{"kind":"school-boards","id":"lea:2905310","slug":"blue-springs-r-iv-school-district-mo","lea_id":"2905310","name":"Blue Springs R-IV School District board","district":"Blue Springs R-IV School District","state":"MO","state_name":"Missouri","art":null,"built_at":"2026-11-02T05:29:09+00:00","depth":"1","roster_seats":{"seats":7,"listed":7,"source_url":"https://www.bssd.net/members"},"window":{"start":"2025-11-02","end":"2026-11-02"},"source":"video","enrollment":{"v":{"n":14744,"band":"10000_49999","year":"2023-24"},"src":{"kind":"doc","url":"https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/data/zip/ccd_lea_052_2324_l_1a_073124.zip","label":"NCES Common Core of Data 2023-24"},"held_reason":null},"totals":{"meetings":{"v":6,"src":{"kind":"method","href":"/school-boards/how#meetings","n":6,"note":"board-days on our record"},"held_reason":null},"meetings_12":{"v":0,"src":{"kind":"method","href":"/school-boards/how#meetings","n":0,"note":"board-days in the last 12 months"},"held_reason":null},"hours":{"v":5,"src":{"kind":"method","href":"/school-boards/how#length","n":6,"note":"hours of video"},"held_reason":null},"newest":{"v":null,"src":null,"held_reason":{"code":"being_checked","text":"Dates being checked"}},"first":{"v":null,"src":null,"held_reason":{"code":"being_checked","text":"Dates being checked"}},"members_named":{"v":7,"src":{"kind":"doc","url":"https://www.bssd.net/members","label":"the board's own roster"},"held_reason":null},"typical_length":{"v":null,"src":null,"held_reason":{"code":"too_few_meetings","text":"Shown at 6 meetings with a measured length"}}},"naming":{"coverage":{"v":null,"src":null,"held_reason":{"code":"not_measured","text":"Named share of speech not measured here"}},"check":null,"method":"clips","range":null},"members":{"data":[{"who":{"id":"85959","slug":"85959-kurt-swanson","name":"Kurt Swanson","role":"President","seat":null,"presides":true,"photo":null,"href":"/school-boards/blue-springs-r-iv-school-district-mo/85959-kurt-swanson"},"group":"presides","voice_meetings":{"v":null,"src":null,"held_reason":{"code":"being_checked","text":"Speaker naming for this board is being checked"}},"moments":0,"minutes_per_meeting":{"v":null,"src":null,"held_reason":{"code":"in_people_layer","text":"Talk time shows only where we can tell enough of the voices apart"}},"rank":{"v":null,"src":null,"held_reason":{"code":"in_people_layer","text":"Talk time shows only where we can tell enough of the voices apart"}},"asked":null},{"who":{"id":"85960","slug":"85960-april-agate","name":"April Agate","role":"Vice President","seat":null,"presides":false,"photo":null,"href":"/school-boards/blue-springs-r-iv-school-district-mo/85960-april-agate"},"group":"members","voice_meetings":{"v":null,"src":null,"held_reason":{"code":"being_checked","text":"Speaker naming for this board is being checked"}},"moments":0,"minutes_per_meeting":{"v":null,"src":null,"held_reason":{"code":"in_people_layer","text":"Talk time shows only where we can tell enough of the voices apart"}},"rank":{"v":null,"src":null,"held_reason":{"code":"in_people_layer","text":"Talk time shows only where we can tell enough of the voices apart"}},"asked":null},{"who":{"id":"85963","slug":"85963-nikki-emison","name":"Nikki Emison","role":"Board member","seat":null,"presides":false,"photo":null,"href":"/school-boards/blue-springs-r-iv-school-district-mo/85963-nikki-emison"},"group":"members","voice_meetings":{"v":null,"src":null,"held_reason":{"code":"being_checked","text":"Speaker naming for this board is being checked"}},"moments":0,"minutes_per_meeting":{"v":null,"src":null,"held_reason":{"code":"in_people_layer","text":"Talk time shows only where we can tell enough of the voices apart"}},"rank":{"v":null,"src":null,"held_reason":{"code":"in_people_layer","text":"Talk