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Board approves instructional analytics contract; members question full up-front payment for Carnegie Learning
Summary
The board approved a $28,000 contract with CESA 6 to help build Qualtrics-based walkthroughs and dashboards while members pressed staff about a separate Carnegie Learning three-year purchase that appears to be paid partly upfront.
The Kansas City, Kansas Board of Public Education on Aug. 12 approved professional services from Cooperative Educational Service Agency (CESA) 6 to develop Qualtrics surveys and 24 custom dashboards intended to replace some functions of a prior system and to provide live instructional feedback to principals and teachers.
At the same time, board members pressed staff about a previously approved three-year purchase agreement for Carnegie Learning math curriculum. Board Member Dr. Wynne asked for clarity about payment timing after noticing what appeared to be two large payments in the same fiscal year. District staff acknowledged a multi-year contract was signed March 25 and that a second payment now appeared on the agenda; staff said they would…
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