Garden City school board approves readiness program with pilot and iPad policy updates
The Garden City USD 457 board narrowly approved a second grade readiness program with a mandatory retention option, amid debate on parental choice. The meeting also covered iPad policy changes, AVID contract approval, lunch price increases, and bids for carpet, tile, and roof work at multiple campuses. middle schools were recognized as Exemplary Middle Schools of the Year.
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Layne Schiffelbein
Casey Wise
Wise
GCHS
James Mireles
USDA
Vitzum Commercial
Hays
Jennie Wilson
Jennie Barker
JD Adams
Garden City
Horace J. Good
Kenneth Henderson
Kansas Association of Middle School Administrators
Budget cuts outlined to balance new school finance law
Knoll presented a 2014 15 budget plan noting a 625000 funding gap after applying the new school finance law. He proposed 2 percent cuts totaling amounts across programs from special education to transportation and media services, with reversals possible if additional funds become available.
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Knoll
Mark Rude
Tom Blackburn
Blackburn
Brownback calls probe a smear campaign amid funding inquiry
Governor Brownback denounces federal scrutiny of fundraising meetings in August 2012 at Kansas GOP headquarters. Kensinger, Road Map PAC, and Fulmer faced questions from investigators about pressure to donate and potential quid pro quo, while party officials defend legality and reiterate no official capacity.
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Kensinger
Republican Party
Landon Fulmer
Road Map Solutions Inc
Brownback
Road Map Pac
Kansas
Clay Barker
Barker
Eileen Hawley
Fulmer
Hawley
Sam Brownback
Bridget Patton
FBI
Kansas City
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