Public Agenda
TYPE: Regular Meeting
DATE: 2/18/2025 TIME: 6:30 PM
LOCATION: ASC Board Room
DETAILS:
 
6:30 PM 1.0 OPENING ITEMS
1.1 Call to Order Info
  Summary:
President Theresa Rangel will call the meeting to order.
 
1.2 Roll Call Info
  Summary:
President Theresa Rangel will ask for the roll call.
 
1.3 Pledge of Allegiance Info
  Summary:
I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
 
1.4 Agenda Action
  Summary:
President Theresa Rangel will ask for a motion to approve the agenda.
 
  Recommendation:
Motion to approve the agenda as presented.
 
6:35 PM 2.0 CONSENT ITEMS Action
2.1 Approve Consent Agenda Action
  Recommendation:
Approve the Consent Agenda as presented.
 
A) Minutes
2.2 Minutes from the February 4, 2025 Board Meeting
Action
 
Attachments:
 
  Recommendation:
Motion to approve the minutes from the February 4, 2025 Board of Education meeting.
 
B) Finance
2.3 Outstanding Payable List, Food Service Payable List, Voucher Summary, Activity Report, Board of Public Utilities, January General Fund Addendum, and the Budget Summary of Funds
Action
  Summary:
President Theresa Rangel will ask for a motion to approve the consent items.
 
 
Attachments:
 
  Recommendation:
Motion to approve the Outstanding Payable List, Food Service Payable List, Voucher Summary, Activity Report, Board of Public Utilities, January General Fund Addendum, and the Budget Summary of Funds as presented.
 
C) Service Contracts/Licensing/Purchasing
2.4 Purchase of Concealed Weapons Detection Systems
Action
  Summary:
These systems will be utilized at THS, TMS, and the DAC.
 
  Funding:
$53,493.50 of this purchase will be allocated from the Safe and Secure Grant TUSD 202 received earlier this year. The remainder will be over the 50% match required by the grant and those fund will be allocated from the 2024-25 Capital Budget.
 
 
Attachments:
 
  Recommendation:
Motion to approved the request to purchase (6) weapons detection systems that will be utilized at THS, TMS and the DAC.
 
2.5 Yealink Teams Phones
Action
  Summary:
Yealink VOIP handsets to support the transition from Microsoft Skype phone system to the Microsoft Teams system. This is part of our Strategic Plan and the completion is planned for Mid-Summer. This transition has been forced by Microsoft stopping support for Skype in October of this year.
 
  Funding:
Project Cost: $95,000 Technology Funds.
 
 
Attachments:
 
  Recommendation:
Motion to approve the purchase of Yealink Teams phones to complete District phone system transition.
 
D) Out-of-State Travel
2.6 National School Public Relations Association Annual Conference
Action
  Summary:
Out-of-state travel for Director of Public Relations to attend the National School Public Relations Association annual conference in Washington D.C. July 20 - 23, 2025. Conference registration is $795 - additional costs include airfare and hotel.
 
  Recommendation:
Approve
 
2.7 BPA National Leadership Conference
Action
  Summary:
BPA National Leadership Conference
 
 
Attachments:
 
  Recommendation:
Motion to approve out of state travel.
 
6:53 PM 3.0 COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC
3.1 Public Comments Info
  Summary:
"The board appreciates patrons taking time to talk to us about USD 202 policies and procedures. We set aside this time every meeting to hear from the public. Your comments should be directed toward board policies or the procedures 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 anyone else. Persons making comments that violate the privacy rights of district employees will be asked to terminate their remarks.

Prior to making comments, those who wish to speak need to state their name and address for the record. We would also like to remind those speaking to the board comments shall be no longer than 3 minutes.

If the board refers your concern to an administrator for investigation, the board will hear about it in a future meeting, and you can expect the superintendent or another district employee to make arrangements to meet with you at the appropriate time. Thank you again for taking time to discuss district business with the board".
 
7:03 PM 4.0 RECOGNITION/PRESENTATIONS
4.1 Pride Award Presentation Info
  Summary:
Dr. Lana Gerber, Executive Director of Administrative Services will present the Pride Award recipients.
 
7:13 PM 5.0 STUDENT SERVICES
5.1 Formative Assessment Action
  Summary:
Requesting permission to purchase Formative Assessment to replace Performance Matters. Formative will house all of our common assessments and also has functionality that will allow us to end subscriptions with platforms like ClassKick. A team of leaders vetted multiple products and determined this would best serve TUSD.
 
  Funding:
Title I & At-Risk
 
 
Attachments:
 
  Recommendation:
Motion to approve the purchase of Formative Assessment as presented.
 
5.2 KESA Action Plan Presentation Info/Action
  Summary:
Presentation on the district's progress in the KS Education Systems Accreditation (KESA) process. The work of the District Leadership Team (DLT) completed and the action plan we will be submitting.
 
 
Attachments:
 
  Recommendation:
Motion to approve the KESA action plan as presented.
 
5.3 BIST Contract Renewal Action
  Summary:
Requesting approval to renew our BIST contract.
 
  Funding:
At-risk
 
 
Attachments:
 
  Recommendation:
Motion to approve the BIST renewal as presented.
 
7:23 PM 6.0 SUPERINTENDENTS REPORT
6.1 Superintendent's Report Info
7:33 PM 7.0 BOARD REPORTS
7.1 Joy Beery Info
7.2 Becky Billigmeier Info
7.3 Jeff Davidson Info
7.4 Bryan Fishbaugh Info
7.5 Daniel Soptic Info
7.6 Steve Russell Info
7.7 Theresa Rangel Info
7:43 PM 8.0 OTHER ACTION ITEMS
8.1 Personnel Exhibits Action
  Summary:
President Theresa Rangel will ask for a motion on the personnel exhibits.
 
  Recommendation:
Motion to approve the personnel exhibits as presented.
 
7:53 PM 9.0 ADJOURN
9.1 Adjourn the Meeting Action
  Summary:
President Theresa Rangel will ask for a motion to adjourn the meeting.
 
  Recommendation:
Motion to adjourn the meeting at