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Burlington USD 244 board raises BELC wages, approves contracts, easement and hay bid
Summary
At its March 9, 2026 meeting the Burlington USD 244 Board of Education approved a $1.00-per-hour pay increase for Burlington Early Learning Center staff and unanimously carried routine renewals and agreements including a $19,975 CLI contract, KASB dues and a utility easement with the City of Burlington.
James Higgins, president of the Burlington USD 244 Board of Education, called the regular meeting to order at 7:07 p.m. on March 9, 2026 at the district administrative office.
The board approved a $1.00-per-hour wage increase for staff at the Burlington Early Learning Center. James Higgins moved the pay increase and Bob Plummer seconded; the motion carried with six votes in favor and one member absent. The action was presented as an across-the-board hourly increase for BELC staff as described on the agenda.
The board then approved several routine contracts and renewals. Ron Hess moved and Johnny Hernandez seconded approval of a Curriculum Leadership Institute contract renewal for the 2026–27 school year in the amount of $19,975. The motion carried unanimously among members present. The board also approved renewal of Kansas Association of School Boards membership dues for $10,972.52 and renewal of the KASB Legal Assistance Fund for $3,100; those motions were made and seconded by board members and carried by the voting members in attendance.
The board approved listing agreements with TrustPoint Real Estate for Tracts 1 through 6, and approved a Utility Easement Agreement between USD 244 and the City of Burlington. Both motions carried on unanimous votes of members present. The board accepted a haying bid from Aaron Skillman to hay approximately 17 acres north of the Burlington High School ball fields at $15.00 per acre for one year; that motion also passed unanimously among members present.
Two brief executive sessions were held under the Kansas Open Meetings Act (KOMA). At 8:07 p.m. the board recessed for a 10-minute executive session to discuss certified contract negotiations and named Superintendent Craig Marshall and Director of Special Education Lindsey Graf to be included. At 8:39 p.m. the board recessed for a 15-minute executive session to discuss non-elected personnel matters related to job performance, naming Superintendent Craig Marshall and BHS Principal Lee Baldwin to be included. The board returned to open session after each recess; no formal actions were reported out of those executive sessions in the meeting minutes.
No public comments were recorded under the agenda item for patrons. The meeting was adjourned by James Higgins at 8:56 p.m.
Meeting minutes were signed by James Higgins, President, and Christy Hess, Clerk of the Board.
