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USD 505 reports staffing, technology and student-activity updates; Carl Perkins consortium dissolving
Summary
Superintendent and principals reported hires, technology upgrades, awards, student testing and activities, and a local facilities issue; Superintendent Bagshaw said the Carl Perkins consortium will dissolve requiring the district to combine with another school to receive those funds, and reported an AC system malfunction at St. Paul.
Administrators at Unified School District No. 505 reported personnel hires, technology upgrades and a range of student activities at the board’s Oct. 14 meeting in Labette County.
District Superintendent Craig Bagshaw told the board the Carl Perkins consortium will dissolve and that the district will need to combine with another school to continue receiving Carl Perkins funds; the minutes do not specify dollar amounts or timelines. Bagshaw also reported that the computerized air conditioning system at St. Paul is not functioning properly and will require attention.
In regional SEK reports, committee member Josh Baker said the SEK region hired two teachers and one behavior staff member and may add administrative staff; he noted demolition of a house adjacent to Highland and the possible placement of a portable building, and said eight districts could face teacher retirements while seven substitute teachers are already in use.
District technology director Josh Brennon reported the St. Paul bell and intercom installation is complete, the district purchased a server license and replacement laptop batteries, and previously backordered iPads are arriving.
Chetopa K–12 administrator Jolene Hall reported the district received Kansas Star recognition in multiple categories (IPS copper; graduation rate gold; post-graduate bronze) and a 2024 commission award with honors. Hall said staff will hold a school improvement day, administrators are taking LETRS training, freshmen and juniors completed Pre-ACT and WorkKeys testing respectively, PK–2 will visit a pumpkin patch, and the district plans to restart student drug testing and consider a SEK para position; the spring fling committee requested use of both gyms on March 29.
St. Paul administrator Renee Gillard reported Old Iron Days attendance, ongoing vision and hearing screenings, coordination with Chetopa for rope-course activities, fire-prevention events, Red Ribbon Week activities including a PTO speaker, and planned high-school career fair participation. Gillard also noted handbook revisions and discussion about administrator presence at athletic events.
The board took no formal action on these operational updates beyond recording them in the minutes. The Woodaire project was tabled for future consideration. The meeting convened multiple executive sessions under K.S.A. 75-4319 for non-elected personnel matters and returned to open session with no public-action recorded. The meeting adjourned at 9:25 PM.
Next steps noted in the minutes include incorporating the adopted KESA Structured Literacy goal into district reporting and addressing the St. Paul AC system.
