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Goessel USD 411 board approves new hires, laptop purchase and calendar change
Summary
The Goessel USD 411 Board of Education on May 12 approved multiple personnel hires, a revised calendar date, a 45-unit laptop purchase for staff and an MOU with Prairie View LLC; motions passed unanimously by recorded tallies of 6–0 where noted.
The Goessel USD 411 Board of Education on Monday approved a slate of personnel hires, moved one district calendar date, and authorized a $51,390 purchase of laptops for teachers and staff.
Board member Sara Hiebert moved to adopt the meeting agenda with additions to items 3Ba and 8G; board member Kyle Funk seconded. The motion carried 6 to 0.
In a single consent motion the board approved previous meeting minutes and financial reports, which included a check listing of $126,139.23, district credit-card charges totaling $1,883.86 and an anonymous donation of $2,601.00. The consent agenda also recorded the retirement of Ann Hiebert after 38 years and approved several personnel appointments: Brandon Moore as part-time JH/HS custodian, Kurt Herrell as a bus driver for 2025–26 and Libby Schrag as board treasurer. Paige Conquest moved to approve and Patrick Flaming seconded; the motion carried 6 to 0.
On staffing, the board approved hiring Evan Koch as a .8 5–12 instrumental music teacher and David Graham as a junior high/high school agriculture teacher (190 days) for the 2025–26 school year. Both motions passed 6 to 0. The board also approved a job-share art-teacher hiring of Jill Siebert and a revised teacher job-share policy, the latter drafted by board member Scott Boden with input from Kacie Schmidt and Jill Siebert; motions for both items carried 6 to 0.
The board approved a one-date change to the 2025–26 district calendar, moving the Wheat State League professional development in-service to Monday, Sept. 29, 2025, citing Kansas State Department of Education guidance. Bryant Miller moved to approve the calendar change; Sara Hiebert seconded and the motion carried 6 to 0.
Patrick Flaming moved and Paige Conquest seconded approval of a Byte Speed quote to purchase 45 Lenovo Slim 7 laptops for teachers and staff at a total cost of $51,390.00; the motion carried 6 to 0.
The board also approved a memorandum of understanding with Prairie View LLC to provide services for the 2025–26 school year at the same cost as 2024–25. Kyle Funk moved; Sara Hiebert seconded. The motion carried 6 to 0.
Mrs. Stacey Parks of the Marion County Special Education Cooperative was listed as a special presentation; minutes note Parks left at 7:35 p.m. The public-comment protocol was read by board clerk Joni Smith: speakers must register with the clerk before the meeting and are allowed up to five minutes when recognized by the president (documented as Kelly Booton).
The board listed executive sessions to address meet-and-confer matters, non-elected personnel and matters affecting a student; the public minutes do not record outcomes or further details of those sessions. The meeting adjourned at 8:39 p.m. The next regular board meeting is scheduled for June 9 at 7:00 p.m.
