July 13, 2026 at 6:00 PM - Monthly Board Meeting

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READ BY BOE PRESIDENT:

The board appreciates patrons taking time to talk to us about our policies and procedures.  We are setting aside this time to hear from the public.  Your comments should be directed towards board policies or the procedures our administrators establish to carry out those policies.

This is not an appropriate time or place for patrons to make comments of a personal nature about any district employee or student. Persons making comments which violate the privacy rights of district employees and students will be asked to stop speaking or cease their remarks.  If a patron or parent has a concern with one or more employees, the board will refer that person to the appropriate administrator, and the board will follow up at a future meeting.

Persons speaking will be allowed three (3) minutes each to express their opinions. In cases where a large number of patrons have similar opinions, a single speaker should be chosen to represent the larger group.

Thank you for taking your time to discuss district business with the board.

- Members of the Public

- Student Council
- PTO
- Site Council
- Booster Club
- PHEA
- USD 113 Foundation
- Legislative Update
- Other Student Groups

 

Description:  Whitney McGinnis - Axtell
Nate Bauman - SHS
Matt Garber - SMS
Andrew Lillie - SES
Curtis Hamilton - DTL

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• Approve Minutes from
  • June 2026 meeting- Minutes 
• Approve Financial Reports:
  • APS
  • SHS
  • SMS
  • USD #113
• Approve payment of June bills for the amount of $1,483,369.80.
• Approve June payroll for the amount of $830,764.38
• Approve July/August lump sum payment of $135,258.93
• Approve the following donations:
  • Anonymous - $750 - SHS Kay Club,
  • Eagles Booster Club - $1150 - State Track Hotel and Top Golf
  • State Bank of Axtell - $597.94 - State Track Team Dinner
• Building Usage request 
  • Kanza Mental Health - SES - Aug. 15th
• Resignations
  • Doug Garrett, SHS Assistant Baseball, Caryl Schell, Axtell ISS
• Contracts
  • Bayleigh Stahl, SES ISS, Brock Blair, SHS Assistant Baseball, Brock Boldra, SHS Assistant Softball 
• Disposal items 
  • SHS
    • Old equipment in storage (Furniture, technology)
• Designate the following:
  • Depository for district funds - All district banks and savings and loan in district
  • District checking account - UMB Bank
  • Activity and petty cash at SES, SMS, SHS, and Central Office - United Bank and Trust
  • Activity and petty cash for Axtell - State Bank of Bern/Axtell
  • Official Newspaper - The Sabetha Herald
  • August 17 and August 18 as inclement weather make-up days
  • Attendance/Truancy officer - Rob McKim, Nathan Bauman, Andrew Lillie, Matt Garber, Whitney McGinnis
  • Board Clerk - Kaitlin Shafer
  • Deputy Clerk - Curtis Hamilton
  • Board Treasurer - Kent Saylor
  • Auditor - Varney & Associates, CPA's, LLC
  • KPERS Representative - Kaitlin Shafer
  • Holton Special Ed. Co-op representative - Rob McKim
  • Homeless Coordinator - Curtis Hamilton
  • Title IX Coordinator - Curtis Hamilton
  • Compliance Coordinator for Federal anti-discrimination laws - Curtis Hamilton
  • Freedom of Information officer - Rob McKim
  • Asbestos Compliance officer - Rob McKim
  • Hearing officer - Rob McKim (or appointee)
• Rescind all policy statements found in the minutes of this Board of Education and adopt the policy manual as presented by the superintendent
• Appoint Rosie Strahm as Food Service Representative and as determining official for Free Lunch Qualifications and the Clerk of the Board as hearing officer.
• Adopt an 1116-hour school term to be submitted to KSDE
• Adopt the waiver of requirements for generally accepted accounting principles.
• Authorize Rob McKim to approve/disapprove out of district students following the USD 113 policy for the FY27 school year.
• Approve district mileage at the state rate per mile.  (.725 cents per mile starting July 1, 2026)
• Continue district office petty cash at $500.00 per month and the building petty cash funds at $200.00 per month.
• Continue Fidelity Bonds for Clerk and Treasurer at $10,000
• Reauthorize early payment request to avoid late fees.
• Approve the 26-27 Health insurance rates from KEIT and BCBS.
• Approve the Property/Workers Comp insurance rate quote from Saylor Insurance for $409,426.
• Approve the Supplementals worksheet as presented
• Approve Building-level student handbooks and classified handbook