Bottom Line
The School of Education at Kansas University seeks the district's help starting a Center for Psychoeducational Services. It would be involved with student assessment and tutoring.
A proposed one-year affiliation deal between the district and KU would obligate the district to pay half of the center director's salary, ranging from $19,000 to $21,000.
The district would use Medicaid funding to meet that obligation.
Background
Supt. Randy Weseman said the number of students with psychological issues had increased in recent years.
Under the agreement, KU would provide the district 660 hours for assessment of students in kindergarten through 12th grade. KU also would consult with teachers.
Services would be provided by student clinicians under supervision of KU faculty or staff.
Other business
Agenda:
Remarks from Supt. Randy Weseman; Sue Morgan, school board president; and school board members.
Presentation of a status report on the school district's facilities study by Brad Kiehl, architect with the consulting firm DLR Group of Overland Park.
Consider a $23,000 contract with a consultant, Haake Companies of Kansas City, Mo., to assist the district with development of better employee health insurance.
Consider a $21,000 investment in a new Kansas University center that would assess psychoeducational needs of students.
Consider on first reading a revised policy that defines a "weapon" in regulations about long-term suspensions and a new policy that articulates what constitutes "other dangerous objects."
Discuss developing the district's legislative priority list for the 2002 session.
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