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Votes at a glance: board approves policy package, property sale amendment and two major contracts
Summary
At its Nov. 3 meeting the board unanimously approved a set of policy revisions, the fifth amendment assigning the Westwood View property sale to Hunt Midwest (about $3M), a supplemental health‑care contract, and a $1.399M contract with Mammoth Sports Construction for Shawnee Mission West turf and baseball field work.
The Shawnee Mission School District board approved multiple action items during its Nov. 3 meeting. Key outcomes included unanimous approvals on a range of policy revisions, a property‑sale amendment, and two vendor contracts:
• Policy package: the board approved revisions and new policies including CC (organizational chart), EE (student nutrition), JBCDD (enrollment of military students), BBC (board committees / open meetings language), CN (public records), DFE (investment revenue), GAE (employee grievances), JBC (enrollment language aligning with JBCDD), JGFGB (supervision of medications), JH (student activities), and KN (complaint procedures). Administration said most changes align with KASB model policy or with recent changes in state law. Motions and seconds were recorded for each item and the board approved them by recorded votes (typically 7 to 0 as read into the record).
• Real estate amendment (6.12): the board approved the fifth amendment to the purchase agreement for the old Westwood View Elementary property, memorializing the City of Westwood’s assignment of the contract to Hunt Midwest; Hunt Midwest is to pay the district a little over $3,000,000 and closing is expected before Thanksgiving.
• Supplemental health‑care contract (6.13): the board authorized a pay‑as‑used contract with Supplemental Healthcare to provide supplemental staffing for health‑related services (special needs students) for the 2025–26 school year; administration said this vendor had been used previously.
• Mammoth Sports Construction contract (6.14): the board authorized a $1,399,000 contract (plus a 5% contingency) with Mammoth Sports Construction to build a synthetic turf combo field extension and replace turf surfaces at Shawnee Mission West; work is expected to begin after fall sports and complete by March 2026, funded from the capital fund.
All motions were recorded in the meeting minutes with seconders named and final votes recorded as passing (where recorded) by a 7–0 tally.
Next steps: staff will execute the contracts and complete required closing processes for the property sale; capital projects will proceed on the stated timelines and staff will return with implementation updates as needed.
