USD 457 Board of Education Meeting Recap March 26, 2026
The Board approved the following items during the meeting. They include minutes of the March 9, 2026, regular meeting. Accounts Payable with all major accounts containing adequate balances to meet current obligations. Personnel certified and classified actions.
Also approved under the consent agenda were the eRate bids, including Extreme Network Switches, a 5-year term, Aercor Inc., for $239,970.90. Access Point Licenses, Aercor Inc., 3-year term, for $92,093.76.
Also approved was the Buffalo Jones Elementary School playground equipment purchase from Next Generation Recreation (Playworld) for $166,634.08. The refinish and repair of the gym floors at Alta Brown Elementary School, Abe Hubert Elementary School, and Florence Wilson Elementary School from Koehn Court Systems for $108,811.00. The UNC Controller upgrade at Jennie Barker Elementary School from C&C Group for $22,000.00. The UNC Controller upgrade at Plymell Elementary School from C&C Group for $18,300.00.
After the completion of all other business, the Board of Education held two executive sessions. The first executive session was for consultation with an attorney for the body or agency, which would be deemed privileged in an attorney-client relationship. The second executive session was for personnel matters for non-elected personnel. No action was taken at the end of the executive sessions.
The next meeting of the Board of Education will be on Monday, April 13, 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.
