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Troy USD 429 board approves 2026–27 contracts, purchases and personnel changes; district reports full accreditation
Summary
At its May 11 meeting, the Troy Unified School District 429 Board of Education approved multiple 2026–27 contracts and purchases (including a $17,845 flooring bid and athletic trainer services), accepted two resignations and received superintendent updates that the district remains fully accredited.
The Troy Unified School District 429 Board of Education voted May 11 to approve a series of contracts, services and purchases for the 2026–27 school year and accepted two resignations, the board minutes show.
The board approved routine business including the meeting agenda, vouchers and financial reports. It also approved consent items such as the April 13 minutes, an overnight History Day trip and an FBLA overnight trip. Most motions were recorded in the minutes as “Motion carried”; no roll-call tallies are listed.
Superintendent Pat McKernan reported that the district completed its KESA six‑month check‑in and is fully accredited. McKernan also announced that high school graduation is scheduled for May 17 at 3 p.m. and that the district will host a retirement reception for two staff members on May 21 at 3 p.m. He thanked the Troy PTO and staff for recent teacher-appreciation activities and recognized Cheryl Cluck as the district’s Master Teacher.
On contracts and purchases, the board approved the 2026–27 OPAA! annual addendum for food service and accepted Greenbush services for the coming school year. The board approved a list of IT software and license purchases for 2026–27 and awarded Eckard’s a bid for carpet and flooring at Troy Grade School and Troy High/Middle School in the amount of $17,845.
The board also approved Option 2 of AmberWell athletic training services to provide coverage for all home varsity events and middle‑school home football games for the 2026–27 school year.
Two executive sessions were recorded in the minutes. The first, invoked under the Kansas Open Meetings Act exception for confidential student information, recessed the public meeting until 7:50 p.m.; the second, under the non‑elected personnel exception to discuss individual employee contracts, recessed until 8:10 p.m. Shortly after those sessions, the board approved the resignation of school nurse Emma Strom effective at the end of the 2025–26 school year and accepted the resignation of Kelli Rodgers as FBLA sponsor at the end of the 2025–26 school year. Both votes are noted as carried; the minutes do not show vote tallies.
The board received additional updates from building administrators. Principal Jeremy Prudden reported on student activities and trips: seniors attended oral arguments at Highland Community College and some students qualified for national History Day competition (two students qualified in documentary; one qualified for an essay). Prudden also noted spring state assessments, a music festival and art show visits, WorkKeys testing for vo‑tech‑interested sophomores, and other student events. The minutes note an elementary principal’s written report from Allisha Engemann but give no further detail.
The board set its next regular meeting dates for June 15, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. and July 20, 2026, at 6 p.m. The meeting was adjourned at 8:25 p.m.
Actions recorded in the minutes are summarized in the board’s official minutes; the meeting document lists motions and indicates they carried but does not include vote counts or additional deliberative details for most items.
