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Board holds multiple closed sessions under KOMA for student, personnel and negotiation matters
Summary
The Chanute USD 413 Board convened several closed executive sessions Feb. 4, 2026, citing the Kansas Open Meetings Act exceptions to discuss confidential student information, employee performance, employer-employee negotiations and personnel transactions.
During its Feb. 4 meeting the Chanute Unified School District 413 Board entered multiple closed executive sessions under the Kansas Open Meetings Act (KOMA). The first closed session addressed confidential student information; later sessions covered a non-elected personnel performance review, employer-employee negotiations and personnel transactions (resignations/retirements/appointments). Each motion to enter closed session was recorded as carried by the board.
The board invited Superintendent Matt Koester, Assistant Superintendent Burris and Director Applegate into at least one closed session where confidential matters were discussed. The transcript cites KOMA as the statutory authority for entering closed session but does not disclose the confidential details discussed.
