The Stanton County Unified School District 452 Board of Education met on August 10, 2026, with a scheduled agenda focused on the beginning of the school year, student-related matters, staffing decisions, athletic and extracurricular programs, cooperative education updates, and routine district governance responsibilities.
The meeting included reports from elementary and junior/senior high school leadership, a superintendent report from Christy Hammer, and a board report from the High Plains Education Cooperative representative, Paige German. These updates provide the board with information about school operations, programs, and regional educational partnerships.
Several action items involved decisions affecting students and employees. The board considered non-resident student applications, a negotiated agreement, middle school baseball, and an FFA Bee proposal. The board also considered approval of staff contracts and compensation adjustments, including raises for employees other than certified teachers.
Personnel matters were a significant part of the agenda. The board scheduled an executive session for personnel discussion and considered multiple employment contracts, including coaching positions, a paraeducator position, and an ESL/Testing Coordinator position. The board also considered a resignation from an assistant high school baseball position.
Major Discussion and Action Items
School Leadership Reports and District Updates
The board received reports from elementary principal Andrea Jones and junior/senior high principal Leah Crane. The agenda identifies these reports as opportunities for school leaders to provide updates directly to the board regarding current activities, programs, and operations.
Superintendent Christy Hammer also provided a report. The packet does not include the contents of the superintendent or principal reports, so specific findings, recommendations, or data points are not available from the provided material.
The reports are important because they allow the board and community to understand current district priorities, challenges, and upcoming activities as the school year progresses.
Non-Resident Student Applications
The board considered two non-resident student applications as an information, discussion, and action item:
Non-resident student applications generally involve requests for students who live outside the district boundaries to attend Stanton County Unified School District 452. The packet indicates the board was expected to review and potentially take action on these applications.
The decision may affect the students involved, their families, classroom enrollment planning, and district operations. The packet does not provide additional details about the applications or the board’s final decisions.
Negotiated Agreement
The board considered approval of a negotiated agreement. The agenda does not provide details about the parties involved, terms, financial impacts, or specific changes included in the agreement.
Negotiated agreements are important district governance matters because they can establish employment-related terms and expectations between the district and employee groups. Community members interested in the agreement may want to review the final approved document when available.
Middle School Baseball Program
The board considered a discussion and action item regarding middle school baseball.
The packet does not include additional details about the proposal, such as program costs, staffing needs, participation expectations, scheduling, equipment requirements, or implementation timelines.
A decision regarding middle school baseball could affect students interested in participating, families planning extracurricular activities, and district resources devoted to athletics.
FFA Bee Proposal
The board reviewed an FFA Bee Proposal as an information, discussion, and action item.
The agenda identifies the proposal but does not include additional details about the event, funding needs, participants, timeline, or requested board action.
The proposal indicates continued discussion of student activities and agricultural education opportunities within the district.
KASB Voting Delegate Appointment
The board considered appointing a Kansas Association of School Boards (KASB) voting delegate.
A voting delegate represents the district in organizational matters involving KASB. The packet does not identify the selected delegate or provide additional details about the appointment.
This type of action supports the district’s participation in statewide school board organization activities.
Staff Contracts and Employment Actions
The board considered approval of several contracts:
- Wrestling: Jaime Salazar
- High School Girls Basketball: Quinten Mirabal
- High School Assistant Football: Peyton Patrick
- High School Assistant Cross Country: Chad Nikkell
- Paraeducator: Raquel Duran
- ESL Coordinator/Testing Coordinator: Katherine Morrison
The board also considered raises for all other staff members excluding certified teachers.
These personnel actions affect district staffing levels, extracurricular programs, student services, and employee compensation. The packet does not provide salary amounts or contract terms.
Personnel Executive Session and Resignation
The agenda included an executive session for personnel matters. The stated purpose was to discuss personnel items and protect the rights of individuals.
The board also considered a resignation from Cory Carruth, identified as assistant high school baseball staff.
Because personnel discussions may involve private employment information, the packet provides only limited public details.
Financial Matters
The packet identifies several items with potential financial implications, including payment of claims, staff compensation changes, coaching contracts, and a prior special meeting discussion involving a facility equipment quote.
The August 10 agenda included approval of payment of claims through the consent agenda. Specific claim amounts, vendors, and purposes were not included in the provided packet text.
The board also considered raises for all staff excluding certified teachers. The packet does not provide the percentage increase, dollar amounts, implementation date, or total budget impact.
A July 6, 2026 special meeting agenda included discussion and possible action regarding an ACC quote for a condensing unit or entire unit. The packet does not provide the quoted amount, vendor information, location of the equipment, or final decision.
