USD 457 Board of Education Meeting Recap February 9, 2026

Garden City Public Schools Board of Education met during a regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, February 9, 2026. The meeting was held at the Educational Support Center Board Room, 1205 Fleming Street. 

The Board received a building presentation from Buffalo Jones Elementary School. Students from the school led the opening of the meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance. Ben Luna, the school principal, along with the Student Leadership Team,provided a presentation of the events and activities that have been happening at the school during the year.

The Board approved the following items during the meeting. They include minutes of the January 29, 2026, regular meeting. Accounts Payable with all major accounts containing adequate balances to meet current obligations. Personnel certified and classified actions. Professional Development Council Handbook.

The Board received an unmodified Auditor’s Report on the regulatory basis financial statement from Lewis, Hooper, and Dick, LLC. There were no significant estimates that the auditors found that affected the financial statement. No unusual transactions or fraud identified. There were no other audit findings or issues.

The Board received a Winter Data Report from Michelle Baier, Curriculum and Assessment Coordinator. There is an increase in reading for all students throughout the district. The district will continue to use Fastbridge screening to identify students who may be at risk of performing below grade level.

Under new business, there was a first read of the following items from the Curriculum Council: Garden City High School Course Name Changes (not-related to CTE): Music Courses – Name Changes, Semester 1 Symphonic Band to Marching Band, Semester 2 Buffalo Band to Wind Ensemble, Modern Show Choir to Vocal Jazz, A Cappella to Chorale, and Tenor/Bass Choir to Buffalo Men. Middle Schools – Course Name Changes to Align to CTE Pathways: Family & Consumer Science to Introduction to Family & Consumer Sciences. New Middle School Course Offerings (Introductory Level CTE Courses): Agriculture Explorations 1, Business Essentials, Career & Life Planning, Intro to Health Care, Intro to Skilled Trades, and Intro to Education.

Also under new business was a first read for  a bell and intercom system at Horace Good Middle School through INA Alert for $238,434.16.

The Board held an executive session after the completion of all other business. The executive session was for Matters relating to employer-employee negotiations, whether or not in consultation with the representative or representatives of the body or agency.  No action was taken after the executive session.

The next meeting of the Board of Education will be on Thursday, February 26, 2026, at 6:00 PM in the Board Meeting Room at the Educational Support Center, 1205 Fleming St., Garden City, Kansas.

The complete agenda can be found under the BOE link on the district’s website at www.gckschools.com.

The Board of Education meeting can be viewed on the USD 457 YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/usd457.