The Kansas City, Kansas, Board of Education is scheduled to meet at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 26, at the Central Office and Training Center, 2010 N. 59th St., Kansas City, Kansas.
There are many topics on the agenda. The board is scheduled to hear a report about introductory school boundary proposals, and also about the capital improvement plan.
Results of a “ThoughtExchange” survey and the mask policy are on the agenda, also.
To see the entire agenda, visit www.kckps.org and click on “Board Agendas and Minutes.”
The school board also has scheduled a special board meeting at 1 p.m. Wednesday, April 27, at the Central Office.
On the agenda for the special board meeting April 27 are an update on the boiler replacement process; a policy review for the code of conduct; discussion of the 2022-2023 budget; and a board self-evaluation.
Monday evening saw cloudy skies over Wyandotte County. Today’s high will be 66. Rain will be in the forecast Wednesday night through Saturday. (Photo by Steve Rupert)The Wyandotte County area could see 1 to 3 inches of rain over the next seven days, according to the National Weather Service forecast. (National Weather Service graphic)
A cool start to the day saw frosty conditions in many areas of the region, according to the National Weather Service.
Temperatures warmed to 47 at 9 a.m. and are expected to reach a high of 66 today, the weather service said.
Shower and thunderstorm chances will return Wednesday night through Saturday, according to the weather service.
There is a chance for a few strong to severe storms Friday night, the weather service said.
From 1 to 3 inches of rain are expected over the four days, which may lead to localized flooding, according to the weather service.
Today, it will be sunny, with a high near 66 and a calm wind becoming south southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon, the weather service said.
Tonight, it will be mostly clear, with a low of 47 and a south wind of 7 to 9 mph, gusting as high as 21 mph, according to the weather service.
Wednesday, it will be sunny, with a high near 74, and a south wind of 9 to 14 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon, the weather service said. Winds may gust as high as 29 mph.
Wednesday night, there is a slight chance of showers before 10 p.m., then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10 p.m. and 1 a.m,. then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1 a.m., according to the weather service. The low will be around 55 with a south wind of 9 to 14 mph, gusting as high as 22 mph. The chance of precipitation is 60 percent. Between a quarter and half-inch of rain is possible.
Thursday, there is a 70 percent chance of showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1 p.m., then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 p.m., the weather service said. The high will be near 65 with a south southeast wind of 9 to 13 mph, gusting to 22 mph. Between a quarter and half-inch of rain is possible.
Thursday night, there is a 70 percent chance of showers and possibly a thunderstorm, according to the weather service. The low will be around 55. Between a quarter and half-inch of rain is possible.
Friday, there is a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, with a high near 70, the weather service said.
Friday night, there is an 80 percent chance of showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1 a.m., then showers are likely, according to the weather service. The low will be around 61.
Saturday, there is a 30 percent chance of showers before 1 p.m., the weather service said. The high will be near 70.
Saturday night, it will be partly cloudy, with a low of 48, according to the weather service.
Sunday, it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 66, the weather service said.
Sunday night, it will be mostly cloudy, with a low of 49, according to the weather service.
Monday, there is a 30 percent chance of showers, with a high near 67, the weather service said.
There are stories that need to be told to the public concerning medicine.
That was the message that Dr. Sanjay Gupta delivered Thursday, April 21. Dr. Gupta is the chief medical correspondent for Cable News Network. He received the William Allen White Foundation National Citation presented at the annual meeting of the William Allen White Foundation trustees at the University of Kansas at Lawrence. More than 300 persons, including students and faculty, packed into the ballroom of the Kansas Union to hear Dr. Gupta speak.
Dr. Gupta told of how he was embedded with a group of U.S. Navy medical doctors, called the “devil docs,” who operated on wounded soldiers who were in Baghdad, Iraq. Dr. Gupta, who is also a practicing neurosurgeon, was suddenly pressed into service. A young U.S. Marine officer had removed his helmet and was struck in the head with a bullet.
Dr. Gupta said he was hard-pressed for equipment. He had to use a Black and Decker drill to cut through the man’s bone. The drill, which was sterilized, was the same one used to erect the tent where the doctors operated. Sometime after the successful operation, Dr. Gupta received a telephone call that led to a reunion with the young officer in San Diego.
Dr. Gupta was also embedded with members of the U.S. Army’s 82nd Airborne Division in Afghanistan; he told the story of life-saving missions. He also told of the devastating earthquake in Haiti. He was also on the shortlist as a candidate for U.S. Surgeon General during the Obama administration.
Dr. Gupta, who is the son of parents who immigrated to the United States from India, is married to Rebecca Olson, a family law attorney. They are the parents of three teenage daughters and live in Atlanta.
Although he said he is very committed to the practice of medicine and to quality journalism, he said his first commitment is to his family.
Right after Dr. Gupta completed his address of about 20 minutes, he received a T-shirt commemorating the KU basketball’s national championship. The audience acknowledged that gift with a rousing approval.
Dr. Gupta left Lawrence and was headed to Ukraine.
Murrel Bland is the former editor of The Wyandotte West and The Piper Press. He is a trustee of the William Allen White Foundation.
