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BOE to recognize Teacher of Year candidates



The school board will recognize its nominees for Kansas Teacher of the Year at Monday’s Great Bend USD 428 Board of Education meeting. The meeting starts at 5 p.m. at the District Education Center, 201 South Patton Road.

Action items on the agenda include approving a crossing guard partnership with the City of Great Bend, the beverage contract and Kansas Association of School Boards membership renewal. The board will hear the first readings of 2019-2020 student, teacher and athletic/activity handbooks.

An executive session is scheduled to discuss the latest proposal for teacher contracts and another executive session is schedule to discuss an individual employee’s performance.