Kearney School District community, we need your help!

Over the last several years, our schools have seen an increase in non-school trash and bulky items being placed in our recycling and trash dumpsters. This has become an issue at all of our campuses. When this happens, KSD is charged overage and contamination fees by our waste disposal vendor, which adds up to thousands of dollars each year that we’d rather invest in students.

Our students do a great job of recycling. Unfortunately, we’ve found items like broken furniture, full household trash bags and remodeling debris in the recycling bins. That makes it more difficult for our students to recycle and more costly for the district.

Please keep in mind that:

It is illegal to use district dumpsters to dispose of trash and recycling. Moving forward, KSD will begin to pursue fines on individuals caught doing so. If you have extra refuse or large items, please use your trash service or approved community disposal options. Thank you for helping us be good stewards of taxpayer dollars and for supporting our schools' recycling efforts!

Kearney School District Board of Education candidate filing for the April 7, 2026, General Municipal Election begins at 8 a.m. on Dec. 9, 2025, at the Administrative Office, 425 W. Washington St., Kearney, MO. Three Board of Education seats will be up for election.

Filing will continue during the district’s regular business hours, Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The superintendent’s offices will be closed and will not accept filings between 1 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 19, and 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 30. The offices will be open for filing from 1 to 5 p.m. on Dec. 30. Filing will not occur on days that the superintendent’s offices are closed for inclement weather. Please note that the superintendent’s offices may be open on days that schools are closed. Please call 816-628-4116 to verify that the offices are open. 

Ballot order will be determined by the order of candidate filing with the exception of filing on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025, where ballot placement will be determined by random drawing.

LINK - 2026 School Board Election - Public Notice of Filing

Community members interested in filing can find out more information about board service at the Missouri School Board Association's School Board Candidate Resources page. All elections for the Kearney R‑1 School District Board of Education are coordinated by Board Secretary Becky Burkemper. For scheduling, candidate filings, ballots, results, or questions, please contact Becky Burkemper or call (816) 628‑4116.