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Board renews Capstone 'PebbleGo' contract after questions about languages, usage and budget

Kansas City Kansas Public Schools Board of Education · October 28, 2025

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Summary

Board approved a two-year renewal for Capstone PebbleGo (K–2 library resource) after staff said the product offers English and Spanish only, cited usage metrics (about 1.2 million hits) and confirmed the $86,000 budget line and 2-year term.

During consent-agenda discussion the board removed item E (the Capstone PebbleGo contract) for separate Q&A. A district presenter said the PebbleGo product is aimed at K–2 and currently offers English and Spanish only. Board members raised concerns about the district's linguistic diversity and asked whether similar products exist with more language options.

District staff said the contract renewal is a two‑year agreement and that the $86,000 cost is charged to the library services and technology line (line 125). The presenter reported the district has recorded more than 1,200,000 ‘hits’ across elementary schools and libraries and said she will prepare a dashboard of use data by building for the board.

After discussion about budget impact and language limitations, the board voted to approve item E (the Capstone contract renewal). Several board members asked staff to continue exploring other resources that offer additional language support and to provide usage breakdowns by building in December.