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Board approves world-language adoption and roughly $5 million in technology and cybersecurity contracts
Summary
The board approved Phase 2 of the World Languages adoption at $514,423.26 and three technology procurements — Cisco/Palo Alto security (about $2.96M), a 10-year Unite Private Networks wide-area network contract (estimated $23,050/month), and CDW‑G network security licenses (about $2.59M) — all by unanimous votes.
The Shawnee Mission Board of Education approved a package of curriculum and technology purchases in its action items.
Curriculum: Superintendent Doctor Schumacher outlined Phase 2 of the district’s World Languages adoption. After a pilot and a two-phase budget-aware rollout, staff recommended purchases from CLET World Languages and Vista Higher Learning to complete the adoption and to add consumable workbooks for certain middle-school Spanish sections. Schumacher recommended authorization to purchase instructional resources and supplemental products totaling $514,423.26 to be paid from budgeted textbook funds. The…
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