Board reviews graduation schedule and will consider equalization appointees on consent agenda

Steve Cook summarized graduation plans for the board: Valley View High School will hold graduation May 12 at 6:00 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center rather than the gym; district graduations at the T‑Mobile Center are scheduled for May 17 with Blue Springs South at 1:00 p.m. and Blue Springs High School at 5:00 p.m., and Cook outlined parking and staging logistics for trustees.

Separately, Mr. Sampson said the district recommends Christina Ritchie (a local realtor who owns a realty company) as the primary Jackson County Board of Equalization representative and Marissa Dunlop (a staffer who works for Ritchie's company) as the alternate; he said those names will appear on the consent agenda for board approval.

No formal votes were taken in the work session on either the appointments or the operational items. Board members discussed attendance times and staging for ceremonies and noted plans to circulate parking maps before the events.

Next steps: consent‑agenda placement for the equalization appointments and distribution of graduation logistics materials to trustees ahead of the events.