May 13, 2026 at 6:30 PM - Monthly Meeting

Discussion:  Mrs. Ledbetter shared that she was finally done with the Transition to Teach (T2T) program and now will be submitting her application for a professional teaching license (a great accomplishment). She also told the board about an observation she had done with the Phillipsburg FACS teacher which inspired a project for the spring semester Human Growth and Development class.  Students from her class went over to the 4th grade each week to present what they had worked on.  Mrs. Ledbetter shared an email she had received from Mrs. Chandler praising the HS students for having such a positive impact on her class this semester.
 

Discussion:  Mr. Pugh talked about the multiple golf tournaments his players have attended and their success.  He has been boxing up his MS classroom and ready to move to the third floor.  Sunday he will be giving the commencement address for HS graduation.  Mr. Pugh has been taking a Drivers Education Teaching class through FHSU and will be done on Friday. He will be completing the student teaching portion with Jim Cole this summer. 

Discussion:  Mr. Tharman shared that Van #7 had the air conditioning out, so they will be using Suburban #14 for drivers' education this year. Bus #1 is getting checked out due to a check engine light. Bus #17 had a tire blow out last week, so all remaining tires were inspected and replaced also. 

Discussion:  Mr. Rogers shared that NCKSEC had secured the services of a former co-op administrator to assist with training and helping sort out current budget issues.  

Discussion:  Board members gave their write-ups from the walk - around to Mr. Tharman. He and Mr. Lewis will use that information to help guide summer projects. 

Discussion:  Mr. Tharman said the Action Plan for 2026 - 27 was submitted and returned, requesting clarification.  The DLT conferred via email and additional language was added. The Action Plan was resubmitted and waiting to be reviewed.

Discussion:  HB 2299 will become active in July requiring schools to have policies in place by September regarding personal electronic devices as well as communicating between students and staff via electronic devices. Mr. Tharman provided the board with dialogue from KASB in preparation for this process.  KSDE is recommending holding off on creating policies at this time until more clarification is attained. 

Mr. Gebhard joined the meeting at this time. 

Discussion:  At 8:30 PM the board returned to open session; no action taken. 

Discussion:  Mr. Tharman reported the following: Aqua Shield bid for completion of the carport had been received/ Mike Dalrymple results from inspection - non-friable asbestos in three locations/ two new out-of-district students next year (1st & Kinder)/ CEP (Community Eligibility Provision a wash right now ... next year ... will have to have a board approval one way or another/ Physicals - six student did not attend and four need a specialist to clear them/ INA Alert here to gather information for a bid - Plan is to submit to Safe and Secure Schools Grant/ HS Graduation on Sunday @ 2:00 PM / 8th grade Graduation @ 8:00 PM on Monday/ Last day of school - Tuesday (full day)/ Joyce Rogers' retirement celebration on Tuesday, May 19th @ 3:15 PM in the Almena cafeteria. 

Discussion:  Mr. Gebhard reported Grandparents day was well attended and kids loved it. League track coming up tomorrow. Thank you to Redi-Mix and Gebhard Construction for assistance with the runway in Long Island.  Kids are looking forward to the end of the year. 

Discussion:  Mrs. VanPatten passed out bookmarks from KASB with QR codes.  Each code links a news article written about the success of that school.  The bookmark will be available in each of the offices and was placed on the school website a few weeks ago.