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Boone County board approves $22,000 contract request for outside academic gap analysis
Summary
The board approved contracting with Kids First to conduct a comprehensive gap analysis for the district, a $22,000 proposal intended to provide an outside review of schools and district offices beginning in January.
The Boone County Board of Education voted to contract with Kids First to perform a comprehensive gap analysis of district instruction and operations, with staff citing an approximate $22,000 cost and a desire to schedule the work in January.
Board members discussed the proposal during consideration of the fall planning report. Director Mark Lawrence described the outside review as a way to provide objective feedback for principals and action teams. The board moved and seconded the contract authorization and approved it by voice vote.
Why it matters: trustees told staff an outside analysis could surface improvement areas and support principals' action teams; the work would be delivered districtwide and is intended to inform near-term improvement planning.
Details: Lawrence said the proposal was presented during fall planning materials and that Kids First representatives would meet with the board to discuss findings. The board did not attach specific conditions to the contract at the meeting.
Implementation: staff will proceed to contract with Kids First and aim to begin the analysis in January; the board asked that the item be scheduled promptly to meet the timeline.