time shows only where we can tell enough of the voices apart"}},"asked":null},{"who":{"id":"85961","slug":"85961-rhonda-gilstrap","name":"Rhonda Gilstrap","role":"Fiscal Vice President","seat":null,"presides":false,"photo":null,"href":"/school-boards/blue-springs-r-iv-school-district-mo/85961-rhonda-gilstrap"},"group":"members","voice_meetings":{"v":null,"src":null,"held_reason":{"code":"being_checked","text":"Speaker naming for this board is being checked"}},"moments":0,"minutes_per_meeting":{"v":null,"src":null,"held_reason":{"code":"in_people_layer","text":"Talk time shows only where we can tell enough of the voices apart"}},"rank":{"v":null,"src":null,"held_reason":{"code":"in_people_layer","text":"Talk time shows only where we can tell enough of the voices apart"}},"asked":null},{"who":{"id":"85964","slug":"85964-ken-horrell","name":"Ken Horrell","role":"Board member","seat":null,"presides":false,"photo":null,"href":"/school-boards/blue-springs-r-iv-school-district-mo/85964-ken-horrell"},"group":"members","voice_meetings":{"v":null,"src":null,"held_reason":{"code":"being_checked","text":"Speaker naming for this board is being checked"}},"moments":0,"minutes_per_meeting":{"v":null,"src":null,"held_reason":{"code":"in_people_layer","text":"Talk time shows only where we can tell enough of the voices apart"}},"rank":{"v":null,"src":null,"held_reason":{"code":"in_people_layer","text":"Talk time shows only where we can tell enough of the voices apart"}},"asked":null},{"who":{"id":"85965","slug":"85965-allison-johnston","name":"Allison Johnston","role":"Board member","seat":null,"presides":false,"photo":null,"href":"/school-boards/blue-springs-r-iv-school-district-mo/85965-allison-johnston"},"group":"members","voice_meetings":{"v":null,"src":null,"held_reason":{"code":"being_checked","text":"Speaker naming for this board is being checked"}},"moments":0,"minutes_per_meeting":{"v":null,"src":null,"held_reason":{"code":"in_people_layer","text":"Talk time shows only where we can tell enough of the voices apart"}},"rank":{"v":null,"src":null,"held_reason":{"code":"in_people_layer","text":"Talk time shows only where we can tell enough of the voices apart"}},"asked":null},{"who":{"id":"85962","slug":"85962-rebeca-swank","name":"Rebeca Swank","role":"Board member","seat":null,"presides":false,"photo":null,"href":"/school-boards/blue-springs-r-iv-school-district-mo/85962-rebeca-swank"},"group":"members","voice_meetings":{"v":null,"src":null,"held_reason":{"code":"being_checked","text":"Speaker naming for this board is being checked"}},"moments":0,"minutes_per_meeting":{"v":null,"src":null,"held_reason":{"code":"in_people_layer","text":"Talk time shows only where we can tell enough of the voices apart"}},"rank":{"v":null,"src":null,"held_reason":{"code":"in_people_layer","text":"Talk time shows only where we can tell enough of the voices apart"}},"asked":null}],"held_reason":null},"wall":{"data":null,"held_reason":{"code":"being_checked","text":"No moments have passed every check yet. Every meeting below still plays at the second.","hide":false}},"topics":{"data":null,"held_reason":{"code":"not_measured","text":"Time by topic not measured for this board","hide":true}},"long_meetings":{"data":null,"held_reason":{"code":"too_few_meetings","text":"Needs 3 dated meetings with a measured video length in the last 12 months","hide":false}},"years":{"data":null,"held_reason":{"code":"being_checked","text":"Meeting dates are being checked","hide":false}},"tone":{"data":null,"held_reason":{"code":"not_measured","text":"Tone is read only at boards with 6+ meetings and 100+ named member remarks","hide":true}},"public_comments":{"data":null,"held_reason":{"code":"not_measured","text":"No