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Board approves grants, textbooks, summer school, and multiple facilities contracts
Summary
The board approved a three‑year adult education grant, several textbook adoptions, the 2026 summer‑school plan, a three‑year contract for virtual learning and multiple facilities projects including boiler and chiller replacements and districtwide paving.
At its regular meeting the Independence School District Board approved a number of routine but substantive items including grant renewals, curriculum adoptions, the summer school program, a multi‑year virtual‑learning contract and facilities work.
Key approvals:
• Adult education and literacy grant: The board approved renewal of the three‑year AEAL grant; administration presented a three‑year budget figure read in the meeting materials and requested state funding plus a district match.
• Textbooks and curriculum: The board approved adoption of the Century 21 accounting text (12th edition) for Accounting 1 and 2 with requested paper copies and online resources; a plan to extend the current Science Dimensions Biology license for one year and adopt Version 2 in 2027–28; an updated comprehensive high‑school health textbook; and Studies Weekly for elementary social studies (three‑year online and print).
• Summer school and calendars: The board approved the 2026 Summer Success schedule, site assignments and the employment calendars for 10‑, 11‑ and 12‑month employees for the 2026–27 year.
• Virtual learning contract: After a one‑year pilot the board approved a three‑year contract with Imagine Learning (Egeneuity) for online coursework and credit recovery; staff reported about 516 current users and a per‑semester capacity of up to 750.
• Facilities and capital work: The board approved a boiler replacement for Cordi Elementary (proposal from Liberty Mechanical Services read at $176,289 and to take place over the summer); approval of a chiller replacement to eliminate R‑22 refrigerant (cost read in the meeting as $738,876); and a districtwide asphalt/concrete replacement contract awarded following competitive bids (schools and scope listed at the meeting and the bid number was read aloud).
All items above were approved by motion and voice vote as recorded in the meeting; administration provided implementation timelines where applicable and noted follow‑up reporting would be provided to the board for larger capital projects.
