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Board approves contracts, elections and capital projects; votes at a glance
Summary
At its April meeting the Raytown C‑2 board approved a slate of routine and capital items including insurance renewal, audit contract, bus purchase, roof and cooling‑tower work, an easement, virtual summer‑school contract and a resolution opposing open‑enrollment legislation; board officers and delegates to MSBA were also selected.
The Raytown C‑2 School District Board approved multiple routine, capital and governance items at its April meeting. Most measures passed on single motions with limited discussion.
Key approvals and actions (summary):
- Open‑enrollment resolution: The board approved a resolution to oppose proposed legislation regarding open enrollment (motion passed).
- Board officers and oath of office: The board administered the oath of office to new members and elected Alonzo Burton as board president and Nody Newton as vice president for the 2025–26 year.
- Delegate appointments: The board appointed Dr. Douglas as delegate and Mr. Nguyen as alternate to attend the Missouri School Boards Association Summer Summit in Branson (June 16–17, 2025).
- Insurance renewal: The board approved the 2025–26 insurance renewal with no premium increase after negotiation with the vendor; staff highlighted continued district contributions to employee HSAs and on‑site clinic benefits.
- Audit contract: The board accepted the proposal from KPM CPAs to perform the fiscal‑year 2024–25 audit at a cost not to exceed $38,315.
- Transportation and equipment: The board approved replacement of transportation dispatch radio equipment and the purchase of five vehicles through Midwest Transit for $224,532.
- Capital projects: The board approved a Cornell Roofing contract for warehouse roof replacement not to exceed $477,015 (base $433,650 plus 10% contingency) and a Stegner Industries contract to replace the cooling tower and consoles at Raytown High School for a total not to exceed $1,125,300 (base $1,023,000; contingency $102,300).
- Easement and utility work: The board approved an offer of $13,170 to Spire for a temporary and permanent easement at Robinson Elementary School to accommodate utility work.
- Proximity Learning: The board approved a contract with Proximity Learning for virtual summer‑school teachers in the amount of $13,900.96.
- Consent agenda and donations: The board approved the consent agenda, which included multiple donations to district schools and programs; donation details were read into the record.
Most of these items carried on single motions and were approved by voice vote. Detailed contract amounts and procurement vendors were listed in the meeting materials and cited in staff presentations.
