Votes at a glance: minutes, agenda, consent and contracts
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Summary
The Kansas State Board of Education recorded routine approvals early Oct. 14 and later authorized procurement contracts for assessment-related services. Several votes were recorded with tallies for routine items and the board approved a multi-year assessment contract after an amendment attempt.
This item summarizes formal motions and recorded votes taken by the Kansas State Board of Education during the Oct. 14 meeting.
Minutes and routine agenda items - Motion: Approve minutes of the regular board meeting (September 9''1). Outcome: Passed; tally recorded as 9 yes, 0 no, 1 present-not-voting (correction from previously reported executive-session tally). Motion text not separately recorded. (Recorded during minutes approval discussion.) - Motion: Approve minutes of the special meeting (Sept. 25). Outcome: Passed; tally recorded as 10-0 (yes-no). - Motion: Approve meeting agenda and consent items. Outcome: Passed; recorded as 10-0 votes on agenda and on the consent agenda.
Contracts and procurement - Motion: Authorize the Commissioner of Education to enter into a contract with the vendor recommended through the Department of Administration''s procurement process for product(s) that provide Lexile and Quantile linkage to Kansas ELA and math scale scores and accompanying student/parent/teacher resources. Motion included a not-to-exceed authorization of $1,500,000 (term described in the motion). Outcome: Motion passed following discussion; the board did not record a roll-call tally in the transcript excerpt but the motion was approved.
- Motion: Authorize the Commissioner of Education to contract with the University of Kansas for state assessments, test-item development, psychometrics and related services. Motion text: contract for three years beginning July 1, 2026, with a not-to-exceed amount specified (presented as an annual not-to-exceed figure). The board debated a proposed amendment to shorten the contract to one year; the amendment failed on a voice vote. The main motion then passed on a roll-call tally recorded in the transcript: 6 yes, 4 no.
Notes on procedure and public record - Several motions were made and seconded on the record; not every routine approval was followed by a formal roll-call vote in the transcript but the chair announced the outcomes. Where precise roll-call tallies were recorded, those tallies are reported above; for approvals without a roll-call, the board announced the outcome on the record.
KSDE and staff will proceed with procurement actions consistent with the board''s approvals. The board requested additional clarification and timeline details for the assessment contracts during discussion; no further votes were taken on those points at this meeting.
