By CRISTINA JANNEY
Hays Post
Hays USD 489 staff will give a report at 6:30 tonight about it's at-risk accountability plan.
The Kansas Legislature passed a law that establishes requirements to create at-risk student accountability plans, annually report on at-risk student performance, show longitudinal academic improvement for those students and report annually to the Kansas Board of Education on the progress of such plans.
A pilot ran during the 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 school years. All public districts must participate beginning this year, 2026-2027.
Chris Hipp, assistant superintendent of finance, will also review fiscal year '26 spending on at-risk programs.
The board also will consider approval of bids to add handicap, staff and visitor parking spaces at Hays High School and mill and overlay of staff parking and circle drive at O'Loughlin Elementary School.
Commercial Builders of Hays has submitted a bid of $172,590 for the Hays High handicap and staff parking. PWC has submitted a $115,000 bid for Hays High activities/events overflow parking and a bleacher pad. Sweeney's Pavement Maintenance has submitted at bid for $107,697 for mill and overlay of the asphalt parking at O'Loughlin. The total for all three bids is $395,287.
The meeting will be at Rockwell Administration Center.