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Board approves consent items, $2.5 million elementary furniture refresh and Northwest band trip to Orlando
Summary
At the meeting the board approved consent items, authorized up to $2.5 million for an elementary furniture refresh from vendor Freedom Interiors and authorized a Shawnee Mission Northwest band trip to Orlando; all motions passed unanimously.
At its meeting, the Shawnee Mission School District Board of Education approved consent agenda items and two action items: authorization to purchase elementary furniture and authorization for a student band trip.
The board approved consent agenda items 5.01 through 5.11 by a 7–0 vote.
Furniture authorization (6.01): The board authorized the purchase of new furnishings for six elementary schools from Freedom Interiors in an amount not to exceed $2,500,000, to be funded from the district’s capital fund. The motion was moved by Board member Ashley, seconded by Board member Westbrook and passed 7–0. The schools identified for year‑two refresh were Ray Marsh, Merriam Park, Roseland, Corinth, McAuliffe and Sunflower, and district purchasing staff said the contract follows a vendor RFP process and leverages competitively awarded vendor pricing.
Band field trip (6.02): The board authorized Shawnee Mission Northwest band students to travel to Orlando, Florida, with an expenditure not to exceed $325,000. Superintendent’s staff said no district funds will be used and students will pay personal costs; approximately 135 students, four district employees and roughly 10 approved adult chaperones will attend. The motion was moved by Board member Borgman, seconded by the clerk (second recorded as “Clerkship” in the transcript) and passed 7–0.
Executive session: The board later moved into an executive session under the attorney‑client privilege exception in the Kansas Open Meetings Act. The motion (item 8.01) set a 5‑minute break, specified an executive session to begin at 7:55 p.m. and reconvene at 8:15 p.m., invited Superintendent Dr. Jason Schumacher, Deputy Superintendent Dr. David Stubblefield and Rachel England to join the session, and stated no action would be taken after the session. The motion passed 7–0.
Other routine motions: The meeting opened with adoption of the agenda (moved by Hembree, seconded by Sinclair) and approval of minutes for items 1.01–1.06; both motions passed 7–0.
All votes recorded during the meeting were unanimous (7–0) as documented in the meeting transcript.
