Shawnee Heights board approves utility relocations, parking‑lot work and multiple license renewals

At its special meeting the Shawnee Heights Board of Education approved multiple consent and action‑item contracts and renewals covering utilities, construction and instructional software.

Utility relocations: staff explained that several utilities lie within easements that must be moved for construction; the board approved both the Kansas Gas and Evergy utility relocation proposals (voice vote recorded as 7–0).

Parking-lot work: speaker 12 summarized bids for Amendment B to the parking-lot package, noting added subgrade preparation requirements and coordination with other contractors; the board approved moving forward with the parking-lot amendment (7–0).

Instructional and service contracts: the board approved an Edgenuity site license renewal for credit recovery ($26,410), a Canvas learning‑management renewal ($29,361.80), a three‑year Read180 license for middle‑tier literacy intervention ($40,324.50 for three years), and a six‑year yearbook contract awarded to Wallsworth after a rubric‑based bid process. Each of those items was presented by speaker 15 and approved by recorded vote.

Handbooks and curriculum: the board approved science curriculum maps and an item to dispose of outdated curriculum materials. A motion to approve elementary handbooks did not pass (3–3–1).

Why this matters: the approvals put multiple construction and instructional items into motion ahead of summer work and next school year planning. The failed elementary handbook vote signals continuing discussion on student‑behavior and bus‑procedure language.

For the record: votes were taken and tallied as they appear in the meeting record; staff said these steps keep projects on schedule and preserve vendor pricing for upcoming work.