public speakers counted at this board's meetings yet","hide":true}},"attendance":{"data":null,"held_reason":{"code":"not_recorded","text":"No roll call we could read at this board's meetings","hide":true}},"next":{"data":null,"held_reason":{"code":"not_checked","text":"No checked next meeting","hide":true}},"meetings":[{"id":"m-3471985b","href":"/school-boards/blue-springs-r-iv-school-district-mo/meetings/m-3471985b","date":{"v":null,"src":null,"held_reason":{"code":"being_checked","text":"Date being checked"}},"title":"Work session","source_title":"School Board Work Session October 5, 2026","length_s":{"v":4235,"src":{"kind":"video","url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1yR7xjp6W0&t=0s","player":"youtube","video_id":"k1yR7xjp6W0","t":0},"held_reason":null},"parts":1,"moments":0,"officials":[],"agenda_items":0,"issues":[],"in_window":false,"year":2026,"headline":null},{"id":"m-964493bd","href":"/school-boards/blue-springs-r-iv-school-district-mo/meetings/m-964493bd","date":{"v":null,"src":null,"held_reason":{"code":"being_checked","text":"Date being checked"}},"title":"Board meeting","source_title":"School Board Meeting August 10, 2026","length_s":{"v":936,"src":{"kind":"video","url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEoBYUNhPCM&t=0s","player":"youtube","video_id":"CEoBYUNhPCM","t":0},"held_reason":null},"parts":1,"moments":0,"officials":[],"agenda_items":0,"issues":[],"in_window":false,"year":2026,"headline":null},{"id":"m-c9070112","href":"/school-boards/blue-springs-r-iv-school-district-mo/meetings/m-c9070112","date":{"v":null,"src":null,"held_reason":{"code":"being_checked","text":"Date being checked"}},"title":"Work session","source_title":"School Board Work Session July 13, 2026","length_s":{"v":3319,"src":{"kind":"video","url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbfVUTxavKU&t=0s","player":"youtube","video_id":"xbfVUTxavKU","t":0},"held_reason":null},"parts":1,"moments":0,"officials":[],"agenda_items":0,"issues":[],"in_window":false,"year":2026,"headline":null},{"id":"m-aae0ef20","href":"/school-boards/blue-springs-r-iv-school-district-mo/meetings/m-aae0ef20","date":{"v":null,"src":null,"held_reason":{"code":"being_checked","text":"Date being checked"}},"title":"Board meeting","source_title":"School Board Meeting June 8, 2026","length_s":{"v":1592,"src":{"kind":"video","url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVW0MJkdSdM&t=0s","player":"youtube","video_id":"YVW0MJkdSdM","t":0},"held_reason":null},"parts":1,"moments":0,"officials":[],"agenda_items":0,"issues":[],"in_window":false,"year":2026,"headline":null},{"id":"m-c020b8c8","href":"/school-boards/blue-springs-r-iv-school-district-mo/meetings/m-c020b8c8","date":{"v":null,"src":null,"held_reason":{"code":"being_checked","text":"Date being checked"}},"title":"Board meeting","source_title":"School Board Meeting February 9, 2026","length_s":{"v":4011,"src":{"kind":"video","url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zzq91ln9aE&t=0s","player":"youtube","video_id":"0zzq91ln9aE","t":0},"held_reason":null},"parts":1,"moments":0,"officials":[],"agenda_items":0,"issues":[],"in_window":false,"year":2026,"headline":null},{"id":"m-679b89aa","href":"/school-boards/blue-springs-r-iv-school-district-mo/meetings/m-679b89aa","date":{"v":null,"src":null,"held_reason":{"code":"being_checked","text":"Date being checked"}},"title":"Board meeting","source_title":"School Board Meeting October 13, 2025","length_s":{"v":3422,"src":{"kind":"video","url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YJATZI60js&t=0s","player":"youtube","video_id":"-YJATZI60js","t":0},"held_reason":null},"parts":1,"moments":0,"officials":[],"agenda_items":0,"issues":[],"in_window":false,"year":2025,"headline":null}]}