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USD 327 board approves hires after executive-session personnel discussions
Summary
Following multiple executive sessions under the Kansas Open Meetings Act to discuss non-elected personnel and the superintendent evaluation, the USD 327 board approved hiring Terrah Martin as Payroll/AP Clerk (effective Jan. 6) and several instructors and coaches; all motions passed 6-0.
The Ellsworth-Kanopolis-Geneseo USD #327 Board of Education met Dec. 9 and, after holding several executive sessions under the Kansas Open Meetings Act (KOMA) to discuss non-elected personnel and the superintendent’s evaluation, approved multiple personnel appointments by unanimous vote.
Board minutes record executive sessions to discuss employment of non-elected personnel with the superintendent at 7:44–8:00 p.m., 8:00–8:05 p.m. and 8:05–8:10 p.m.; the board returned to open session at each stated time. Later, the board again entered executive session to discuss the superintendent’s evaluation at 8:10–8:35 p.m., 8:35–8:45 p.m. and 8:45–8:57 p.m., returning to open session afterward. Each motion to enter executive session passed 6-0.
After the personnel discussions, the board approved hiring Terrah Martin as Payroll/AP Clerk effective Jan. 6. The board also approved hiring Eric Coonrod and Mandy Burger as Driver’s Education instructors, Scott Hipp as assistant baseball coach and Amy Westerman as assistant track coach. The motion to approve personnel was made by Cynthia Edgerle and seconded by Steve Shepherd and passed 6-0. The minutes do not disclose personnel evaluation details discussed during executive session, consistent with KOMA exceptions for non‑elected personnel matters.
The board did not record additional conditions or staggered start dates in the public minutes for the instructors and coaches. The clerk’s attestation line and president’s signature appear at the close of the minutes.
