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Shawnee Mission board approves seven‑year student‑transportation contract with Zoom Services
Summary
The Shawnee Mission School District board approved a 7‑year contract with Zoom Services Inc. to provide student transportation beginning Aug. 1, 2026. The district estimates about $18 million in initial annual costs and roughly $21 million annually on average over the contract term.
The Shawnee Mission School District on Monday approved a seven‑year contract with Zoom Services Inc. to manage the district’s student transportation, endorsing a plan administrators said would modernize routing, improve parent communications and help stabilize driver staffing.
Administrators told the board the procurement began with seven vendors and was narrowed to three finalists — Zoom, First Student and Durham — before a cross‑departmental evaluation team unanimously identified Zoom as the top scorer in the request‑for‑proposal phase. The contract term recommended by staff begins Aug. 1, 2026 and would run through July 31, 2033 with an option to renew for up to three additional years.
“Transportation is not just a logical necessity, it is a foundational component of educational access,” the district presenter said during the…
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