Board considers seven period day and scheduling changes
Nordby described a seven period day raising weekly contact time from 84 to 100 minutes. Teachers Koch Herdman and Thon supported the shift highlighting daily student contact and via activities. some concerns about planning time and elective limits. The district may adopt EngageNY Eureka Math for K-6 starting 2016-17 with a board vote on February 1.
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Nordby
Janet Koch
GCHS
Koch
Jen Herdman
Herdman
Drew Thon
Mark Rude
Ron Whited
Whited
Jean Clifford
Clifford
Steve Karlin
USD 457
Leigh Ann Roderick
Engageny
Eureka
Roderick
Kayla Burke
Georgia Matthews
Engage NY
Burke
Board of Education
State Eyes Rainy Day Fund Amid Budget Strains
The report notes bipartisan support for a constitutional rainy day fund in Kansas. Sen. Laura Kelly argues the fund must be constitutional to be effective, as current statutory reserves would be fragile. Budget pressures and 7.5 percent contingencies threaten immediate establishment, with experts suggesting a staged approach toward 10 to 11 percent of annual revenue.
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Kansas Chamber of Commerce
Laura Kelly
Topeka
Kelly
Brownback
Annie McKay
The
Kansas Center For Economic Growth
McKay
Laugh Anyway King Day speech blends humor with civil rights tribute
Speaker Tindall, half Hispanic and half white, used humor to honor Martin Luther King Jr. and urge deep thinking and resilience. He reflected on King's dream, opened with I Have a Dream, and urged crowds at Garden City to breathe through pain.
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Tindall
Dennis Perryman
Peo
Lincoln Memorial
Washington
United States
Garden City
Josh Baser
Cornerstone Church
GCCC
Jeff Simms
King
Los Angeles
Little Rock
Ark
San Fernando
Calif
Arkansas
Herbert Swender
Swender
Gccc Student Government Association
Kate Baker
Baker
Dr. King
Elijah Tindall
Martin Luther King Jr
Garden City Community College
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MLK
James M. Dobson
Commerce Bank Banking Center
New Commerce Bank
N. Fleming ST
Garden City, Kansas
Commerce Bank
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