REMINDER: Discussion will begin on $100M USD 489 building plan

By KARI BLURTON
Hays Post

At Monday’s work session, Hays USD 489 school board board members will have their first discussion concerning the Facility Needs Committee’s $100 million bond issue recommendation to update district buildings.

Following a two-year process that included studying the needs of all district buildings, representatives from 10-member FCN presented their final recommendations at the Sept. 15 school board meeting, stating the improvements are needed to improve safety, security and space issues at every building in the district. The committee said some of those needs have been deferred for years.

Board President James Leiker also will outline the nomination process of the “Best of the Best Awards,” a new program intended to acknowledge one outstanding staff member and one outstanding student each month.

Leiker presented the idea at a work session this month, saying it is was important to thank “those that really make an impact and are not acknowledged.”

The award includes a $50 dining gift certificate and a customized engraved limestone post trophy.

A full agenda for the 6:30 p.m. meeting at Rockwell Administration Center can be can viewed HERE.