- Cory Appl
- Tom Beebe
- Ashley Biondi
- Steve Buff
- Desiree Fergus
- Neal Palmer
- Lisa K. Sullivan
- Jeb Vader
Tuesday, January 27, 2015
2015 SPRING ELECTIONS: Piper Board of Education
KANSAS CITY, KAN. ---- Here are your candidates for the Piper Board of Education:
Tuesday, June 3, 2014
Piper voters say yes to increase in local option budget
By NICK SLOAN, nick@kansascitykansan.com
KANSAS CITY, KAN. ----- Voters inside the Piper School District approved of a one-percent increase to the school district's local option budget Tuesday night.
Just 464 votes were recorded in the mail election, representing 6.2 percent of the registered voters in Piper.
Exactly 300 voted "yes" to support the additional one-percent increase in the LOB, while 164 voters said no.
As a result of winning the election, the Piper Board of Education will have an additional $150,000 in revenue to spend.
More information on the financial ramifications, courtesy of the school district's Website:
Just 464 votes were recorded in the mail election, representing 6.2 percent of the registered voters in Piper.
Exactly 300 voted "yes" to support the additional one-percent increase in the LOB, while 164 voters said no.
As a result of winning the election, the Piper Board of Education will have an additional $150,000 in revenue to spend.
More information on the financial ramifications, courtesy of the school district's Website:
By increasing our Local Option Budget authority by 1%, we will gain at least $150,000 dollars extra that will be put back into the classroom and off-set the reduced amount of base state aid per pupil.
18% ($27,000) of the $150,000 dollars is state aid that we will leave at the table each year if we do not take advantage of the opportunity to increase our budget authority by 1%. The aid could increase in 2014/15.
The remaining amount of the $150,000 dollars (minus the state aid) is the revenue that we would collect through mill levy. With our current assessed valuation and enrollment, the anticipated mill levy, and additional state aid into Local Option Budget, the mill levy increase may range from no increase to ½ mill increase – or approx. $1.35 per month on a $275,000 house. The variable is based on enrollment and assessed valuation.
A 1% additional budget authority will sustain programs, keep our mill rate lower than most districts in the area and fund student instruction.
If voters deny the 1% budget authority increase, the district will have to cut expenses by more than $350,000 during the next two years 2014 – 2016, which will impact jobs, programs, and services.
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Conrad named new superintendent of schools in Piper
By NICK SLOAN, nick@kansascitykansan.com
The Piper School District did not have to go far in finding Steve Adams' replacement.
Current Piper High School principal Tim Conrad has been selected as the new superintendent of schools for the Piper School District.
“I am honored to have been selected by the USD 203 Board of Education to lead our outstanding district," Conrad said. "I look forward to working with the Piper community in order to build upon our successful foundation as we work together to address the needs and opportunities of our children and our community."
Conrad has served as principal at Piper High School for the past five years. He was also a superintendent for the Pleasanton and Lebo-Waverly school districts.
A two-year contract was approved by the Piper Board of Education this week.
The Piper School District did not have to go far in finding Steve Adams' replacement.Current Piper High School principal Tim Conrad has been selected as the new superintendent of schools for the Piper School District.
“I am honored to have been selected by the USD 203 Board of Education to lead our outstanding district," Conrad said. "I look forward to working with the Piper community in order to build upon our successful foundation as we work together to address the needs and opportunities of our children and our community."
Conrad has served as principal at Piper High School for the past five years. He was also a superintendent for the Pleasanton and Lebo-Waverly school districts.
A two-year contract was approved by the Piper Board of Education this week.
Monday, March 25, 2013
VIDEO: Piper Board of Education candidates square off
Courtesy of the Piper School District, below is video of a recent political forum featuring candidates running for the Piper Board of Education.
Click the image to watch.
Click the image to watch.
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Piper School District announces schedule to name new superintendent
The Piper School District announced its scheduling process to hire a new superintendent.
Candidates interested in the position can apply for the job until March 22.
From there, the following process will be conducted:
Current Superintendent Steve Adams announced his retirement last month.
Candidates interested in the position can apply for the job until March 22.
From there, the following process will be conducted:
- Finalists will be named on March 25.
- The Piper Board of Education will interview finalists from March 27 - April 2.
- During each interview day, a "meet and greet" session will be held from 4-5 p.m. at Piper Elementary School Library. Students, teachers and residents who live in Piper can attend and meet the candidates.
Current Superintendent Steve Adams announced his retirement last month.
Monday, February 4, 2013
Piper student receives top rating in regional piano competition
Piper High School student Sarah Pestock will be competing for a state title in piano playing.
Pestock received a number one rating in last weekend's regional piano competition. By finishing on top last weekend, she qualified for the state tournament.
The state tournament will be held later this month on February 16.
Pestock received a number one rating in last weekend's regional piano competition. By finishing on top last weekend, she qualified for the state tournament.
The state tournament will be held later this month on February 16.
Friday, January 18, 2013
Three more candidates file for political races
Three more candidates filed for Wyandotte County election races since our last update.
Here they are:
Here they are:
- Douglas Lockwood, Turner Board of Education
- Cathy Breidenthal, KCKCC Board of Trustees
- John Droppelmann, Piper Board of Education
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
BACK TO SCHOOL: Enrollment for Piper School District Thursday
For families looking to enroll in the Piper School District, Thurday is an important today.
