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ISD board approves AMI plan, transportation vendors, laptops and stadium bleacher repairs; seeks bids for substitute services
Summary
At its regular meeting the ISD Board of Education approved the 2025–26 AMI plan, a slate of vendors for alternative student transportation, purchase of 560 Dell laptops, a sole‑source bleacher restoration contract at Chrysler Stadium, and authorized staff to solicit bids for substitute‑service providers; it then adjourned to closed session under state statute.
The ISD Board of Education met in regular session and carried a series of routine and new‑business motions, including approval of the district's 2025–26 AMI plan and an array of procurement and contracting items.
The board unanimously approved the AMI (alternative method of instruction) plan that staff said meets Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education requirements and may be submitted after board approval. The board also authorized staff to interview two private superintendent‑search firms (referred to in discussion as "Mac and Jake") and the Missouri School Boards Association as part of a superintendent search process.
On procurement and contracts the board approved a recommended vendor slate for alternative transportation services responding to an RFP issued May 16, 2025. Staff said nine proposals were submitted and seven vendors were interviewed; the recommended providers listed in the meeting packet were Android Assist Services, Everdriven, First Bulk, Safekeepers Place and WHC KCT. The board approved that recommendation.
The board approved purchase of 560 Dell laptops under the MO APA025F contract for $559,440 as part of an existing four‑year device rotation covering the district's three high schools and central IIA staff this year. The board also approved a sole‑source, phase‑one restoration proposal for the original bleachers at Chrysler Stadium for $476,222.87; staff described the work as a three‑phase repair to address exposed rebar and crumbling concrete and said funding will come from capital funds.
Other routine approvals included acceptance of the consent agenda, a cash management resolution that authorizes a range of banking and investment instruments for district funds, and acceptance of a districtwide paper‑supply bid through the Greater Suburban Kansas City Joint Purchasing Cooperative. The board then voted to adjourn into closed session under Missouri statute 610.021 subparagraphs 1 (legal matters) and 3 (personnel).
Votes at a glance (motions recorded in meeting discussion): - Agenda approval: carried. - Consent agenda (includes bills): carried. - AMI plan (2025–26): approved. - Superintendent search firms: authorized interviews with two private firms and MSBA. - Cash management resolution: approved. - Alternative transportation vendor slate (Android Assist Services; Everdriven; First Bulk; Safekeepers Place; WHC KCT): approved. - Purchase of 560 Dell laptops (560 units; $559,440): approved. - Chrysler Stadium bleacher restoration (phase one; $476,222.87; sole source): approved. - Paper supply contract for 2025–26: approved. - Motion to adjourn to closed session citing Mo. Rev. Stat. 610.021(1) and (3): approved.
Next steps: staff will solicit bids for substitute services and return comparative proposals (including previously received bids) for board review; the superintendent's office will finalize AMI submission paperwork.
