Board to consider van purchase

Bottom line

The board will be asked to approve the purchase of two new V-8, four-speed, eight-passenger vans with tinted glass, cruise control and tilt steering.

A bidding process resulted in an offer from Laird Noller Automotive, Lawrence, of $34,848 for two vans.

Background

Tom Bracciano, the district’s division director of operations and facility planning, said one of the vans would replace a van that was stolen in August from Free State High School. The second van would replace a van destroyed in a traffic accident.

Funding would be drawn from the district’s capital outlay budget.

Other business

  • Receive comment from Austin Turney, board president; Supt. Randy Weseman; and board members.
  • Consider a $16,889 contract with Hardister Painting, Lawrence, to paint the interior of West Junior High School’s gymnasium.
  • Consider a $151,000 contract with Gould Evans Associates, Lawrence, to provide architectural services for about $2.4 million in renovation projects at eight district school buildings.
  • Consider a $34,848 contract with Laird Noller Automotive, Lawrence, for two eight-passenger vans
  • Consider a $209,996 contract with Kansas University’s Center for Research for the second year of the Safe Schools/Healthy Students program.
  • Consider a $68,513 purchase of nonfiction books for elementary students from National Geographic, Topeka. The district is buying 14 sets of 179 book titles (six copies of each).
  • Consider a resolution to participate in Kids Voting Kansas in 2004.
  • Consider a resolution to issue corporate charge cards to 10 district administrators through US Bank, Lawrence, for an annual fee of $20 per card.
  • Consider on first-reading district policies on evaluation, Title 1 programs, student privacy, homeless students, release of student records, public information programs, infectious or contagious diseases, academic freedom and site councils.
  • Receive a report on gifted education programs from Bruce Passman, the district’s executive director of student services.
  • The next meeting of the board is scheduled for 7 p.m. Nov. 24.