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Board of Regents authorizes $616,000 reimbursable research contract with University of Kansas for literacy blueprint
Summary
The Board approved a reimbursable contract, capped at $616,000 through Sept. 30, 2027, for University of Kansas researchers to carry out design-based implementation research for the board's blueprint for literacy; the agreement arose from an advisory committee process rather than an open bid.
The Board of Regents voted to authorize President Flanders to execute a reimbursable research contract with the University of Kansas to support design-based implementation research for the board's "blueprint for literacy" project.
Board staff said the agreement is capped at $616,000 and will run through Sept. 30, 2027, with payments made as KU researchers invoice for labor on the project. "This is a research contract with the University of Kansas," a board presenter stated when introducing the item.
Board members asked whether a competitive bid process had been used. Staff said the contract was developed through the literacy advisory committee rather than a formal open solicitation, and that the state's purchasing agency had reviewed and approved the contract. "So we did not do a bid process, but it was through the advisory," a staff member said.
Regents also discussed how other public universities are engaged in the overall literacy initiative. Staff said each public university submitted proposals to be designated as a Center of Excellence in Literacy and that Director Lane and the advisory committee have been coordinating proposals and content development; a final plan is expected next month.
The chair called for a voice vote after brief remarks about campus communications; the motion passed on a verbal "Aye." The board did not record a detailed roll-call tally in the transcript.
Next steps outlined by staff include documenting the advisory-committee plan and finalizing any center-designation decisions when the committee returns its full plan to the board.
