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USD 505 board holds executive sessions under Kansas statute 75-4319, hires JH coach and accepts custodian resignation
Summary
After two executive sessions citing Kansas statute 75-4319 (student matter and personnel matters), the board returned to open session with no action on the student matter, then approved hiring Vince Yanez as Chetopa junior-high boys and girls basketball coach and accepted the resignation of Vernon Petty as St. Paul custodian (motions passed 6–0).
The Unified School District No. 505 board held multiple executive sessions under Kansas statute 75-4319 and approved personnel actions at its Sept. 9, 2024 meeting.
In accordance with Kansas statute 75-4319 the board moved into executive session with Superintendent Craig Bagshaw, St. Paul administrator Renee Gillard and Chetopa administrator Jolene Hall to discuss matters related to a student "not in good standing." The board returned to open session at the time stated in the motion and no action was taken on that matter.
The board again invoked Kansas statute 75-4319 for a second executive session to discuss non-elected personnel including separations, new hires and employee performance and evaluation. After returning to open session, Barbara Evans moved to hire Vince Yanez as the Chetopa junior-high boys and girls basketball coach; Josh Baker seconded and the motion passed, 6–0. Barbara Evans then moved to accept the resignation of Vernon Petty as St. Paul custodian; Seth Born seconded and that motion also passed, 6–0.
The board’s motions cite the statute when moving into closed session and identify which administrators were included in the closed discussions; the minutes show the personnel decisions were made after the closed-session discussions and were recorded in open session as formal motions and votes. A short discussion of the district crisis plan followed later in the meeting.
Kansas statute 75-4319 provides the statutory authority cited in the minutes for conducting closed sessions; the minutes do not provide substantive details from the closed discussions beyond the statutory purpose and the resulting formal motions recorded in open session.
