Category: Education

KCK schools’ public budget hearing to be tonight

A public hearing on the budget is on the agenda for tonight’s Kansas City, Kansas, Public Schools board meeting.

The Kansas City, Kansas, Board of Education will meet at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13, at the Central Office and Training Center, third floor board room, 2010 N. 59th St.

The board will have a public hearing to exceed the revenue neutral rate for the 2022-2023 school year, and then will have a public hearing on the 2022-2023 budget.

Approval of the budget also is scheduled as an agenda item.

In other action, the board is scheduled to hear an update on Junior Achievement membership; a memorandum of understanding for Royals Charities Crown Schools and new 2023 graduation dates. In addition, a Foundation of Excellence memorandum of understanding is on the agenda, along with a report on Kansas Education Systems of Accreditation and a dual language program.

Several policies also are on the agenda for review.

The meeting will be shown on YouTube, according to school district information.

The agenda is online at https://go.boarddocs.com/ks/kckps/Board.nsf/vpublic?open#.


A previous story about the budget is at https://wyandotteonline.com/school-districts-and-some-local-governments-to-hold-budget-hearings-in-september/.

Ribbon-cutting

Superintendent Anna Stubblefield spoke at a ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday morning for the Alfred Fairfax Academy, 2226 N. 85th St., Kansas City, Kansas. Formerly the Fairfax Learning Center, the school was renamed after Alfred Fairfax, the first Black state legislator in Kansas. A restorative high school, Fairfax Academy is designed to offer an alternative high school educational experience for KCKPS students who are not reaching their full potential. (Photo from Kansas City, Kansas, Public Schools)
A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Wednesday morning for the Alfred Fairfax Academy, 2226 N. 85th St., Kansas City, Kansas. Formerly the Fairfax Learning Center, the school was renamed after Alfred Fairfax, the first Black state legislator in Kansas. A restorative high school, Fairfax Academy is designed to offer an alternative high school educational experience for KCKPS students who are not reaching their full potential. (Photo from Kansas City, Kansas, Public Schools)

Today’s public meetings

KCK school board to meet Sept. 7

The Kansas City, Kansas, Board of Education will meet at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 7. According to a meeting notice, the special meeting will be held at the law offices of McAnany, Van Cleave and Phillips, 10 E. Cambridge Circle Drive, Suite 300, Kansas City, Kansas. According to the meeting notice, the board will consider taking action on the human resources report and recommendations; review the building needs assessment; recess to a closed executive session for consultation with its attorney on matters that are deemed privileged in the attorney-client relationship; and board development.

BPU to meet Sept. 7

The Board of Public Utilities will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 7. On the agenda for the regular meeting are a public comment time; a presentation by Groundwork Northeast Revitalization Group Inc.; general manager and staff reports; July financial report; a customer service quarterly update; miscellaneous comments and board comments.


The public may join the board meetings, and also may access the meetings through the telephone to listen in or through the internet, through Zoom meeting. Board meetings are held at the board offices at 540 Minnesota Ave., Kansas City, Kansas. To hear the meeting through Zoom, visit https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84523139724. To access through the telephone, call toll-free 1-888-475-4499. The meeting ID number is 845 2313 9724.