Volume 43 - Issue 11 - March 14, 2024

State of Kansas

Board of Education

Notice of Hearing

The Kansas State Board of Education will conduct a public hearing on a pending petition to transfer school district territory from USD 113 (Prairie Hills) to USD 115 (Nemaha) March 22, 2024. K.S.A. 72-532 authorizes the Kansas State Board of Education to order such transfer of territory following a public hearing on any petition so filed. The hearing will take place at 3:00 p.m. in the Bern Community Building, 416 N. Main St., Bern, Kansas. Members of the public are invited to hear comments from representatives of each school district and will be given a limited time to provide their own comments to the appointed hearing officer. A description of the territory to be transferred may be requested by emailing 113landtransfer@ksde.org or by sending a written request to Kansas State Department of Education, Office of General Counsel, 900 SW Jackson St., Topeka, KS 66612. Residents of either school district may submit written testimony to those addresses as well. Any written testimony must be received by April 15, 2024.

Dr. Randy Watson
Commissioner of Education
Board of Education

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