USD #384 BLUE VALLEY RANDOLPH

REGULAR BOARD MEETING

September 14, 2026 @ 6:00 p.m.

EXCERPTS of USD #384 Regular Board of Education Meeting

A Regular Board of Education meeting for USD #384 Blue Valley was held on September 14, 2026, at 6:03 p.m. in the Board Room. Members present were Drew Taylor, Melissa Geisler, Autumn Cercone, Reo Shultz, Erin Schwandt, and Jason Hartman. Administration present was Rex Boley, Superintendent; Caitlin Horton, MES Principal; and Alison Moore, Board Clerk.

CALL TO ORDER: President, Drew Taylor, called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.

APPROVE THE AGENDA: The Board approved the agenda as written. Reo add new business D; Melissa seconded; motion carried 6-0.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Board and guests recited the Pledge of Allegiance.

 

WELCOME GUESTS: President, Drew Taylor, welcomed our guests. 

POSITIVE BOARD COMMENTS:

  • Thank you to FFA & BVBA for all the work they do behind the scenes.
  • Glad to have a Pep Band back - they sounded great on Friday.

SPECIAL REPORTS:

  • Michael Olson FFA Alumni President - Annual fundraiser at Galen Fink’s barn; get ahold of one of the alumni members for more information.
  • Misty Williams is not able to make it but sent Drew an audio clip. The Booster Club is preparing for sports - had a good turnout for the golf tournament. Locker rooms were painted over the summer; door wraps for the locker room doors and gym doors are being installed. Travel snack boxes for away games on the buses. The Alumni tent on Friday evening will be recognizing the 1996 football team. Will be recognizing different groups throughout the year. Friday night field will have a special treat for the football team - be on the lookout.
  • Lauren Mendenhall for BV PTO. They only had 4 people show up for the first meeting. PTO meets the 3rd Thursday at Randolph VFW and on Zoom. Great success with Boots and Bling that will continue to happen. Looking at joining the Match Day to raise more funds.
  • BVBA - David Wetter has helped run BVBA the past years. He is suggesting the option of a second field. When HS Baseball and Softball were going on, it made practices difficult; but they are also finding trouble with summer teams getting practices in. The second field would like to have a softball field marked field so it alleviates moving the fences. If a field is not in the works, possibly create an area north of the current field for just an infield.

OPEN FORUM:

  • NONE

CONSENT AGENDA:

  • Approve minutes of August 10, 2026 Regular Meeting; August 24, 2026 Special Meeting
  • Receipts & Warrants
  • Surplus Property:
  • 2 - earlier 2000’s scoreboards from new gym
  • Hirings:
  • Linda Kasselman - Substitute Bus Driver
  • Jaden Kohli - MES Instructional Aid
  • Resignations:
  • Substitute Teachers:
  • Brody Rosenow - KSU Student

Jason moved to approve the consent agenda; Erin seconded; motion carried 6-0.

ADMIN REPORTS:

  • MES Principal: Lots of things happening in the first 3 weeks of school. Fire drill, Fastbridge testing, two birthday dinners, etc.
  • MS/HS Principal: 68 students in 9-12 and 53 students in 6-8. We reviewed Crisis Plan on September 14th.
  • Superintendent: Fully transitioned to ParentSquare. Staff have received their new shirts and have positive feedback with them. New scoreboards and shot clocks have been installed in the main gym. Central Mechanical is pricing HVAC for the Main Gym.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS:

  • KASB Annual Convention: November 6-8.
  • Vote for representative for KASB District Delegate Election
  • Communication Update: ParentSquare information only
  • Enrollment Update: (Sept. Count Date)
  • Preliminary Enrollment Count

NEW BUSINESS:

  • FFA Chapter to National Convention: Autumn moved to allow the BV FFA Chapter to attend National Convention out of state in October; Erin seconded; motion carried 6-0.
  • Network & K12itc: Information only
  • Initial Start Information on Taking Network in House - district does receive e-Rate money to help contribute to the infrastructure. Current contract ends in May so would like to have a plan in place prior to May.
  • KSDE - Screen Time: Information only
  • Draft Policy Effective Use of Instructional Technology in KS Schools
  • Superintendent Yearly Evaluation
  • Executive Session to discuss Personnel Matters for Non-Elected Personnel and/or Employer/Employee Negotiations
  • Board entered executive session at 6:36 p.m. for 30 min with Mr Boley and Mr Burgoon.
  • Board exited executive session at 7:05 p.m. No action was taken during executive session.
  • Jason moved that all supplementals as presented in executive session (HS Girls Asst Basketball - Frank Kirby; HS Boys Asst Basketball - William Schimidt; HS Head Track - Quinton Cravens; HS Asst Track - Katie Jones; HS Head Baseball - Travis Smith; MS Boys Head Basketball - Alex Schmidt; MS Head Track - Ryan Haugaard; Concession Stand Manager - Devin Plummer) and temporary hiring of Alex Schmidt for various tasks through the district; Melissa seconded; motion carried 6-0.

FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS:

  1. Board Work Session
  2. District Tour - November 2 at 6pm

ADJOURNMENT:  Autumn moved to adjourn; Erin seconded; motion carried 6-0. Meeting adjourned at 7:10 p.m.