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8-19-16 — Board Approves Budget, Meets Superintendent Search Firm Candidates
Aug. 19, 2016 ~ At a special meeting of the Olathe Board of Education on Thursday, the board approved the 2016-17 budget, following a public budget hearing at 6:30 p.m.
The budget includes a slight decrease of the overall mill levy from 67.764 in 2015-16 to 67.749 in 2016-2017. The budget passed by a 6-0 vote.
As part of its search for a permanent superintendent, the board heard presentations from and were able to ask questions of three superintendent search firms. The firms in attendance were School Exec Connect; Hazard, Young, Attea & Associates; and Ray and Associates. The board is expected to vote on a superintendent search firm contract at its regular Sept. 1 meeting.
The complete agenda and supporting documents are available online at http://www.boarddocs.com/ks/olathe/Board.nsf/Public.