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Bryan Freeman being congratulated by the BOE during the March 27th meeting.

BOE discusses inclusivity, awards, budget deadlines and new curriculums

Emery Bowman, photographer April 3, 2023

The KSD Board of Education meeting on March 27 included speakers from the Robinson Elementary Equity Group who brought up concerns about Kirkwood’s treatment of the LGBTQ+ community. They expressed fear...

The KSD Board of Education approved the turfing of three grass fields at KHS

BOE approves plan to convert grass fields to synthetic turf

Morgan Hooker and Tess Hubbard March 9, 2023

The BOE meeting that took place on Feb. 27, covered topics including: converting grass fields at KHS into synthetic turf, highlighting student accomplishments, and reviewing the Student Resource Officer...

At a board meeting, one of the board members waits for the meeting to start.

BOE discusses SSD and kindergarten statistics

Mia Intagliata and Sophia Webb March 7, 2023

Special School District (SSD) This school year, the SSD and BOE intend to help all students with disabilities by continuing to provide a free, public education. As of now, this means being able to accommodate...

The Board of Education meets to discuss teaching goals and the mission of KSD.

KSD BOE discusses advanced learning experiences, district well-being and a new turf

Nicholas Copeland and Wylie Crews February 7, 2023

The KSD BOE work meeting that occurred Feb. 6, talked about a variety of things including ACT scoring, increasing activity in dual credit and Pioneer Pathways opportunities, student and teacher well-being,...

This article describes the events of the regular BOE meeting, not the closed session in which the principal candidate was presented to the board by Superintendent Dr. David Ulrich.

BOE discusses winter benchmark test scores

Bella Ruzicka and Owen Spiegel January 24, 2023

*This article describes the events of the regular BOE meeting, not the closed session in which the principal candidate was presented to the board by Superintendent Dr. David Ulrich. For information on...

The fall 2022 benchmark data showed that seventh and eighth grade literacy had increased.

BOE discusses middle school “strategic plan update” and curriculum changes

Ava McGovern and Bo Maney January 17, 2023

During the KSD Board of Education held a meeting at Keating theater, Jan. 9, the KSD middle schools shared the fall 2022 middle school benchmarks. They showed how there had been a rise in students' math...

The BOE discussed elementary benchmark grading among a variety of other topics.

BOE discusses elementary benchmark grading

Owen Backer and Alecia Hinrichsen December 7, 2022

At the KSD Board of Education work session on Dec. 5, benchmark data for the elementary schools. The key takeaways from the benchmark data was that students have been gradually improving. In the reading...

BOE plans for a support system and discusses policy plans

Board discusses MTSS plans and delays policy for April 2023 election

Grace Alverson, features writer November 21, 2022

The KSD Board of Education (BOE) held a work session at the Keating Theater in KHS on Nov. 7. The BOE talked about KHS's use of a multi-tiered system of support, or MTSS as early warning system for kids...

Students stand on current KHS fields, which are subject to change moving forward.

BOE approves turf fields

Ava Tebo, web editor October 25, 2022

New turf fields for KHS were approved at the KSD Board of Education meeting Oct. 24. Aside from the “behind the scenes” topics, issues such as outdated policies and transfer students were addressed...

At the KSD BOE meeting on Oct. 10, district committees were proposed and potential changes to BOE protocol were discussed.

BOE discusses 22-23 district committees and protocol changes

Lydia Drake, web editor October 11, 2022

At the KSD Board of Education work session Oct. 10, new district committees and ideas on how to improve overall BOE protocol were discussed. The meeting began with a moment of silence for Andrew Johnson,...

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