kordell Kattenberg, seconded by Trustee Laura Ireland (7-0).
The Gifts and Grants Policy, moved from the Consent Agenda, was approved as presented (motion by Trustee Kordell Kattenberg, seconded by Trustee Andrea Palmer; 7-0). The grants listed in the consent items — Kanokla School Assistance Program Grant; Pork in the Schools Grant; a donation through Farmers Grain; and a donation from Kansas Star Casino — were explicitly approved (motion by Trustee Kordell Kattenberg, seconded by Trustee Laura Ireland; 7-0).
Student travel and extracurricular support were also approved. FFA students were authorized to attend the Annual Conference in Manhattan, Kansas, and use a district vehicle (motion by Trustee Eric Eaton, seconded by Trustee Jake Ginn; 7-0). Secondary Principal Stacy Boone requested transportation for After Prom activities on behalf of the Bluejay Backers; the board approved transportation (motion by Trustee Eric Eaton, seconded by Trustee Kordell Kattenberg; 7-0) and accepted a donation to support After Prom 2026.
The board concluded the evening after four short executive sessions — two on negotiations and two on non-elected personnel matters — and adjourned at 8:24 p.m. The next regular meeting is scheduled for Monday, April 13, 2026, at 6:30 p.m.
Actions recorded in the minutes were unanimous and procedural; no ordinances or policy changes requiring additional public notice were enacted at this meeting.