From 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. today, enrollment is being held at Piper High School.
Information to enroll in each school can be obtained from the following links:
From 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. today, enrollment is being held at Piper High School.
Information to enroll in each school can be obtained from the following links:
Monday, May 14, 2012
Piper facilities committee recommends $3.8 million bond for 2013
By NICK SLOAN, NJSloan212@gmail.com
If a committee of Piper residents has its way, voters inside the Piper School District's boundaries will be voting on a $3.8 million in about a year.
Formed earlier this year, the Piper Strategic Directions Committee was given the task of developing a potential plan for the school district's crammed facilities caused by a dramatic student enrollment growth period the past seven years.
On Monday, details of the most popular plan discussed were released to the Piper Board of Education.
The plan: A $3.8 million bond that would add six classrooms at Piper East Elementary School and four classrooms at Piper High School.
The committee also recommended officials inside the Piper School District should begin "educating" the community on the need for a new high school in the near future.
Chris Schneider, in outlining the plan for Piper board members Monday night, said the number is one that was agreeable with everyone.
"This is the option everyone could agree on," Schneider said. "It's easy to add general education classrooms to the buildings."
Though the specific financial impacts are not available right now due to the possibility of a changing school finance formula, there are some early estimates of how much a $3.8 million bond would impact Piper residents.
Two scenarios presented during the meeting indicated residents would pay an additional $22.68 to $68.16 or $13.56 to $40.80 of taxes for one year, depending on state aid from the State of Kansas and the value of a resident's property in Piper.
No action was taken tonight on the matter, but board members chimed in the proposal.
Rick Kaminski said the dollar amount was high just for classrooms and questioned if it was better to do a larger project.
"This is a lot of money for just classrooms," Kaminski said, adding that the average classroom would cost $380,000 based on the construction estimates. "Are we doing the smart thing by not building the high school now or not?"
However, building a high school would result in a significantly larger tax increase for Piper voters, something that might backfire in what might be a down economy in 2013.
Schneider said early estimates to build a 1,000 student capacity high school would come in at $55 million.
A $55 million bond would result in a tax increase of hundreds of dollars for residents in Piper and the plan was not too popular among the committee members.
The Catch-22, Schneider says, is the fact the $3.8 million bond would be far from the final solution to deal with the enrollment boom in Piper.
"A majority of people on our committee understands this is just a $4 million Band-Aid," he said.
Piper Superintendent Steve Adams said the school district is expecting 146 new students next year. If the enrollment projection holds, it would put Piper's enrollment at 1,950 students, resulting in a 7.5 percent increase.
To put the enrollment situation in current terms: This year's graduating senior class inside the Piper School District was 98. Next year's kindergarten class entering Piper is expected to be around 150 to 160 students.
No vote was taken on the proposal.
If a committee of Piper residents has its way, voters inside the Piper School District's boundaries will be voting on a $3.8 million in about a year.
Formed earlier this year, the Piper Strategic Directions Committee was given the task of developing a potential plan for the school district's crammed facilities caused by a dramatic student enrollment growth period the past seven years.
On Monday, details of the most popular plan discussed were released to the Piper Board of Education.
The plan: A $3.8 million bond that would add six classrooms at Piper East Elementary School and four classrooms at Piper High School.
The committee also recommended officials inside the Piper School District should begin "educating" the community on the need for a new high school in the near future.
Chris Schneider, in outlining the plan for Piper board members Monday night, said the number is one that was agreeable with everyone.
"This is the option everyone could agree on," Schneider said. "It's easy to add general education classrooms to the buildings."
Though the specific financial impacts are not available right now due to the possibility of a changing school finance formula, there are some early estimates of how much a $3.8 million bond would impact Piper residents.
Two scenarios presented during the meeting indicated residents would pay an additional $22.68 to $68.16 or $13.56 to $40.80 of taxes for one year, depending on state aid from the State of Kansas and the value of a resident's property in Piper.
No action was taken tonight on the matter, but board members chimed in the proposal.
Rick Kaminski said the dollar amount was high just for classrooms and questioned if it was better to do a larger project.
"This is a lot of money for just classrooms," Kaminski said, adding that the average classroom would cost $380,000 based on the construction estimates. "Are we doing the smart thing by not building the high school now or not?"
However, building a high school would result in a significantly larger tax increase for Piper voters, something that might backfire in what might be a down economy in 2013.
Schneider said early estimates to build a 1,000 student capacity high school would come in at $55 million.
A $55 million bond would result in a tax increase of hundreds of dollars for residents in Piper and the plan was not too popular among the committee members.
The Catch-22, Schneider says, is the fact the $3.8 million bond would be far from the final solution to deal with the enrollment boom in Piper.
"A majority of people on our committee understands this is just a $4 million Band-Aid," he said.
Piper Superintendent Steve Adams said the school district is expecting 146 new students next year. If the enrollment projection holds, it would put Piper's enrollment at 1,950 students, resulting in a 7.5 percent increase.
To put the enrollment situation in current terms: This year's graduating senior class inside the Piper School District was 98. Next year's kindergarten class entering Piper is expected to be around 150 to 160 students.
No vote was taken on the proposal.
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