The Shawnee Heights Board of Education on the evening’s consent agenda approved a $3,030,146.98 capital outlay package and a suite of curriculum and resource requests, all by unanimous votes.

Board members voted to approve the capital outlay recommendation after a presentation from Miss Darding, who said the committee reviewed “more than $6,000,000 in requests districtwide” and recommended a package that covers roughly half of submitted projects and about 82% of instructional requests, including a $1.3 million MacBook purchase for high school grades 9–12 and approximately $150,000 in HVAC improvements. Christina Fleming moved approval; Rosa Cavazos seconded. The board recorded the vote as 6-0.

The board also approved new physical-education curriculum maps for K–12 presented by Miss Bell and colleagues. Miss Bell described grade-band competencies and highlighted success criteria that elementary teachers will use to provide student feedback. The motion to adopt the maps was made by Lauren Chase Miller and seconded by Sarah Sanders; the board voted 6-0.

Following the maps, the board approved $56,389.55 in PE curriculum resources and equipment, including elementary equipment sourced from Go For Sport (approximately $37,000) and roughly $15,000 for high-school needs. The proposal noted a lifetime warranty for the elementary equipment and replacement volleyball nets for several elementary buildings. Lauren Chase Miller moved the purchase; Rosa Cavazos seconded; vote 6-0.

A new eighth-grade elective, “National and International News,” was approved. The course will teach students to evaluate sources, analyze why stories matter and practice reporting via short stories or projects; presenters noted social-media content would be incorporated as homework or screenshots because Facebook, Instagram and TikTok are blocked on school devices. The course was approved (motion by Lauren Chase Miller, second by Erica Price; vote 6-0).

The board also authorized applying for and accepting an early childhood block grant from the Kansas Children’s Cabinet and Trust Fund. Miss Hummer said the district received $188,268 this year and would use the funds to offset half of teacher salaries for at-risk full‑day pre-K, support family-engagement events, distribute monthly literacy books and purchase classroom supplies. Sarah Sanders moved approval; Christina Fleming seconded; vote 6-0.

Procedural motions — including approval of the meeting agenda, prior meeting minutes and the consent business package — passed by unanimous voice votes earlier in the meeting. After executive sessions concerning confidential student information and an individual employee’s performance, the board voted to extend an employee’s contract for one year (motion by Bridal; second by Rosa; vote 6-0).

Documentation presented with the agenda includes project lists and charts detailing approved and unmet capital requests and curriculum maps and vendor quotes for the PE equipment. The district indicated PowerSchool updates and follow-up materials will be provided to help families and staff track related student outcomes and resources.