Policies, Ordinances, Resolutions, and Governance
The meeting included governance-related actions such as approving previous meeting minutes, appointing a KASB voting delegate, and considering district agreements.
The consent agenda included approval of minutes from:
- July 6, 2026 Special BOE Meeting
- July 20, 2026 Regular BOE Meeting
- July 27, 2026 Special BOE Meeting
The board also considered approval of a negotiated agreement and other action items requiring board discussion and possible approval.
No policy revisions, ordinances, resolutions, or formal governance changes were described in the provided packet.
The board received reports from:
- Andrea Jones, Elementary Principal
- Leah Crane, Junior/Senior High Principal
- Christy Hammer, Superintendent
- Paige German, High Plains Education Cooperative Representative
These reports appear intended to provide operational updates and information from district leaders and partners.
The packet does not include the detailed contents of these presentations, so specific findings, recommendations, enrollment information, academic data, or program updates cannot be confirmed from the available material.
Personnel, Appointments, and Organizational Matters
Personnel decisions represented a major portion of the meeting agenda.
The board considered contracts for athletic coaches, a paraeducator, and Katherine Morrison for ESL Coordinator/Testing Coordinator. These positions support student programs, instructional services, and district operations.
The board also considered raises for staff members other than certified teachers and reviewed a resignation from assistant high school baseball staff member Cory Carruth.
The packet does not include additional information about hiring timelines, salaries, evaluations, or replacement plans.
Projects, Facilities, Infrastructure, and Operations
The provided packet includes one facilities-related item from the July 6, 2026 special meeting: discussion of an ACC quote for either a condensing unit or an entire unit.
The available information does not identify the affected facility, estimated cost, funding source, repair timeline, or final action taken.
No additional construction, transportation, technology, infrastructure, or capital improvement projects were described in the accessible packet material.
The August 10 agenda included a public comments section listing “Senior Mermaids.”
The packet does not provide additional information about the topic, speakers, presentation materials, or requested action.
No formal public hearing, survey process, listening session, or public comment deadline was identified in the provided materials.
Residents may be interested in the board’s decisions because the meeting addressed student opportunities, staffing, employee compensation, and district operations.
Students and families may be affected by decisions involving non-resident enrollment, middle school baseball, FFA activities, and staffing assignments.
Taxpayers may be interested in financial decisions involving staff raises, contracts, claims payments, and possible facility equipment costs.
Employees may be affected by negotiated agreements, compensation adjustments, new contracts, and staffing changes.
Community organizations and education partners may be affected by district participation in programs such as High Plains Education Cooperative activities and student-focused initiatives.
- What were the final decisions regarding the non-resident student applications?
- What changes or commitments are included in the approved negotiated agreement?
- What are the projected costs and participation expectations for middle school baseball?
- What does the FFA Bee Proposal involve, and how will it support students?
- What is the financial impact of the staff raises approved by the board?
- What services will Katherine Morrison provide as ESL Coordinator/Testing Coordinator?
- What are the next steps following the resignation of the assistant high school baseball position?
- What updates were presented in the principal and superintendent reports?
- What was the final decision regarding the ACC equipment discussion from the July special meeting?
- How will the district evaluate the success of new or expanded student programs?
Important Dates, Deadlines, and Next Steps
- July 6, 2026: Special Board of Education meeting included discussion of an ACC quote for a condensing unit or entire unit.
- July 20, 2026: Regular Board of Education meeting minutes were scheduled for approval.
- July 27, 2026: Special Board of Education meeting minutes were scheduled for approval.
- August 10, 2026: Board of Education meeting held at 6:00 p.m. in the SCHS Boardroom.
- Future dates: The packet does not identify additional implementation deadlines, hearings, or scheduled follow-up votes.
Key Takeaways
- Stanton County Unified School District 452 Board of Education met on August 10, 2026.
- The meeting included school leadership reports and a superintendent update.
- The board considered two non-resident student applications.
- The board reviewed a negotiated agreement.
- Middle school baseball and an FFA Bee Proposal were discussed as action items.
- The board considered appointing a KASB voting delegate.
- Several employee contracts were presented for approval.
- Staff raises for employees other than certified teachers were included on the agenda.
- The board addressed personnel matters through an executive session and reviewed a resignation.
- A prior July special meeting addressed an ACC condensing unit or equipment replacement quote.
- Public comments included a topic listed as “Senior Mermaids.”
Official Sources
About the Public Body
- Name: Stanton County Unified School District 452 Board of Education
- Organization type: school-district
- Government body: school-boards
- Location: Johnson, kansas
- County: Stanton County
- Provider: smartsites-documents
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